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Body pillow shapes compared: crescent, U, C, straight and wedge.

Body pillows come in five common shapes: crescent, U, C, straight and wedge. A crescent supports your head, back and knees in one curve and leaves room for a partner. U and C shapes wrap more of the body but take more of the bed, and straight or wedge pillows support one spot.

The five shapes

  • A plump oat crescent body pillow, full in the middle and tapering to soft tips

    Crescent

  • A plain U-shaped body pillow with two long parallel arms

    U shape

  • A plain C-shaped body pillow of even thickness

    C shape

  • A plain long straight body pillow

    Straight

  • A plain triangular wedge pillow

    Wedge

How they compare

Five body pillow shapes compared
ShapeBest forBed spacePositionsTypical price
CrescentSide sleepers who want head, back and knee support from one pillowHalf the bed or lessSide, reclined, sitting up$60 to $200
U shapePeople who want support on both sides at onceMost of a full or queen bedSide, back$50 to $150
C shapeWrapping the head, back and knees on one sideMore than half the bedSide, reclined$40 to $120
StraightHugging, or between the kneesA narrow stripSide$20 to $80
WedgeRaising the back or head a littleVery littleSide, reclined$20 to $60

Typical prices are ranges seen at major US retailers in October 2026, not quotes for any one product.

Why we make a crescent

It is the one shape that reaches the head, back and knees and still leaves half the bed free. See The Cove Classic or use the size guide.