A card clothing wire (1) for use on drums in cards has a root (2) and a blade (3) having an overall height of the wire (h1) of 1.5 mm to 5 mm. The blade (3) is provided with teeth (4) having a tooth depth (h6) of 0.35 mm to 1.0 mm, and having a tooth pitch (p) of 1.5 mm to 3 mm. The teeth (4) have a tip surface (7), a back surface (8) having a back angle (γ), and a tooth face surface. The back angle (γ) is 40° to 20° and each tooth (4) has a first tip (5) and a second tip (6) and the tip surface (7) has at least one elevation (9).