With dark blue cloth used for the surface part and black cloth for the sole part, the tabi of this kind are used by the stage assistants dressed in black on stages so that the tabi (usually white) do not stand out when the kuroko moves.
表生地／底生地に紺や黒の生地を使用し舞台の黒子が動いたときに白い部分が目立たないようなものも有る。