Fringe may refer to:
An ornamental appendage to the border of an item, such as a flag. It originally consisted of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric. More commonly it is made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
A Fringe Tree (Chionanthus) (syn. Linociera Sw.) is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.
Fringe (hair), the front part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes. Some English-speakers, including Americans, Canadians, and Filipinos refer to a fringe as "bangs."
fringe theatre, non-mainstream and experimental theatre, such as the Edinburgh Fringe
Canadian Fringe Festivals, takes place in several Canadian cities and based off of the Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe science, a phrase used to describe scientific inquiry in an established field that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories.
By extension, any cultural manifestation not in the mainstream
The Fringe, an indie rock band
An adjective usually used in evaluating sports prospects: a "fringe prospect" lacks the skills to be an impact player at the highest level, and "fringe" generally connotes something on the border between major league and minor league.
Fringe Product, a record label
Fringe field, a type of electric or magnetic field that exists on the edges of charged objects or magnets.
The Fringe is a vast and mostly lawless region of space beyond the Solar system in the computer game Tachyon: The Fringe.
Fringes on an interference pattern refer to the dark and light patches made by constructive and destructive interference by the waves making the pattern. Fringes are exploited by the Interferometry science.