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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
Patka South AsiaPatka Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair 🇪🇬 EgyptNemes Striped head cloth worn by ancient Egyptian pharaohs.Wrapped · Any hair 🇻🇳 VietnamKhăn vấn A traditional Vietnamese head wrap coiled tightly around the hair.Wrapped · Any hair · 1744 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreDastar A turban worn by Sikhs to cover uncut hair and signify faith.Wrapped · Any hair · 1699 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · Any hair 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 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 🇺🇦 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 WorldBraid Interlaced strands of hair used for style and social signalling.Braid · Any hair 🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950 🇷🇸 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 🇬🇧 United KingdomQuiff A voluminous front sweep with short sides and back.Styled · Any hair · 1950 WorldFlattop Short sides with a flat, upright top.Cut · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesDevilock A punk style featuring short sides and a long front section combed forward.Cut · Any hair · 1970 Rattail 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980 🇻🇳 VietnamCurtained hair A parted fringe with short sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1980 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHigh and tight A military crew cut with shaved sides and a short top.Cut · 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 🇰🇷 South KoreaSangtu Traditional Korean topknot worn by married men.Updo · Any hair · 57 WorldRegular haircut Classic men's style with tapered sides and combed top.Cut · Any hair 🇫🇷 FranceTitus cut Short layered cut with curls from late 18th-century FranceCut · Curly hair · 1791 🇺🇸 United StatesInduction cut Shortest military clipper cut without shaving bald.Shaved · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesIvy League haircut A side-parted crew cut with graduated top length.Cut · Any hair Frosted tips WorldFrosted tips Short spiky hair with bleached ends.Cut · Any hair · 1998 🇺🇸 United StatesEdgar cut A tapered Latino youth style with a straight fringe.Cut · Any hair · 2010 EuropeRoman hairstyles Ancient Roman hair fashions reflecting status and identityUpdo · Any hair 🇬🇷 GreeceGreco-Roman hairstyles Hair practices of ancient Greece and Rome, including long locks, short crops, and net head-dresses.Wrapped · Any hair WorldBrush cut A very short, uniform haircut following the head shape.Cut · Any hair Historical Christian hairstyle WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair WorldHair straightening A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950 🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreWig Artificial head covering made from human, animal or synthetic hair.Wrapped · Any hair Shuruba 🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair Taper WorldTaper A haircut that gradually shortens hair length from the top down to the sides and back.Cut · Any hair Skin fade 🇺🇸 United StatesSkin fade A men's haircut where hair blends down to bare skin on the sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1950 Mizura 🇯🇵 JapanMizura Ancient Japanese hairstyle with side locksStyled · Any hair WorldBraids A hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair.Braid · Any hair

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