There are numerous Taekwondo organizations, each with a different system of belt ranks, colors, and color symbolism that may or may not conform to the traditional Taekwondo belt structure. Some organizations have less or more gups and degrees than the traditional nine. Different organizations use different belt colors (some even use a camouflage color). Some use a stripe that runs the length of the belt or use various colored horizontal stripes at the ends of the belt (similar to black belt stripes) to differentiate between ranks of the same color. 

The following belt structure is used by Taekwondo America (TA). TA uses 11 gups rather than the traditional 9 gups. Some TA belts have a longitudinal black stripe to indicate the next gup of the same color. A TA belt with a longitudinal stripe is called a senior belt, such as senior blue belt. Short black stripes at the tips of white, yellow, and orange belts signify completion of specific skill level tests within the rank. Short gold stripes at the tips of black belts signify the degree levels.

Taekwondo America (TA)
Belt Structure

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	Gups
	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
One Stripe
Two Stripes
Three Stripes
Four Stripes
		Dans
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Probationary
Decided
Senior