Abstract: A protective toecap particularly for safety shoes, which has the particularity that it comprises a body (1) made of aluminum alloy with an elongation coefficient of more than 15%. The body (1) delimits a space with a rear opening and a lower opening and forms an upper portion (2) that blends with a substantially vertical rim (3) that affects the front portion (3a) and lateral portions (3b) that mutually diverge. There is also a lower rim (4), which delimits the lower opening and is connected to the lower end (3a) of the front portion and of the lateral portions (3b).