What Does The YKK On Your Zipper Mean? #funfact

The YKK you see on your zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha; which roughly translates to Yoshida Company LTD.

[JaceAce]

When your zipper handle clicks in the middle, you know that's a quality zipper.

[finnalexander]

they also make some of the best zippers. it’s a easy way to tell if something is decent quality is if it has YKK zippers

[QuotesCornerofTheInternet]

Just looked at the zipper on my jeans thinking “it can’t be that wide spread” and sure enough YKK was what I saw on it.

[westleycarter]

Quality control - that's the key

[Johnson_]

If only other companies understood that quality control is a far more sustainable way to market domination than constantly cutting corners to reduce cost.

[NAHVEGA]

The real Doug has a amazing stache, who tf is this skinwalker

[Zoro-fjus]

F in the chat for always getting the pronunciations right.

[doodskie]

Back then when fakes were not so prominent, the only way to know real clothing is to look for ykk zippers

[trickymister]

Doug without mustache doesn’t exist, He can’t hurt you.

Doug without mustache:

[etard]

To put in perspective their durability Carhartt has always used YKK zippers

[asthenamesuggests]

I love using ykk zippers in my projects! It's durable and easy to match BECAUSE THEY HAVE 95% COLOR TONES YOU NEED TO MATCH THE FABRICS

[U.S_Drifter]

One accidental letter change could end the whole business…

[JuMiKu]

YKK really stands for quality in the industry. Even the lower quality clothing lines usually want at least YKK-zippers.

[ozziegott]

just looked at my zippers, most of my pants from europe has the ykk, but my pants from korea has kpp. apparently they’re a prominent zipper producer in korea

[bigman]

Didnt know Big Zipper was a thing. Makes sense that some of the largest monopolies woukd be about small things like zippers tho

[avocado]

More companies need to use YKK as an example for how products should be made

[RashaKahn]

lol you have everyone checking their zippers now…

[patricknorton]

As a person who wears clothes, and as an occasional seamster of bags and clothing, I can definitely vouch for the quality of YKK zippers.

[ToshMatsum]

Of all the five hundred plus YKK zippers I've come across on bags and clothing and all, only one or two have ever failed me -- and even that was temporary because a bit of minor maintenance fixed them. Truly one of those BIFL brands.

[BankruptMonkey]

I love YKK zippers, I hate when you use a different zipper and the pull falls out of one side of the zipper right in the middle, so you can't use your entire expensive jacket because of something as silly as a zipper failure