Editing Blanket sleeper (section)

== Features ==
Features of the typical blanket sleeper often include:
* Usually made of a [[nap (textile)|nap]]ped [[synthetic fiber|synthetic]] fabric, such as [[polyester]] or [[polar fleece]]; however sleepers made from heavier natural fabrics such as [[cotton]] are also available, they are not common in North America due to stringent regulations regarding flammability.
* Loose fit.  On smaller sizes, the hip area may be made especially loose to accommodate a [[diaper]].  The crotch is usually cut especially low.
* [[Raglan sleeve]]s.
* Snug [[Ribbing (knitting)|rib-knit]] [[collar (clothing)|collar]] and wrist [[cuff]]s.
* Usually made in one or more solid, bright colors, or [[screen-printing|screen-printed]] with graphic designs.  There may be a front panel with a single, elaborate printed design, either covering the chest, or forming the entire front portion of the [[torso]] and legs.  The sleeves may be a different color from the rest of the garment.  Stripes are sometimes seen, most commonly on the collar and cuffs.
* Soles of the feet made from a (usually white) [[Polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] fabric lined with (synthetic) [[felt]], for improved durability and slip-resistance.  This can be solid vinyl with a rough textured surface, or a vinyl-dotted fabric such as Jiffy Grip.
* Optional ''toe caps'', made from the same fabric as the soles of the feet, and covering the top front portion of the foot, for improved durability.
* Elastic to make the leg portions snug around the ankles.
* A [[zipper]] running vertically down the front of the garment, from the neck opening to the inside or front ankle of one of the legs (usually the left), designed to make it easy to put on and take off.  On teen and adult sizes, the zipper usually instead runs from the neck to the crotch.
* Optional ''snap tab'' where the zipper meets the neck opening.  This is a small tab of fabric sewed to the garment on one side of the zipper (usually the right), and fastening to the other side with a [[snap fastener]], designed to prevent discomfort from the zipper slider coming into contact with the wearer's chin and deter access to the zipper.
* Optional decorative [[applique]] on one side of the chest (usually the left).
* Optional hood.
* Optional mittens/mitts (mainly on infant and costume sleepers).

Although primarily worn by the young, blanket sleepers are also worn (in decreasing order of frequency) by school-age children, teens, and even adults.  (See ''[[#Sizes, gender differences, and availability|Sizes, gender differences, and availability]]'', below).

Although footed, one-piece garments in a variety of fabrics and styles are used in many countries as infant sleepwear, the specific range of styles with which the term ''blanket sleeper'' is usually associated, the term itself, though children older than infancy wearing footed, one-piece sleeping garments is concentrated in the [[Western world]].