Editing Gag (section)

==Types of gags==
{{See also|Gag (BDSM)#Types of gag}}
[[File:Gag-overthemouth-lorelei-kibf903.jpg|thumb|A woman with a stereotypical detective gag]]

One type of gag familiar in fiction, particularly in crime [[comics]] and [[novels]], is a suitably sized piece of cloth pulled over the subject's mouth and tied at the back of their head. It is sometimes called the "detective gag" because many of its first appearances were in crime serials.

Sometimes a gag is pushed back between the victim's front teeth into the mouth, or with a hard ball in its middle or reinforced by pushing small cloth items into the mouth. This is common [[gag (BDSM)|in BDSM]], but in practice these sorts of gag can usually be dislodged by working the jaws about and/or pushing with the tongue, and they often do not stop the victim from making a loud inarticulate noise to call for help.

Often adhesive tapes are used for improvised gags. A tape gag can cause the skin on the lips to be damaged in its removal or the adhesive can cause chemical burns or reactions.