Highlights- A bracelet is a round band usually made of metal worn as ornamental jewelry
- Bracelet by itself always denotes jewellery worn on the hand
- Bracelets may serve different uses such as being worn as an ornament
- Worn as ornaments bracelets may have a supportive function to hold other items of decoration such as charms
- A bracelet is a single inflexible loop it is often called a bangle
OverviewA bracelet is an article of jewellery that is worn around the wrist. Bracelets may serve different uses, such as being worn as an ornament. When worn as ornaments, bracelets may have a supportive function to hold other items of decoration, such as charms. Medical and identity information are marked on some bracelets, such as allergy bracelets, hospital patient-identification tags, and bracelet tags for newborn babies. Bracelets may be worn to signify a certain phenomenon, such as breast cancer awareness, or for religious/cultural purposes.If a bracelet is a single, inflexible loop, it is often called a bangle. When it is worn around the ankle it is called an ankle bracelet or anklet. A boot bracelet is used to decorate boots. Bracelets can be manufactured from metal, leather, cloth, plastic, bead or other materials, and jewelry bracelets sometimes contain jewels, rocks, wood, shells, crystals, metal, or plastic hoops, pearls and many more materials.