Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	May 22, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	HOTT
Entity Registrant Name	HOT TOPIC INC /CA/
Entity Central Index Key	0001017712
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,756,274