Accessory


 * This article is about the type of catalog item. To view all accessories, see Category:Accessories. To see the class page, see .

An accessory is an item that users equip to the head, neck, shoulder, face, front, back or waist region of their Robloxian avatar on the simulator.

Accessories were once called "hats". Roblox released a catalog/avatar update in late 2016 that changed "hats" to "accessories"; accessories were categorized by the type.

Hat
This category is for hats, hoods, masks, and anything located on the top of an avatar's head. Up to three accessories of this type can be worn by a player without the use of Advanced mode.

Hair accessory
This type is for hair and wigs. Only one accessory of this type can be worn by a player without the use of Advanced mode. The first hairs were made on June 12, 2009, but the hair category was supposed to be released in 2007.

Face accessory
This type is for facial additions, such as glasses and fake mustaches. Only one face accessory can be worn by a player without the use of Advanced mode.

Neck accessory
This type is for accessories located to the neck, such as ties, necklaces, or scarves. Only one hat of this type can be worn by a player without the use of Advanced mode.

Shoulder accessory
This type is for accessories located on the player's shoulder, and only one can be worn without the use of Advanced mode. Because they are usually animals or creatures that sit on the player's shoulder, they are often portrayed as living companions when actively shown with the player.

Front accessory
This type is meant for accessories on the front of the torso. Very few accessories belong to this category, and only one can be worn by the player without the use of Advanced mode.

Back accessory
This type is for accessories on the back of the avatar torso, such as capes or backpacks and only one can be worn by the player without the use of Advanced mode.

Waist accessory
This type is for accessories around the avatar's waistline, like tails and belts. Only one can be worn by the player without the use of Advanced mode.

Obtaining accessories
The most common way to obtain an accessory is to purchase it from the catalog using Robux. Accessories can also be won in contests or obtained from gift hats during the holidays. Exclusive items can be acquired during promotional events. There are free accessories made for new users, but anyone can buy them.

Note that accessories sometimes become Limited or Limited Unique items, which typically are sold for much higher than the original price.

Criticism
Accessories on Roblox are known to be one of the main subjects of criticism. Many users consider them to be overpriced; many of them cost 500 Robux or greater and are expensive to the point where often only BC members can afford them.

A large portion of the free accessories, shirts, pants and more was criticized for being ugly when tickets (known as Tix) were removed.

Since the first half of 2018, many ROBLOX users, especially new or young players, have often created hoaxes about certain retextures of valuable accessories, such as the Counterfeit Domino Crown and the Dominus Venari, as they are either intended to be a joke or believe that the sole user who won a single-copy item used an exploit to obtain it (leading to the user or the creator of the accessory being harassed and/or multiple hoax accounts to be created).

Counter
The main purpose of Roblox is for gaming and building, not holding a fashion show. Accessories on Roblox is just an addition for a Robloxian. Gameplay is barely affected with Accessories.*

You can have 400 Robux by paying only 5 USD to Roblox. This makes about 80 Robux per dollar.

Most RP games or fashion show games provided many ways for you to dress up without buying accessories from the Catalog.


 * Large accessories can increase the distance of where your Robloxian can be hit, and the distance of where you can pick items up.

Limited and Limited Unique accessories
Limited items are accessories or faces that were once sold, but then chosen to be put on limited sale. When put on limited sale, no new copies of this accessory will be produced, and the people who bought the accessory during its sale will be able to sell the accessory at a price chosen to their desire, given that the user has a form of Builders Club.

Limited Unique items are accessories or faces that have a certain amount of copies, and when first published, are sold by the admins. All copies of a limited unique accessory have a special number to it, and when a user buys the accessory, they get that specific copy of the accessory. For example, if an accessory is limited unique and has only 100 copies, and you buy the 50th, your accessory will be designated by a #50/100. Once the accessory is sold out, all owners of the accessory that have Builders Club can sell the accessory at a price they desire.

Free accessories
Main article: Free item

This list features all free accessories available on the catalog excluding purchasable free items from events. Please note that it is not ordered in any particular way.

UGC
On August 2nd 2019 a user called Hatsoffto2019 created a hat called Fresh Red Baseball Cap the account is most likely a test account because only prior to this only Roblox could make hats, and some hats we're uploaded by Games all formerly uploaded by Clockwork some people fear that value of rare items could be affected by this, More on this was announced at RDC 2019.

Trivia

 * Development on accessories began in 2007 and continues to this day.
 * Since accessories make Robloxians a bit heavier, players jump lower with lots of them on. This was fixed when the property was added to s.
 * Most accessories only fit the default head, however, some accessories fit other heads, like the Blockhead Baseball Cap.
 * Before January 9, 2017, users could drop accessories in-game using the '=' key. It was removed due to having no use in games and created a lot of mess. It can be brought back by using the following script in this thread:
 * Roblox makes accessories randomly, or on holidays, or for promotional purposes. NewTag.jpg
 * For the first three days after an accessory is released, it carries the "New" tag on the top right corner of the accessory's picture.CurrentNewTag.pngCurrentNewTagWithTimer.jpg