U.S. Army Special Forces Tab is an original tab manufactured in the U.S.A. in accordance with applicable U.S. Government specifications.

United States Army Tabs are patches displaying a word or words that are worn above the shoulder patch that identifies the unit to which the soldier belongs. These tabs are uniquely valued in the Army because images rather than words are traditionally used to identify a soldier's unit.

Only to identify an individual soldier's special skill an additional shoulder patch is worn that uses words rather than pictures to symbolize that skill. These tabs are also considered badges and have metal equivalents that are worn on the soldier's chest (Dress Metal) if their uniform does not have a place for shoulder patches (e.g. Army Service Uniform). Other tabs recognize a whole unit's special skill and are considered to be part of a specific unit's shoulder sleeve patch and are worn by a soldier only while they belong to that unit.

U.S. Army Special Forces Tab is a metal badge worn on the uniform.

The Special Forces Tab is a service school qualification tab of the United States Army, awarded to any soldier completing either the Special Forces Qualification Course, or the Special Forces Detachment Officer Qualification Course at the U.S. Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Soldiers who are awarded the Special Forces Tab are authorized to wear it for the remainder of their military careers, even when not serving in a Special Forces command. 

Only three permanent tabs may be worn at once, these are (in order of precedence): the President's Hundred Tab, the Special Forces Tab, the Ranger Tab, and the Sapper Tab.