All hairstyles
149 hairstyles so far, best known first. 84 more are on the list to be written.
🇺🇸 United StatesDurag
Close-fitting head cloth for hair protection and style maintenance.Wrapped · Curly hair · 1960
🇪🇬 EgyptNemes
Striped head cloth worn by ancient Egyptian pharaohs.Wrapped · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesTignon
A wrapped cloth headdress worn by Creole women in Louisiana.Wrapped · Any hair · 1786
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreGuan Li
A traditional Han Chinese coming-of-age ritual for men involving the wearing of a guan cap.Wrapped
South AsiaPatka
Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair
WorldHijab
A head covering worn by Muslim women to signify modesty and faith.Wrapped
🇰🇷 South KoreaHwagwan
Elaborate Korean ceremonial coronet for womenWrapped · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomSnood
A net or cloth bag that holds hair at the back of the head.Wrapped · Any hair · 1590
WorldHeadscarf
A triangular or square cloth folded to cover the hair and head while leaving the face visible.Wrapped · Any hair
🇺🇦 UkraineUkrainian wreath
Traditional floral headdress for Ukrainian girls and unmarried womenWrapped · Any hair
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreDastar
A turban worn by Sikhs to cover uncut hair and signify faith.Wrapped · Any hair · 1699
🇰🇷 South KoreaGache
A heavy traditional Korean wig worn by high-status women and kisaeng.Wrapped · Any hair · 1788
🇮🇳 IndiaGhoonghat
A headscarf worn by married women in parts of India to cover the face.Wrapped · Any hair
🇷🇴 Romania and 4 moreChristian head covering
A cloth veil worn by Christian women for modesty and worship.Wrapped · Any hair
🇪🇸 Spain and 2 moreMantilla
A traditional Spanish lace or silk veil worn over the head and shoulders, often with a comb.Wrapped · 1500
🇻🇳 VietnamKhăn vấn
A traditional Vietnamese head wrap coiled tightly around the hair.Wrapped · Any hair · 1744
🇯🇵 JapanTsunokakushi
A white silk headdress worn by Shinto brides in Japan to cover the hairline.Wrapped
🇰🇷 South KoreaJokduri
A traditional Korean silk coronet worn by women for weddings and formal events.Wrapped · Any hair
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreHead tie
A cloth head covering worn across West and Southern Africa for fashion, faith, and tradition.Wrapped
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFontange
A towering headdress and hairstyle popular in late 17th century Europe.Wrapped · 1690
🇨🇳 ChinaLiangbatou
A tall Manchu headdress featuring two side-parted hair sections and elaborate ornamentation.Wrapped
WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles
A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair
🇬🇷 GreeceGreco-Roman hairstyles
Hair practices of ancient Greece and Rome, including long locks, short crops, and net head-dresses.Wrapped · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Nemes: Trailer screenshot,, Public domain, source
- Tignon: François Fleischbein, Public domain, source
- Fontange: Francesco Solimena, Public domain, source
- Snood: Adolph von Menzel, Public domain, source
- Headscarf: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Dastar: Photography by Harkanwal Singh., CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Gache: KIYOUNG KIM, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ghoonghat: sushmita balasubramani, CC BY 2.0, source
- Christian head covering: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mantilla: Museu Valencià d'Etnologia, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Khăn vấn: André Salles, Public domain, source
- Tsunokakushi: Flickr user Photocapy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Jokduri: derivative work: Caspian blue ( talk ) Korean_dance-Jinju_pogurakmu-01, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Head tie: Dili Osuhor ( Teemages ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liangbatou: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Greco-Roman hairstyles: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hijab: Sophie Barat, CC BY 2.0, source
- Durag: The original uploader was Calliopejen at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.0, source