Gloves are divided into cotton yarn, plush, leather, superfine fiber and cloth according to materials; According to the style, there are long, short, single finger and divided finger; Some only protect their hands and back, exposing their fingers, and some completely protect their fingers. Some exquisite long gloves or mesh gloves are mainly used for etiquette and decoration. Both men and women wear it, which became popular in Qing Dynasty. According to the shape of fingers, there are: mittens: long bags have only five separate fingers; Three-fingered gloves: the thumb and forefinger are separated, and the other three fingers are connected together. Finger mittens: In the northeast of China, it is called hand covering, with the thumb separated and the other four fingers connected. Straight gloves: 5 fingers connected together. Half-fingered gloves: each finger part is not closed, only covering the first section. Fingerless gloves: no finger parts, opening at the heel. The less fingers are separated, the better the heat preservation effect is, but at the same time, the movement of hands is also limited. In addition to decoration, half-fingered gloves increase the flexibility of fingers compared with fingerless gloves.

Functional gloves include ski gloves, microfiber work gloves, golf gloves, equestrian gloves, baseball gloves, ice hockey gloves, racing gloves with formula F 1-F2 (flame retardant and cutting-proof materials), cross-country motorcycle gloves, track motorcycle racing gloves, taekwondo gloves, shooting gloves, drilling gloves, ice fishing gloves, mountaineering gloves, rock climbing gloves, fitness gloves and bicycle gloves; Riding gloves; ; Half-finger sports gloves; Golf gloves, weight training gloves, jogging gloves, racing gloves, touch screen gloves, etc.