The invention relates to a card clothing (20) for a card (1), and to a card (1). The card clothing (20) has a working direction (16), a foundation (21) and a plurality of clothing tips (26). The clothing tips (26) are formed from U-shaped wire hooks (22) which are pierced through the foundation (21) at a penetration angle (α) and each have limbs (24) forming two clothing tips (26) and a back (23) connecting the two limbs (24). The backs (23) are at a right angle to the working direction (16). The backs (23) form a
base plane (29) on a side of the foundation (21)
lying opposite the clothing tips (26). The wire hooks (22) have a total height (a) perpendicular to the
base plane (29), and the limbs (24) each have a free
limb length (c) perpendicular to the
base plane (29) protruding from an
exit point (27) out of the foundation (21) to the clothing tip (26). The limbs (24) are bent counter to the working direction (16) by a knee angle (β) at a knee height (b) from the clothing tip (26) and perpendicular to the base plane (29). Furthermore, a setting line (28) running perpendicularly to the
base line (29) and through the
exit point (27) of the respective limb (24) is determined. The clothing tips (26) are arranged on the setting line (28) or by a tip offset (d) away from the setting line (28) in the working direction (16).