A match

A match is a consumable artifact for producing fire under controlled circumstances on demand. Matches are readily available, being sold in tobacconists and other shops. Matches are rarely sold singularly; they are sold in multiples, packaged in either match boxes or in matchbooks. A match is typically a wooden stick (usually sold in match boxes) or stiff paper stick (usually sold in matchbooks) coated at one end with a material, the match head, often containing the element phosphorus, that will ignite from the heat of friction if rubbed ("struck") against a suitable surface.^[1]

There are two main types of matches: safety matches, which can only be struck against a specially-prepared surface, and strike-anywhere matches, for which any sufficiently rough surface can be used.

Note: Match-type compositions may also be used to produce electric matches, which are fired electrically. These items do not rely on the heat of friction.

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