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Styles mostly worn by men. 77 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.

Men's hairstyles have often been shaped by rules: of armies, schools, faiths and governments. For much of the 20th century in the West, men wore short, tidy cuts made at the barber's, from the crew cut to the side-parted regular haircut. Other times and places favoured long hair and topknots, and music and subcultures have regularly pushed men's hair longer, taller or sharper.

The barber's cut

The regular haircut, short at the back and sides and a little longer on top, has been the standard Western men's cut since the late 19th century. The crew cut and the Ivy League were favoured by American college men in the 1950s, and the flattop by servicemen. Black barbering gave the world the fade, cut from skin to length with no visible line, and the line-up, sharp edges at the hairline.

Topknots and long hair

Elsewhere men grew their hair long. Samurai shaved the front of the head and tied the rest in a chonmage; married Korean men wore the sangtu topknot; Chinese men under the Qing wore the queue. Long hair for men returned in the West in the 1960s, and in Czechoslovakia long-haired young men, the máničky, were treated with suspicion by the communist authorities. The man bun and long top of the 2010s are the latest return.

Famous mostly men hairstyles

Regular haircutShort back and sidesCrew cutA short college and military cutPompadourThe swept-up style of rock and rollCaesar cutA short cut with a forward fringeIvy League haircutA longer crew cut with a partingFlattopHair cut flat on topTemple fadeA fade at the temples and napeChonmageThe samurai topknot

Further reading

KindCutBraidUpdoPonytailLocsNaturalCurlsShavedFringeStyledWrappedAdorned
Hair typeStraight hairWavy hairCurly hairCoily and kinky hairFine hairThick hairAny hair
OrderBest knownA to ZOldest firstNewest firstBy length
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 🇺🇦 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 🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950 🇵🇱 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 WorldComb over A hairstyle for balding men that uses long hair to cover thinning areas.Styled · Straight hair 🇬🇧 United KingdomQuiff A voluminous front sweep with short sides and back.Styled · Any hair · 1950 Amasunzu 🇷🇼 RwandaAmasunzu A traditional Rwandan hairstyle featuring crescent-shaped hair crests.Styled 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950 Rattail 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980 WorldShort hair A general category for haircuts kept above the shoulders or chin.Cut · Any hair · 1920 🇬🇧 United KingdomLovelock A single long braid worn over the left shoulder by 17th-century Europeans.Braid · Any hair · 1580 🇺🇸 United StatesHi-top fade Tall flat top with shaved sides from hip hop cultureCut · Coily and kinky hair · 1984 🇺🇸 United StatesConk Chemically straightened hair popular with African-American men mid-20th century.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920 WorldBig hair A hairstyle style defined by large volume and significant space around the head.Styled · Curly hair · 1960 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSurfer hair Tousled, sun-bleached locks from the sea.Styled · Wavy hair · 1950 🇬🇷 GreeceGreco-Roman hairstyles Hair practices of ancient Greece and Rome, including long locks, short crops, and net head-dresses.Wrapped · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesShape-up A sharp, straight trim along the natural hairline.Shaved · Coily and kinky hair · 1980 🇯🇵 JapanPunch perm Tightly curled Japanese male hairstyle from the 1960s.Curls · Straight hair · 1960 Frosted tips WorldFrosted tips Short spiky hair with bleached ends.Cut · Any hair · 1998 WorldWings A layered cut where side hair flips out like wings.Cut · Wavy hair · 1830 WorldNubian wig A short, curly Ancient Egyptian wig mimicking Nubian tribal hair.Styled · Curly hair WorldHair straightening A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950 Slicked-back hair 🇺🇸 United StatesSlicked-back hair A flat, glossy style combed straight back from the forehead.Styled · Straight hair · 1920 Mizura 🇯🇵 JapanMizura Ancient Japanese hairstyle with side locksStyled · Any hair Bantu knots 🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk A haircut with shaved sides and a central strip of upright hair.Cut · Straight hair · 1970 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950

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