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Basically, the "hole" it's going into. For example, the J bead is shaped to fit into the coping that is shaped to fit a J bead. J bead is different from a regular bead. A regular bead's coping does kinda looks like a sideways U.

The difference in the beads is courtesy of the manufacturers. Some just had to be different.

J bead and U beads go over the wall.No coping.

There are some beads called Universal beads that fit into a groove in the coping or overlap the wall.

Typical above ground beading is a K bead

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