

Store (aside from those released with Total War: SHOGUN 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the QUAKECON Pack). While it is possible to obtain most of these cosmetics via trading, there is no option to purchase them from the Mann Co. Others have been added as promotions for various Steam games, events in the Steam Store, third-party websites, and merchandise. Some cosmetics can only be obtained by completing in-game achievements. Store, some cosmetics are only available to players via other means.


While most cosmetics can be obtained through crafting, the item drop system, or bought from the Mann Co. 109 can be obtained in Vintage quality, 253 can be obtained in Strange quality, 292 can be obtained in Genuine quality (see item quality distribution), 222 can be obtained in Collector's quality, and 1187 of the cosmetics can be painted 29 colors using different Paint Cans. There are currently a total of 1750 cosmetic items. Several updates have since added additional cosmetics, including those designed and submitted by members of the Team Fortress 2 community through the Steam Workshop or the former contribution page on the TF2 Official Website. The nine hats introduced were the Batter's Helmet, for Scout, the Soldier's Stash, for Soldier, the Pyro's Beanie, for Pyro, the Demoman's Fro, for Demoman, the Football Helmet, for Heavy, the Mining Light, for Engineer, the Prussian Pickelhaube, for Medic, the Trophy Belt, for Sniper and the Fancy Fedora, for Spy. Valve introduced the first set of nine cosmetics in the Sniper vs. Cosmetic items (previously known as hats and miscellaneous items, or miscs) are items that can be equipped in any one of the three cosmetic slots in the loadout screen.
