All hairstyles
207 hairstyles so far, best known first. 4 more are on the list to be written.
🇺🇸 United StatesHi-top fade
Tall flat top with shaved sides from hip hop cultureCut · Coily and kinky hair · 1984
🇫🇷 FranceTitus cut
Short layered cut with curls from late 18th-century FranceCut · Curly hair · 1791
WorldLiberty spikes
Long, thick upright hair spikes resembling the Statue of Liberty crown.Styled · Any hair · 1970
🇬🇧 United KingdomEton crop
A very short, slicked-down women's cut from the 1920s.Cut · Any hair · 1920
WorldAsymmetric cut
A haircut where one side is longer than the otherCut · Any hair
🇨🇳 ChinaLiangbatou
A tall Manchu headdress featuring two side-parted hair sections and elaborate ornamentation.Wrapped
🇺🇸 United StatesConk
Chemically straightened hair popular with African-American men mid-20th century.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920
WorldWaves
A ripple pattern formed by brushing short curly hair flat.Curls · Curly hair · 1900
🇳🇬 NigeriaKoroba
A Yoruba braid styled like an upside-down basketBraid · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanPunch perm
Tightly curled Japanese male hairstyle from the 1960s.Curls · Straight hair · 1960
🇯🇵 JapanSeiko-chan cut
A feathered Japanese idol hairstyle from the 1980s.Cut · Straight hair · 1980
WorldStep cutting
A graduated haircut featuring distinct horizontal layers that create a stair-like effect.Cut
🇺🇸 United StatesThe Rachel
Voluminous layered cut popularised by FriendsCut · Straight hair · 1995
WorldDido flip
A short, choppy hairstyle with uneven strands flicked to the side.Cut · 2002
WorldBrush cut
A very short, uniform haircut following the head shape.Cut · Any hair
WorldButterfly haircut
A layered style blending short and long sections for volume.Cut · 1950
🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist
An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940
WorldTemple fade
A short haircut tapering from the scalp to a longer length on top.Cut · 1990
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHair extensions
Cosmetic additions of human or synthetic hair attached to natural hair for length and volume.Styled · Any hair · 1950
WorldFrosted tips
Short spiky hair with bleached ends.Cut · Any hair · 1998
WorldHair crimping
A heat or braid technique creating zig-zag waves in long hair.Styled · Straight hair · 1985
🇺🇸 United StatesEdgar cut
A tapered Latino youth style with a straight fringe.Cut · Any hair · 2010
🇺🇸 United StatesHalo hairstyle
Horizontal bands of light colour wrapping around the head.Styled · Any hair · 2013
WorldFeathered hair
Layered style brushed back to resemble bird feathersCut · Straight hair · 1970
WorldLayered hair
A cut using varied lengths for volume and shapeCut · Straight hair
WorldWings
A layered cut where side hair flips out like wings.Cut · Wavy hair · 1830
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreHigh roll
A towering 18th-century hairstyle built with frames and pomatum.Styled · Any hair · 1760
🇺🇸 United StatesWicks
Thick upright locs formed by fusing smaller dreadlocks together.Locs · Coily and kinky hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrican hair threading
A traditional sub-Saharan African technique using thread to wrap and braid natural hair.Braid · Any hair
WorldKiss curl
A single lock of hair curled and flattened against the cheek or forehead.Curls · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesInduction cut
Shortest military clipper cut without shaving bald.Shaved · Any hair
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm
Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair
WorldNubian wig
A short, curly Ancient Egyptian wig mimicking Nubian tribal hair.Styled · Curly hair
🇷🇺 RussiaRussian braid
A traditional long plait from Russia with historic marital meanings.Braid · Any hair
WorldBig hair
A hairstyle style defined by large volume and significant space around the head.Styled · Curly hair · 1960
🇬🇷 GreeceGreco-Roman hairstyles
Hair practices of ancient Greece and Rome, including long locks, short crops, and net head-dresses.Wrapped · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSurfer hair
Tousled, sun-bleached locks from the sea.Styled · Wavy hair · 1950
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreBroccoli haircut
Tapered sides with curly, layered top hair.Cut · Curly hair · 2018
🇺🇸 United StatesProtective hairstyle
Styles that tuck hair away to reduce breakage and environmental damage.Braid · Coily and kinky hair
🇺🇸 United StatesSilk press
Heat-straightened style for kinky hair without chemicalsStyled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920
WorldTellum
A haircut featuring long front sections and a short, buzzed back.Cut · Straight hair · 1970
🇺🇸 United StatesShape-up
A sharp, straight trim along the natural hairline.Shaved · Coily and kinky hair · 1980
WorldCrochet braids
A protective hairstyle using a latch hook to attach synthetic hair to cornrows.Braid · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreHair twists
Two-strand rope style for coily hair texturesLocs · Coily and kinky hair
🇺🇸 United StatesIvy League haircut
A side-parted crew cut with graduated top length.Cut · Any hair
EuropeRoman hairstyles
Ancient Roman hair fashions reflecting status and identityUpdo · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomCockernonnie
A mid-19th century Scottish updo where hair was gathered into a bun.Updo · Any hair · 1850
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Protective hairstyle: Bluenile Photography c/o A. Smith, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tellum: The original uploader was Steevven1 at English Wikipedia . Later versi, CC BY 2.5, source
- Shape-up: Stella8358, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seiko-chan cut: HouseGecko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Rachel: ABC Television, Public domain, source
- Brush cut: IMasc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kiss curl: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Broccoli haircut: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, source
- Liangbatou: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Hi-top fade: Kct02, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liberty spikes: THOR, CC BY 2.0, source
- Asymmetric cut: Xiaweiyang, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Temple fade: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hair extensions: Eunicehair, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hair crimping: 1000heads, CC BY 2.0, source
- Edgar cut: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Halo hairstyle: Papipacify, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Layered hair: Rganesh72, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wings: Sepideh (Sepi), CC BY 2.0, source
- High roll: Joseph Ducreux, Public domain, source
- Induction cut: 霍建华微吧, CC BY 2.5, source
- Nubian wig: Keith Schengili-Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Russian braid: Philip Budkin, Public domain, source
- Big hair: Photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, source
- Surfer hair: Rachel Amarette, CC BY 2.0, source
- Greco-Roman hairstyles: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Titus cut: Adrien Pierre François Godefroy, Public domain, source
- Waves: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- French twist: SWinxy, CC BY 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
- Cockernonnie: Arnold Genthe, Public domain, source
- Roman hairstyles: Colchester Museums, Caroline McDonald, 2004-06-02 14:47:52, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ivy League haircut: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Robert Benson, Public domain, source
- Conk: NBC Television, Public domain, source
- Hair twists: Vox Efx, CC BY 2.0, source
- African hair threading: Judeylive, CC BY-SA 4.0, source