Any hair
Styles that work on most hair. 116 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.
Some hairstyles work on almost any hair: straight or coily, fine or thick. The ponytail, the bun, the braid, the buzz cut and the shaved head are found on every continent, which is part of why they are among the oldest and most common styles. They need little special skill, adapt to many lengths, and can be dressed up or kept simple.
Why they work
A ponytail and a bun only need enough length to gather, and the shape comes from the tie or the coil, not from the hair's texture. A three-strand braid can be made in straight, wavy or coily hair, though it looks different in each. Very short cuts such as the buzz cut and the crew cut, and the shaved head, take texture almost out of the picture. These styles are often the first that children learn.
One style, many looks
The same basic style can look very different on different hair. A bun can be sleek on straight hair or full and round on coily hair. A braid on fine straight hair is slim and smooth; on thick coily hair it is wide and textured. Buzz cuts show the shape of the head and the natural hairline. Stylists adjust tension and product to the hair, rather than changing the style itself.
Famous any hair hairstyles
Still to be written: Head shaving.
Further reading
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFirst haircut
A rite of passage marking a child's first hair cutting across various cultures and faiths.Shaved · Any hair
🇮🇳 IndiaHead shaving in Hinduism
A ritual act of head shaving in Hinduism for purification, mourning, and devotion.Shaved · Any hair
🇮🇳 IndiaTonsure
A religious practice of cutting or shaving scalp hair to signal devotion, humility, or clerical status.Shaved · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk
A hairstyle with shaved sides and a central strip of longer hair.Shaved · Any hair · 1970
🇺🇦 UkraineOseledets
Traditional Ukrainian Cossack style with a shaved head and long top lock.Shaved · Any hair
🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 moreBuzz cut
A very short, uniform haircut made with clippers.Cut · Any hair · 1890
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreUndercut
Long top hair with shaved or buzzed sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1910
🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth
Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair
WorldFlattop
Short sides with a flat, upright top.Cut · Any hair
🇮🇳 IndiaShikha
A traditional Hindu tuft of hair kept at the crown after shaving the rest of the head.Shaved · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHigh and tight
A military crew cut with shaved sides and a short top.Cut · Any hair · 1980
🇬🇧 United KingdomEton crop
A very short, slicked-down women's cut from the 1920s.Cut · Any hair · 1920
WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles
A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesInduction cut
Shortest military clipper cut without shaving bald.Shaved · Any hair
WorldBrush cut
A very short, uniform haircut following the head shape.Cut · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tonsure: Pietro Perugino, Public domain, source
- Sidelock of youth: Unknown artist, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brush cut: IMasc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- First haircut: https://www.flickr.com/people/69061470@N05, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Head shaving in Hinduism: Napoleon is back, CC0, source
- Ponytail: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shikha: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oseledets: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Buzz cut: Fadi El Benni of Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Undercut: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Crew cut: greginhollywood, CC BY 2.0, source
- Induction cut: 霍建华微吧, CC BY 2.5, source
- Mohawk: Duke.emerson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- High and tight: Chrismillar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flattop: NASA, Public domain, source
- Braids: Unknown author, Public domain, source