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There is a type of screw/ bolt that is flat on top so that it's almost flush when fully seated, but it is not counter-sunk, and it usually takes a hex driver (allen key). I see it used on Ikea furniture frequently, and the only pic I could find of it was from an Ikea manual:

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Note that it is not counter-sunk so from the side it looks like a 'T'.

Does anyone know what the correct mech eng jargon term for this screw would be? E.g. if I'm telling someone to switch from a pan-head to this type of screw?

Thanks.

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I would call that a wafer head machine screw.

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"Low-profile cap head bolt" would describe it also. Googling that returns images like enter image description here

but the accepted answer is technically correct.

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