All hairstyles
207 hairstyles so far, best known first. 4 more are on the list to be written.
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin
Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · 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
🇮🇳 IndiaHead shaving in Hinduism
A ritual act of head shaving in Hinduism for purification, mourning, and devotion.Shaved · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanKanzashi
Traditional Japanese hair ornaments made from metal, wood, silk, or folded fabric.Adorned
🇷🇴 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
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreBuyao
A Chinese hairpin with dangling ornaments that sway when the wearer moves.Adorned · Any hair
🇮🇳 IndiaKesh
The Sikh practice of keeping hair uncut as a religious observance.Natural · 1699
South AsiaPatka
Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair
🇮🇳 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
WorldLong hair
Head hair grown to a considerable length, often past the shoulders.Styled · Any hair
WorldPayot
Sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men based on religious law.Styled · Curly hair
🇯🇵 JapanChonmage
Traditional Japanese topknot worn by men, historically by samurai and now by sumo wrestlers.Updo · Straight hair · 1603
🇵🇱 Poland and 1 morePolish plait
A matted hair formation viewed as both a medical condition and a folk amulet in Eastern Europe.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1600
🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth
Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by elaborate updos, side wings, and wax styling.Updo · Straight hair
🇮🇳 IndiaShikha
A traditional Hindu tuft of hair kept at the crown after shaving the rest of the head.Shaved · Any hair
🇺🇸 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
EuropeRoman hairstyles
Ancient Roman hair fashions reflecting status and identityUpdo · Any hair
WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles
A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair
🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreWig
Artificial head covering made from human, animal or synthetic hair.Wrapped · Any hair
🇮🇱 IsraelJewish headcovering
A religious practice requiring married Orthodox Jewish women to cover their hair in public.Wrapped · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesHopi squash blossom whorls
Traditional Hopi hairstyle for unmarried maidensStyled · Straight hair
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles featuring structured wings and topknots, worn by women in historical periods and by geisUpdo · Straight hair
🇬🇭 GhanaDensinkran
Short Ashanti mourning cut for royal womenCut · 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
- Dreadlocks: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sidelock of youth: Unknown artist, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- 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
- Head shaving in Hinduism: Napoleon is back, CC0, source
- Kanzashi: Anonymous ( Japan ) Unknown author, Public domain, 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
- Buyao: anonymous, Public domain, source
- Jewish headcovering: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shikha: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Payot: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wig: David Ring, CC0, source
- Nihongami: 都新聞社 Miyako Shinbun, Public domain, source
- Hair extensions: Eunicehair, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kesh: Carl W. Damman, Public domain, source
- Polish plait: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, source
- Chinese hairpin: Augusthaiho, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Roman hairstyles: Colchester Museums, Caroline McDonald, 2004-06-02 14:47:52, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chonmage: not listed, Public domain, source