White Hat

Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
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White Hat

White hat as seen in 973: MTV Generation
First appearance 260: The Glass Necklace
Appearances 179

White Hat is a stick figure character in xkcd. He is distinguished by his eponymous white hat which appears to be in the shape and style of a boater. His appearance is identical to that of Black Hat other than the color of their respective hats. Of the two, White Hat is depicted far less often. He is sometimes referred to as "White Hat Guy" in the transcripts.

Unlike white hat characters in fiction or hacker terminology, xkcd's White Hat is neither smart nor heroic. To the contrary, his pronouncements often contain logical fallacies which frustrate the other characters.