Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Mar. 06, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	OPTICAL CABLE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001000230
Trading Symbol	occ
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		7,436,907
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false