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Clip-on tie. Inset: Metal Clip used to fasten it onto the front of a shirt

The clip-on tie is a bow tie or four-in-hand tie which is permanently tied into its knot with a dimple just below the knot, which is fixed only to the front of the shirt collar by a metal clip. The clip-on tie was invented on December 13, 1928 ^[1] Many types of occupations require their personnel to wear clip-on ties for safety or efficiency reasons. These occupations include police, paramedics, and engineers.

Other people may wear a clip-on tie in lieu of a standard necktie if they do not know how to tie one, while others feel it is less constrictive than a standard necktie.

• Police officers, security guards - Standard issue as a precaution against the possibility of officers being strangled or pulled by a standard tied necktie. Often worn with a tie clip to stop the tie 'flying' in the wind, resulting in a neat uniform appearance.

• Paramedics, first responders - Generally recommended, but not compulsory. Worn for safety, but also for ease of application and removal.

• Engineers - Typically suggested if working around machinery, due to the possibility of a standard necktie presenting a danger if caught between moving parts.

Some schools requiring students to wear a necktie have encountered problems with pupils tying their ties improperly. Some of these schools have implemented clip on ties to eliminate this problem.

• Some people either do not know how, or do not feel comfortable, tying a standard necktie.
• Arm amputation or other disabilities may make it impossible to tie a standard necktie.

• People in white collar occupations are often mocked for wearing a clip-on tie in lieu of a standard necktie, the implication being that refusal to learn how to tie a "proper" tie reflects a wider lack of sophistication.
• Clip-on ties are often available in limited styles, sizes, and prints relative to their conventional counterparts.

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