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[[Image:SetStyleDemonstration.png|right|thumb|Changing the [[Googly Gazer]]'s style.|x200px]]

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'''Styles''' are alternate versions of [[hats]], [[miscellaneous items]], and [[weapons]]. Introduced in the [[Hatless Update]] on {{Patch name|4|14|2011|date=true}}, styles enable the player to alter the visual form of an item at any time. Styles applied to items do not affect the [[Paint Can|painted]] status or [[trading|tradability]] of the item.

The style of an item can be changed by selecting the item in the [[backpack]] and then clicking 'Set Style'. If the item has defined styles, a window will appear listing the styles available in a drop-down menu, allowing the player to select one. Current styles range from being alterations to the painting scheme on an item to a separate model of the item entirely. Promotional items that were released in tiers, such as the hats of the [[Steam Treasure Hunt]], or the [[Ghastlierest Gibus]], have styles that mimic the appearance of the lower-tiered counterparts.

There are currently {{itemcount|s}} items that have styles. 

== Items with styles ==
{{List of styles}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history |'''{{Patch name|4|14|2011}}''' ([[Hatless Update]])
* Added the "styles" backpack mechanic.
* Added styles for [[Ghastlier Gibus]], [[Treasure Hat]], [[Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect]], and [[Googly Gazer]].
* Added paint styles to [[Pyromancer's Mask]] and [[Scotsman's Stove Pipe]].

'''{{Patch name|4|15|2011}}'''
* Added a missing material for the Scotsman's Stove Pipe.

'''{{Patch name|4|20|2011}}'''
* Added styles to [[Troublemaker's Tossle Cap]].

'''{{Patch name|5|5|2011}}''' ([[Replay Update]])
* Added style to [[Aperture Labs Hard Hat]] and [[Blighted Beak]].
* Added [[Villain's Veil]].

'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
* Added [[Splendid Screen]].

'''{{Patch name|7|1|2011}}''' ([[Summer Camp Sale]])
* Added [[Summer Hat]].

'''September 12, 2011 Patch''' {{item server}}
* Added styles to [[Large Luchadore]].

'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
* Added [[Backwards Ballcap]].

'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
* Added [[Spine-Chilling Skull 2011]].
* {{undocumented}} Added [[Ghastlierest Gibus]]

'''{{Patch name|12|9|2011}}'''
* Fixed some missing strings for Backwards Ballcap.

'''{{Patch name|2|2|2012}}'''
* Added [[Battle Bob]].

'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
* Added styles to [[Bonk Boy]] and [[Hero's Tail]].

'''{{Patch name|2|14|2012}}'''
* Added [[Black Rose]].
* {{undocumented}} Added style to [[Brown Bomber]].

'''{{patch name|2|23|2012}}'''
* Fixed [[Mann Co. Store]] item previews for styles.
* Added [[Fast Learner]].
* Added styles to the [[Reggaelator]].

'''{{Patch name|4|17|2012}}'''
* Added [[Texas Half-Pants]].

'''{{Patch name|4|18|2012}}'''
* Fixed [[Ghastly Gibus|Ghastly]] style on Ghastlier Gibus being incorrectly positioned on the [[Sniper]].

'''{{Patch name|4|27|2012}}'''
* Added Style names to the [[Texas Half-Pants]].

'''{{Patch name|5|3|2012}}'''
* Added [[Fruit Shoot]].

'''{{Patch name|5|10|2012}}'''
* Added [[Front Runner]] and [[Triclops]].

'''{{Patch name|6|11|2012}}'''
* Added [[Liquor Locker]].

'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}''' ([[Pyromania Update]])
* Added [[HazMat Headcase]], [[Bird-Man of Aberdeen]], [[Apparatchik's Apparel]], and [[Robot Chicken Hat]].

'''{{Patch name|6|28|2012}}'''
* Fixed the second style for the Robot Chicken Hat.

'''{{Patch name|8|2|2012}}'''
* Added [[Human Cannonball]], [[Marxman]], [[Triad Trinket]], and [[Flying Guillotine]].

'''{{Patch name|8|15|2012}}''' ([[Mann vs. Machine Update]])
* {{undocumented}} Added [[Tin Pot]].

'''{{Patch name|8|23|2012}}'''
* Fixed a problem with items not displaying the correct styles.

'''{{Patch name|9|4|2012}}'''
* Added styles to [[Big Country]], [[Professor's Peculiarity]], and [[Copper's Hard Top]]

'''{{Patch name|9|6|2012}}'''
* {{undocumented}} Added [[Koala Compact]], [[War Pig]], and [[Bearded Bombardier]].

'''{{Patch name|10|26|2012}}''' ([[Spectral Halloween Special]])
* {{undocumented}} Added [[Bat Outta Hell]], [[Plutonidome]], and [[Sir Hootsalot]]
* {{undocumented}} Added [[Ghostly Gibus|Ghostly]] style to Ghastly Gibus, Ghastlier Gibus, and Ghastlierest Gibus.

'''{{Patch name|11|5|2012}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} Added styles to [[Boo Balloon]].

'''{{Patch name|11|16|2012}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} Added the [[Cockfighter]] and [[Deadliest Duckling]].
* {{undocumented}} Added missing style names for the Plutonidome, Sir Hootsalot, and the Bat Outta Hell.

'''{{Patch name|12|20|2012}}''' ([[Mecha Update]])
* Added [[Winter Wonderland Wrap]], [[Der Wintermantel]], [[Soldier's Slope Scopers]], [[Doc's Holiday]], [[Digit Divulger]], [[Tough Stuff Muffs]], [[Barnstormer]], [[Hanger-On Hood]], [[DethKapp]], and [[Nose Candy]].

'''{{Patch name|1|16|2013}}'''
* Fixed missing style names for The Barnstormer.
* {{undocumented}} Updated the styles for the Barnstormer.

'''{{Patch name|1|24|2013}}'''
* Updated The Digit Divulger with new styles 
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== Bugs ==
* Alternate styles on headwear items sometimes will not show up in the loadout menu.
* If player changes the style of items that need to add or remove [[bodygroup]]s while connected to a server, it will crash the game.

==Demonstration==
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== See also ==
* [[Items]]
* [[Paint Can]]

[[Category:Items]]