Annulet (architecture)

An annulet is a small square component in the Doric capital, under the quarter-round.

It is also called a fillet or listel, although fillet and listel are also more general terms for a narrow band or strip,[1] such as the ridge between flutes.

An annulet is also a narrow flat architectural moulding, common in other parts of a column, viz.

It is so called, because it encompasses the column round.

[clarification needed] In this sense, annulet is frequently used for baguette or little astragal.