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Concepts

WorldTaper A haircut that gradually shortens hair length from the top down to the sides and back.Cut · Any hair

🇺🇸 United StatesCrew cut A short, graduated men's haircut with upright top hair.Cut · Thick hair · 1920

WorldRegular haircut Classic men's style with tapered sides and combed top.Cut · Any hair

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreBroccoli haircut Tapered sides with curly, layered top hair.Cut · Curly hair · 2018

WorldBrush cut A very short, uniform haircut following the head shape.Cut · Any hair

WorldTemple fade A short haircut tapering from the scalp to a longer length on top.Cut · 1990

🇺🇸 United StatesEdgar cut A tapered Latino youth style with a straight fringe.Cut · Any hair · 2010

🇺🇸 United StatesIvy League haircut A side-parted crew cut with graduated top length.Cut · Any hair 🇰🇷 South KoreaTwo-block haircut Long textured top with short tapered sidesCut · Straight hair 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFrench crop Short men's cut with faded sides and a blunt fringe.Cut · Straight hair · 1920 🇺🇸 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

🇫🇷 France and 1 moreShingle bob A short haircut with a tapered nape and curled sides.Cut · Straight hair · 1920

Photo credits on this page

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

Brush cut: IMasc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Broccoli haircut: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, source
Crew cut: greginhollywood, CC BY 2.0, source
Temple fade: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Edgar cut: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Regular haircut: JParker9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ivy League haircut: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Robert Benson, Public domain, source
Shingle bob: Evolvingthinker, CC BY 2.0, source

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