All hairstyles
207 hairstyles so far, best known first. 4 more are on the list to be written.
South AsiaPatka
Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomSnood
A net or cloth bag that holds hair at the back of the head.Wrapped · Any hair · 1590
🇺🇦 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
🇷🇴 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
WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles
A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair
🇮🇱 IsraelJewish headcovering
A religious practice requiring married Orthodox Jewish women to cover their hair in public.Wrapped · Any hair
🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreWig
Artificial head covering made from human, animal or synthetic hair.Wrapped · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomSnood
A net or cloth bag that holds hair at the back of the head.Wrapped · Any hair · 1590
🇺🇦 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
🇷🇴 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
WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles
A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair
🇮🇱 IsraelJewish headcovering
A religious practice requiring married Orthodox Jewish women to cover their hair in public.Wrapped · Any hair
🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreWig
Artificial head covering made from human, animal or synthetic hair.Wrapped · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Snood: Adolph von Menzel, Public domain, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Dastar: Photography by Harkanwal Singh., CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Jewish headcovering: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wig: David Ring, CC0, source