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207 hairstyles so far, best known first. 4 more are on the list to be written.

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WorldDutch braid A raised plait created by crossing hair sections under the centre strand.Braid · Any hair 🇮🇳 IndiaSadhana cut A soft fringe hairstyle popularised by Bollywood actress Sadhana in the 1960s.Fringe · Any hair · 1960 🇮🇳 IndiaKerala bridal jasmine plait Long braid wrapped in fresh jasmine garlands for Kerala brides.Braid · Any hair WorldTaper A haircut that gradually shortens hair length from the top down to the sides and back.Cut · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesSkin fade A men's haircut where hair blends down to bare skin on the sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1950 🇮🇳 IndiaAmbada Decorated Maharashtrian bridal hair bunUpdo · Any hair 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreBengali khopa Traditional centre-parted bun worn by Bengali brides.Updo · Any hair 🇫🇷 FranceBallerina bun A neat, secured updo standard in classical ballet.Updo · Any hair · 1880 🇬🇧 United KingdomPsyche knot A soft, low bun popular in the Edwardian era.Updo · Any hair · 1900 🇰🇷 South KoreaJjok A traditional Korean bun for married women in the Joseon era.Updo · Any hair · 1724 🇯🇵 JapanBunkin takashimada Traditional Japanese bridal updo with a high bun.Updo · Any hair · 1860 🇯🇵 JapanMizura Ancient Japanese hairstyle with side locksStyled · Any hair 🇮🇳 IndiaParanda A colourful woven tassel braided into Punjabi hairAdorned · Any 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 🇬🇧 United KingdomApollo knot An early nineteenth-century updo with a centre part and back bun.Updo · Any hair · 1800

WorldPigtails A hairstyle featuring two symmetrical ponytails or braids on opposite sides of the head.Ponytail · Any hair

🇯🇵 JapanChapatsu Japanese brown bleached hair styleStyled · Any hair · 1997 🇬🇭 GhanaDensinkran Short Ashanti mourning cut for royal womenCut · Any hair 🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreGoffa Traditional braided style with metal adornments for married women in Mali and Niger.Braid · Any hair

WorldBraids A hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair.Braid · Any hair

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Pigtails: Yogi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Chapatsu: No machine-readable author provided. Berntgrapher assumed (based on co, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Braids: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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