Inline skates

Inline skates are a type of roller skate used for inline skating. Unlike typical roller skates, which have two front and two rear wheels, inline skates typically have two to five wheels arranged in a single line. Some, especially those for recreation, have a rubber "stop" or "brake" block attached to the rear of one or occasionally both of the skates so that the skater can slow down or stop by leaning back on the foot with the brake skate.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Rollerblade, Inc. widely promoted inline skating through the registered trademark Rollerblade. This term has since become a generic trademark for inline skates.