# Small knot

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The **small knot**, also known as **oriental knot**, **Kent knot**, or **simple knot**, is the simplest method of tying a [necktie](/source/Necktie). Unlike the [Four-in-hand knot](/source/Four-in-hand_knot) and [Windsor knot](/source/Windsor_knot), the small knot is not self-releasing. The small knot is tied inside out, though this can be mitigated by giving the tie a half-twist during the tying process.

Using the notation from *[The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie](/source/The_85_Ways_to_Tie_a_Tie)*, the knot is tied

- Lo Ri Co T.

## See also

- [Four-in-hand knot](/source/Four-in-hand_knot)
- [Pratt knot](/source/Pratt_knot)
- [Half-Windsor knot](/source/Half-Windsor_knot)
- [Windsor knot](/source/Windsor_knot)
- [List of knots](/source/List_of_knots)

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