All hairstyles
207 hairstyles so far, best known first. 4 more are on the list to be written.
🇬🇷 GreeceGreco-Roman hairstyles
Hair practices of ancient Greece and Rome, including long locks, short crops, and net head-dresses.Wrapped · Any hair
WorldDido flip
A short, choppy hairstyle with uneven strands flicked to the side.Cut · 2002
🇯🇵 JapanPunch perm
Tightly curled Japanese male hairstyle from the 1960s.Curls · Straight hair · 1960
WorldBackcombing
A styling method that creates volume by tangling hair near the root.Styled · Any hair
WorldHair straightening
A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950
🇺🇸 United StatesLaid edges
A style arranging fine hair at the hairline into flat decorative waves or swirls.Styled · Fine hair · 1990
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSenegalese twists
Smooth two-strand protective style using synthetic hair.Locs · Any hair · 1984
🇺🇸 United StatesHopi squash blossom whorls
Traditional Hopi hairstyle for unmarried maidensStyled · Straight hair
🇺🇸 United StatesSlicked-back hair
A flat, glossy style combed straight back from the forehead.Styled · Straight hair · 1920
🇰🇷 South KoreaHush cut
A soft, layered haircut from South Korea designed for natural movement and easy styling.Cut · Straight hair · 2023
🇯🇵 JapanMizura
Ancient Japanese hairstyle with side locksStyled · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesSpiral perm
A chemical treatment creating tight, vertical curls using rods.Curls · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesWolf cut
A layered haircut with a shaggy top and tapered ends, described as Gen Z's version of the mullet.Cut · Any hair · 2021
WorldBeach waves
A loose, tousled wavy hairstyle inspired by the ocean.Styled · Any hair · 2010
🇺🇸 United StatesPin curls
Vintage wet-set technique for soft waves and volumeStyled · Straight hair · 1930
WorldJellyfish haircut
A two-tiered style with a short top layer and long lower sections resembling tentacles.Cut · Straight hair · 2023
WorldFinger coils
A natural hair style created by twisting strands around fingers to form defined spirals.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesButterfly locs
A lightweight protective style featuring synthetic hair wrapped to create a distressed, looped texture.Styled · Any hair · 2021
🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots
Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair
WorldWash and go
A low-manipulation style that enhances natural curl patterns without heat or extensions.Styled · Curly hair
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles featuring structured wings and topknots, worn by women in historical periods and by geisUpdo · Straight hair
🇯🇵 JapanChapatsu
Japanese brown bleached hair styleStyled · Any hair · 1997
🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk
A haircut with shaved sides and a central strip of upright hair.Cut · Straight hair · 1970
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by upswept buns and side wings.Updo · Straight hair · 1603
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail
A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Laid edges: Jean Chassaing, Public domain, source
- Hair straightening: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Nihongami: 都新聞社 Miyako Shinbun, Public domain, source
- Greco-Roman hairstyles: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dido flip: The original uploader was Djr xi at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Punch perm: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Backcombing: Alexander Blum, Public domain, source
- Chapatsu: No machine-readable author provided. Berntgrapher assumed (based on co, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mohawk: Godmodeking, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ducktail: Oceanaris, CC BY 2.0, source