An aglet is a small plastic or metal sheath typically used on each end of a shoelace, cord, or drawstring. An aglet keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling, its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through the eyelets, lugs, or other lacing guides. Also there are many different types of aglets and they all have different uses that you can look at and know the different uses on our photo gallery and different uses page.