the invention relates to a hinge for an airbag cover , having a planar textile element as a hinge between the cover of the airbag and an adjacent airbag cover region , for example in the interior of a motor vehicle , and to a region of the planar textile element which faces a carrier of the airbag cover and is embedded in a matrix which is connected to the cover , and a region of the planar textile element which is not embedded in the matrix .