Fingerpick

A fingerpick is a type of plectrum used most commonly for playing Lap steel guitar and bluegrass style banjo music.

Hawaiian steel guitar players invented them to gain a more substantial sound from their instruments.

The National Finger Pick was patented on July 20, 1928, by George Beauchamps and John Dopyera.

Fingerpicks generally take quite some time to adapt to, even for people who come from the more common (bare fingers with or without fingernails) fingerstyle techniques.

Tone-wise, they are the most similar to standard guitar picks, offering a more consistent sound.