Gift wrapping
（重定向自Giftwrap）
![Gifts wrapped in the traditional Japanese wrapping called Furoshiki.](/Images/godic/202501/15/Traditional_Japanese_wrapping_cloth,huroshiki,katori-city,japan1454.JPG")
![Hemp wrapping paper, China, circa 100 BC.](/Images/godic/202501/15/Chinese_hemp_paper_western_han1454.jpg")
![Gift wrapped presents beneath the Christmas tree](/Images/godic/202501/15/Gifts_xmas1454.jpg")
Gift wrapping is the act of enclosing a gift in some sort of material. Wrapping paper is a kind of paper designed for gift wrapping. Gifts may also be wrapped in a box. They may be held closed with ribbon and topped with a decorative bow (an ornamental knot made of ribbon).