There are many kinds of fundoshi loincloth, such as roku-shaku fundoshi, Etchu fundoshi, mokko fundoshi (a basket-like stringed loincloth), wari fundoshi (a rectangular loincloth partly split for tying), kuroneko fundoshi (a kind of jockstrap) and so on, each of which differs considerably in shape and in the way of tying.
褌の種類は六尺褌、越中褌、畚（もっこ）褌、割褌、黒猫褌などの種類があり、締め方や形状が大きく異なる。