All hairstyles
149 hairstyles so far, best known first. 84 more are on the list to be written.
🇬🇧 United KingdomShampoo and set
A classic UK styling method using rollers and lotion.Styled · Any hair · 1930
🇪🇬 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
🇮🇳 IndiaPunjabi paranda
A multicoloured silk braid extension from Punjab.Adorned · Any hair
WorldHair stick
A long, thin accessory used to secure hair buns and updos.Adorned · 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
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFirst haircut
A rite of passage marking a child's first hair cutting across various cultures and faiths.Shaved · 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
🇮🇳 IndiaHead shaving in Hinduism
A ritual act of head shaving in Hinduism for purification, mourning, and devotion.Shaved · Any hair
🇰🇷 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
🇻🇳 VietnamKhăn vấn
A traditional Vietnamese head wrap coiled tightly around the hair.Wrapped · Any hair · 1744
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreBuyao
A Chinese hairpin with dangling ornaments that sway when the wearer moves.Adorned · Any hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaJokduri
A traditional Korean silk coronet worn by women for weddings and formal events.Wrapped · Any hair
🇪🇸 SpainPeineta
Large decorative comb worn under a lace veilAdorned · Any hair · 1800
WorldDread perming
A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaHwagwan
Elaborate Korean ceremonial coronet for womenWrapped · Any hair
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin
Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · Any hair
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGajra
Flower garland worn in the hair or on the wristAdorned · Any hair
South AsiaPatka
Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair
🇮🇱 IsraelUpsherin
A first haircut ceremony for Jewish boys, typically held at age three.Cut · Any hair · 1600
🇮🇳 IndiaTonsure
A religious practice of cutting or shaving scalp hair to signal devotion, humility, or clerical status.Shaved · Any hair
🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks
A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970
WorldBangs
Strands of hair cut to cover the forehead and fall over the eyebrows.Cut · Any hair · 1880
🇬🇷 Greece and 2 morePonytail
A practical hairstyle where hair is gathered and secured at the back of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk
A hairstyle with shaved sides and a central strip of longer hair.Shaved · Any hair · 1970
WorldLong hair
Head hair grown to a considerable length, often past the shoulders.Styled · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreMullet
An asymmetric haircut with short hair at the front and sides, and long hair at the back.Cut · Any hair · 1980
WorldFrench braid
A three-strand gathered plait from crown to nape.Braid · Any hair · 1871
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBob cut
Short to medium haircut ending at the jaw or shoulders.Cut · Any hair · 1909
🇺🇦 UkraineOseledets
Traditional Ukrainian Cossack style with a shaved head and long top lock.Shaved · Any hair
WorldBun
A hairstyle where hair is gathered and coiled into a circular shape on the head.Updo · Any hair
WorldBowl cut
A short haircut with a straight fringe and even length around the head.Cut · Any hair · 1400
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour
High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950
WorldBraid
Interlaced strands of hair used for style and social signalling.Braid · Any hair
🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 moreBuzz cut
A very short, uniform haircut made with clippers.Cut · Any hair · 1890
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreUndercut
Long top hair with shaved or buzzed sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1910
WorldFlattop
Short sides with a flat, upright top.Cut · Any hair
🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth
Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomQuiff
A voluminous front sweep with short sides and back.Styled · Any hair · 1950
🇺🇸 United StatesBeehive
A conical updo piled high on the crown.Updo · Any hair · 1960
🇮🇳 IndiaShikha
A traditional Hindu tuft of hair kept at the crown after shaving the rest of the head.Shaved · Any hair
🇫🇷 France and 2 morePouf
An elaborate 18th-century French hairstyle featuring extreme height and decorative ornaments.Styled · Any hair · 1775
WorldPigtails
Two symmetrical ponytails or braids worn on opposite sides of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
🇪🇬 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
🇮🇳 IndiaPunjabi paranda
A multicoloured silk braid extension from Punjab.Adorned · Any hair
WorldHair stick
A long, thin accessory used to secure hair buns and updos.Adorned · 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
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFirst haircut
A rite of passage marking a child's first hair cutting across various cultures and faiths.Shaved · 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
🇮🇳 IndiaHead shaving in Hinduism
A ritual act of head shaving in Hinduism for purification, mourning, and devotion.Shaved · Any hair
🇰🇷 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
🇻🇳 VietnamKhăn vấn
A traditional Vietnamese head wrap coiled tightly around the hair.Wrapped · Any hair · 1744
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreBuyao
A Chinese hairpin with dangling ornaments that sway when the wearer moves.Adorned · Any hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaJokduri
A traditional Korean silk coronet worn by women for weddings and formal events.Wrapped · Any hair
🇪🇸 SpainPeineta
Large decorative comb worn under a lace veilAdorned · Any hair · 1800
WorldDread perming
A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaHwagwan
Elaborate Korean ceremonial coronet for womenWrapped · Any hair
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin
Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · Any hair
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGajra
Flower garland worn in the hair or on the wristAdorned · Any hair
South AsiaPatka
Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair
🇮🇱 IsraelUpsherin
A first haircut ceremony for Jewish boys, typically held at age three.Cut · Any hair · 1600
🇮🇳 IndiaTonsure
A religious practice of cutting or shaving scalp hair to signal devotion, humility, or clerical status.Shaved · Any hair
🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks
A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970
WorldBangs
Strands of hair cut to cover the forehead and fall over the eyebrows.Cut · Any hair · 1880
🇬🇷 Greece and 2 morePonytail
A practical hairstyle where hair is gathered and secured at the back of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk
A hairstyle with shaved sides and a central strip of longer hair.Shaved · Any hair · 1970
WorldLong hair
Head hair grown to a considerable length, often past the shoulders.Styled · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreMullet
An asymmetric haircut with short hair at the front and sides, and long hair at the back.Cut · Any hair · 1980
WorldFrench braid
A three-strand gathered plait from crown to nape.Braid · Any hair · 1871
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBob cut
Short to medium haircut ending at the jaw or shoulders.Cut · Any hair · 1909
🇺🇦 UkraineOseledets
Traditional Ukrainian Cossack style with a shaved head and long top lock.Shaved · Any hair
WorldBun
A hairstyle where hair is gathered and coiled into a circular shape on the head.Updo · Any hair
WorldBowl cut
A short haircut with a straight fringe and even length around the head.Cut · Any hair · 1400
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour
High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950
WorldBraid
Interlaced strands of hair used for style and social signalling.Braid · Any hair
🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 moreBuzz cut
A very short, uniform haircut made with clippers.Cut · Any hair · 1890
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreUndercut
Long top hair with shaved or buzzed sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1910
WorldFlattop
Short sides with a flat, upright top.Cut · Any hair
🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth
Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomQuiff
A voluminous front sweep with short sides and back.Styled · Any hair · 1950
🇺🇸 United StatesBeehive
A conical updo piled high on the crown.Updo · Any hair · 1960
🇮🇳 IndiaShikha
A traditional Hindu tuft of hair kept at the crown after shaving the rest of the head.Shaved · Any hair
🇫🇷 France and 2 morePouf
An elaborate 18th-century French hairstyle featuring extreme height and decorative ornaments.Styled · Any hair · 1775
WorldPigtails
Two symmetrical ponytails or braids worn on opposite sides of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Long hair: Adam Jones Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tonsure: Pietro Perugino, Public domain, source
- Bob cut: 147 Company, CC BY 4.0, source
- Nemes: Trailer screenshot,, Public domain, source
- Dreadlocks: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tignon: François Fleischbein, Public domain, source
- Mullet: Wordzandguitar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Quiff: Anefo, CC0, source
- Sidelock of youth: Unknown artist, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Braid: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Snood: Adolph von Menzel, Public domain, source
- Headscarf: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, source
- First haircut: https://www.flickr.com/people/69061470@N05, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Dastar: Photography by Harkanwal Singh., CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Head shaving in Hinduism: Napoleon is back, CC0, 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
- Khăn vấn: André Salles, Public domain, source
- Buyao: anonymous, Public domain, source
- Jokduri: derivative work: Caspian blue ( talk ) Korean_dance-Jinju_pogurakmu-01, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ponytail: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shikha: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Pouf: After Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, Public domain, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- French braid: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oseledets: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peineta: Hiart, CC0, source
- Buzz cut: Fadi El Benni of Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Undercut: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pompadour: Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain, source
- Beehive: MGM, Public domain, source
- Pigtails: Ykstyyppi123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Upsherin: Vered Peer, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bangs: Circle of Girolamo Mocetto (Active 1490-1530), Public domain, source
- Mohawk: Duke.emerson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gajra: Amarnath, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chinese hairpin: Augusthaiho, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chignon: www.GlynLowe.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Flattop: NASA, Public domain, source
- Bowl cut: Audun Gjerdi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hair stick: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Punjabi paranda: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source