The best yoga socks

Connect to your practice more deeply while protecting your feet with a comfortable and stylish pair of yoga socks.

Our favorite socks are the ToeSox Half Toe Bellarina Grip Socks, which come in more than 25 colors and patterns and offer arch support and a five-toe design.

Yoga socks aren't just for yoga anymore. With fitness exploding into a nearly $100 billion industry worldwide, more people are using these grippy socks, which often feature silicone dots on the bottoms, to bring stability and protection to their pilates, barre, dance, and outdoor workouts, too. 

Built for form and function, yoga socks provide extra stability in your yoga poses, which is especially helpful when you start to sweat during hot yoga or you "flip your dog" into Camatkarasana (wild thing pose) and your foot lands slightly off your yoga mat. They're great for assisting you in spreading your toes, too, which helps you gain flexibility so you can easily grip the hammocks with your feet in aerial yoga. 

Yoga socks can also keep your feet warm as you walk around colder gyms and studios, or during slower practices like restorative yoga, yin yoga, and meditation. Plus, with yoga expanding to the outdoors for goat yoga, and classes popping up in non-traditional spaces like cat cafes and breweries, the extra layer of protection is ideal for keeping you clean and safe from debris.

Now available in a wide variety of lengths (from ankle to knee length), colors, sizes, and patterns, yoga socks even include evolved offerings like organic cotton and matching socks for your toddler. You can find ones that cover each toe, or end just before the toes, enabling a more traditional yoga barefoot grip. Some are also engineered for softness, comfort, and staving off blisters, making a pair an essential item for your gym bag.

We've gathered and tested a variety of yoga socks for your inner wellness warrior, and made sure to include companies that give back to the community and care for the environment. Read on to see which pair will be your next go-to. 

Here are the best yoga socks you can buy:

Updated on 11/15/2019 by Jessica McKeown and Caitlin Petreycik: We tested several yoga socks and based on our findings, we updated our guide with Bombas Women's Grippers Ankle Socks, ToeSox Half-Toe Bellarina Grip Socks, Muezna Men's Non-Slip Yoga Socks, and Hylaea Yoga Socks for Women. The Gaiam Grippy Yoga Socks remains our pick for travel.