100 Best Hair Styles

100 Best Hairstyles in the World

Discover the latest and greatest hair trends from around the globe!

Are you looking for inspiration to revamp your hairstyle? Our curated list of 100 best hairstyles showcases the most stunning and innovative looks from around the world. From classic styles to modern trends, there’s something for everyone.Click on each hairstyle to see a detailed photo and learn more about the history and how to achieve it. Get ready to be amazed and inspired by these incredible hairstyles!

• Afro -The afro is a hair style created by combing out natural growth of afro-textured hair, or specifically styled with chemical curling products by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair. The hairstyle can be created by combing the hair away from the scalp, dispersing a distinctive curl pattern, and forming the hair into a rounded shape, much like a cloud or puff ball. 
• Afro puffs –Afro puffs are a hair style usually consisting of two “puffs” of hair, one on each side of the head, like smaller versions of an afro, from which it evolved. 
• Asymmetric cut – An asymmetric cut is a haircut in which the hair is cut in such a way that the hair does not have left-right symmetry and one side is cut or appears to be longer than the other.  It is a versatile hairstyle with many subvariations.  Usually it is a combination of two separate styles, one for each side. 
• Bangs -A fringe (British English) or bangs (North American English) is strands or locks of hair that fall over the scalp’s front hairline to cover the forehead, usually just above the eyebrows, though can range to various lengths. While most people cut their fringe straight, they may also shape it in an arc or leave them ragged.
• Beehive -The beehive is a hairstyle in which long hair is piled up in a conical shape on the top of the head and slightly backwards pointing, giving some resemblance to the shape of a traditional beehive. It is also known as the B-52 due to a resemblance to the distinctive nose of the Boeing B-52 Strategic Bomber. ^[
• Big hair –Big hair is a hairstyle that emphasizes large volume or largely styled hair, especially when those styles make the hair occupy a large amount of space above and around the head. The label “big hair” for such styles originated in the late 1970s, when these styles were beginning a period of popularity. Similar styles have become fashionable at various periods in history. 
• Blowout –Long hair is a hairstyle where the head hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length. Exactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For example, a woman with chin-length hair in some cultures may be said to have short hair, while a man with the same length of hair in some of the same cultures would be said to have long hair.
• Bob cut -A bob cut, also known as a bob, is a short to medium length haircut for women, in which the hair is typically cut straight around the head at approximately jaw level, and no longer than shoulder-length, often with a fringe at the front. The standard bob cut exposes the back of the neck and keeps all of the hair well above the shoulders.
• Bouffant -A bouffant ( /buːˈfɒnt/ boo-FONT) is a type of puffy, rounded hairstyle characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
• Bowl cut -A bowl cut is a simple haircut where the front hair is cut with a straight fringe (see bangs) and the rest of the hair is left longer, the same length all the way around, or else the sides and back are cut to the same short length. ^[1] It is named so because in medieval times, when it was popular in Europe, a bowl would be placed on the head and then used as a cutting guide to trim the hair. 
• Braid –Braids (also referred to as plaits) are a complex hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair. ^[1] Braiding has been used to style and ornament human and animal hair for thousands of years ^[2] in various cultures around the world.
• Broccoli haircut -A broccoli haircut (also known as a Zoomer perm) is a type of haircut with tapered sides and layered curls on top, usually achieved with a perm. It became popular among teenage and tween boys in the 2020s, particularly due to its spread on TikTok, and became an Internet meme around the same time.
• Brush, butch, burr cut -A brush cut is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension. ^[1] The top and the upper portion of the back and sides are cut the same length, generally between ¹⁄₄ and ¹⁄₂ inch (6 and 13 mm), following the contour of the head. The hair below the upper portion of the sides and back of the head is tapered short or semi-short with a clipper, in the same manner as a crewcut.
• Bun  (odango)-A bun is a type of hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back from the face, twisted or plaited, and wrapped in a circular coil around itself, typically on top or back of the head or just above the neck. A bun can be secured with a hair tie, barrette, bobby pins, one or more hair sticks, a hairnet. Hair may also be wrapped around a piece called a “rat”.  Various hair bun inserts may be used to create donut-shaped buns
• Businessman cut -A regularhaircut in Western fashion is a men’s and boys’ hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long.  The style is also known by other names including taper cut, regular taper cut, side-part and standard haircut; as well as short back and sides, business-man cut and professional cut
• Butterfly haircut -The butterfly haircut is a hairstyle featuring numerous layers to create volume throughout the hair. It blends shorter and longer layers throughout the hair, as well as face-framing layers. According to L’Oreal Paris, the butterfly haircut “is going to be a flattering style for most”, though it works best for individuals whose hair is at least shoulder length
• Buzz cut -A buzz cut, or wiffle cut, is a variety of short hairstyles, especially where the length of hair is the same on all parts of the head. Rising to prominence initially with the advent of manual hair clippers, buzz cuts became increasingly popular in places where strict grooming conventions applied. In several nations, buzz cuts are often given to new recruits in the armed forces or newly incarcerated inmates. However, buzz cuts are also used for stylistic reasons.
• Caesar cut -The Caesar cut is a hairstyle with short, horizontally straight cut bangs. The hair is layered to around 2–5 cm (1-2 inches) all over.^{[ citation needed ]} It is named after the Roman Emperor Octavian Caesar Augustus, whose images frequently depict him wearing his hair in such a manner.^{[ citation needed ]} This haircut first became fashionable among Western boys and men in the 1980s.
• Chignon -A chignon ( UK: /ˈʃiːnjɒ̃/ , US: /ˈʃiːnjɒn/ , French: [ʃiɲɔ̃] ), from the French chignon meaning a bun, is a hairstyle characterized by wrapped hair on the back of the head. In the United States and United Kingdom, it is often used as an abbreviation of the French phrase chignon du cou, signifying a low bun worn at the nape of the neck.
• Chonmage -The chonmage (丁髷) is a type of traditional Japanese topknot haircut worn by men. It is most commonly associated with the Edo period (1603–1868) and samurai, and in recent times with sumo wrestlers. It was originally a method of using hair to hold a samurai kabuto helmet steady atop the head in battle, and became a status symbol among Japanese society.
• Comb over -A comb over or combover is a hairstyle commonly worn by balding men in which the hair is grown long and combed over the bald area to minimize the appearance of baldness. Sometimes the parting is lowered so that more hair can be used to cover the balding area.
• Conk -The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to the early-to-mid 1960s.  This hairstyle called for a man with naturally “kinky” hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene, an initially homemade hair straightener gel made from the extremely corrosive chemical lye which was often mixed with eggs and potatoes. 
• Cornrows –Cornrows (sometimes called canerows) are a style of traditionally three-strand braids, originating in Africa,  in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. 
• Crew cut -A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the upright hair on the top of the head is cut relatively short,  graduated in length from the longest hair that forms a short pomp (pompadour) at the front hairline to the shortest at the back of the crown so that in side profile, the outline of the top hair approaches the horizontal.
• Crochet braids –Crochet braids, also known as latch hook braids,  are techniques for braiding hair that involve crocheting synthetic hair extensions to a person’s natural hair with a latch hook or crochet hook. While crochet braids are a hybrid of traditional braids, they’re considered to be more similar to weaves.
• Croydon facelift -In English slang, a Croydon facelift (sometimes council house facelift,  or in Northern Ireland a Millie facelift) is a particular hairstyle worn by some women. The hair is pulled back tightly and tied in a bun or ponytail at the back. The supposed result is that the skin of the forehead and face are pulled up and back, producing the effects of a facelift.
• Czupryna -The czupryna (Polish : wysokie polskie cięcie, podgolony łeb, łaszczówka), also known as the Polish halfshaven head, is a traditional Polish noble haircut, associated mainly with Sarmatism, but worn by Poles in the Middle Ages too. It is marked by shaving hair above the ears and on the neck at the same height, with longer hair on the top of the head. For hundreds of years it was typical of Poles.
• Devilock -The devilock is a hairstyle created by Misfits bassist Jerry Only in the late 1970s. In an early 1980s interview, Jerry Only claimed that the devilock was based on a “tidal wave” hairstyle seen in the 1970s.
• Dido flip -The Dido flip was a hairstyle of the early 21st century in imitation of the singer and songwriter Dido Armstrong. It was a “chopped” style with hair flipped to one or both sides and often strands not cut evenly.
• Digital perm -A digital perm is a perm that uses hot rods with the temperature regulated by a machine with a digital display, hence the name.  The process is otherwise similar to that of a traditional perm. The name “digital perm” is trademarked by a Japanese company, Paimore Co.  Hairstylists usually call it a “hot perm.”
• Dreadlocks –Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a hairstyle made of rope-like strands of hair. This is done by not combing the hair and allowing it to mat naturally or by twisting it manually. Over time, the hair will form tight braids or ringlets.
• Ducktail -The ducktail is a men’s haircut style popular during the 1950s. It is also called the duck’s tail, duck’s ass, duck’s arse, or simply D.A. and is also described as slicked back hair.  The hair is pomaded (greased), combed back around the sides, and parted centrally down the back of the head.
• Edgar cut -The Edgar hairstyle, otherwise known as the Edgar cut or the Edgar haircut, is a hairstyle that is often associated with Latino culture. In the 2010s and early 2020s, the haircut became popular with members of Generation Z ^[1] and Millennials. 
• Eton crop -The Eton crop is a type of very short, slicked-down crop hairstyle for women.  It became popular during the 1920s because it was ideal to showcase the shape of cloche hats. It was worn by Josephine Baker, among others.  The name derives from its similarity to a hairstyle allegedly popular with schoolboys at Eton.
• Extensions –Artificial hair integrations, more commonly known as hair extensions, hair weaves, and fake hair add length and fullness to human hair. Hair extensions are usually clipped, glued, or sewn on natural hair by incorporating additional human or synthetic hair.
• Fauxhawk -The mohawk (also referred to as a mohican) is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center. Mohawk hairstyles have existed for thousands of years. As of the 21st century, they are most commonly associated with punks, or broader non-conformity
• Feathered hair –Feathered hair is a hairstyling technique that was popular in the 1970s and the early 1980s. It was designed for straight hair. The hair was layered, with either a side or a center parting. The hair would be brushed back at the sides, giving an appearance similar to the feathers of a bird.
• Finger wave -A finger wave is a method of setting hair into waves (curls) that was popular in the 1920s and early 1930s and again in the late 1990s in North America and Europe. Silver screen actresses such as Josephine Baker and Esther Phillips are credited with the original popularity of finger waves. In their return in the 1990s.
• Flattop -A flattop is a classic hairstyle characterized by short hair on the sides and back of the head, with the top hair cut short and styled to stand upright in a flat, level plane.
• Fontange -A fontange, or frelange, is a high headdress popular during the turn of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe.
• French braid -A French braid, also called a French plait, is a type of braided hairstyle. The three-strand gathered plait includes three sections of hair that are braided together from the crown of the head to the nape of the neck.
• French twist -A French twist is a common “updo” hair styling technique.  It is created by gathering the hair in one hand and twisting the hair upwards until it turns in on itself against the head. It is then secured with barrettes, combs, hair sticks and/or hairpins. It was popular from the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
• Frosted tips –Frosted tips refers to a hairstyle in which the hair is cut short and formed into short spikes with hair gel or hair spray. The hair is bleached such that the tips of each spike will be pale blond, usually in contrast to the wearer’s main hair color
• Hair crimping –Hair crimping is a method of styling usually straight, long hair so that it becomes wavy, often in a sawtooth / zig-zag fashion. In the Southern United States, it is usually referred to as crimping, but also can be called crinkles or deep waves.
• Hair twists –Hair twists, flat twists, or mini-twists, are a hairstyle popular with Afro-textured hair around the world, and sometimes with other hair textures. The style is achieved by dividing the hairs into several sections, twisting strands of hair, then twisting two twisted strands around one another.
• High and tight -The high and tight is a military variant of the crew cut. It is a very short hairstyle, characterized by the back and sides of the head being shaved to the skin and the option for the top to be blended or faded into slightly longer hair.
• Hime cut -The hime cut (Japanese: 姫カット, IPA: [çimekatːo] , HEE-meh; lit. ’ princess cut’) is a hairstyle consisting of straight, usually cheek-length sidelocks and frontal fringe. The rest of the hair is usually worn long and straightened.
• Historical Christian hairstyles -The hairstyles adopted in the Christian tradition have varied widely over time as well as between locations, social and economic classes, ethnicities, denominations, and the cultures from which Christians have emerged. Among the Clergy and consecrated religious hair styles have also varied between orders and positions with in the church. 
• Hi-top fade –Hi-top fade is a haircut where hair on the sides is cut off or kept very short while hair on the top of the head is grown long.^]
• Induction cut -An induction cut, also referred to as a mighty fine, is the shortest possible hairstyle without shaving the head with a razor. The style is so named as it is traditionally the first haircut given to new male recruits during initial entry into many of the world’s armed forces.
• Ivy League, Harvard, Princeton cut -An Ivy League, also known as a Harvard Clip or Princeton, is a type of crew cut in which the hair on the top front of the head is long enough to style with a side part, while the crown of the head is cut short.
• Japanese women –Hairstyles of Japanese women have been varied throughout history. Since the 7th century, Japanese noblewomen have sought out elaborate and structured ways to wear their hair to show off their elite status. This included hairdos built of wax, ribbons, combs, hair picks, and flowers.
• Jheri curl -The Jheri curl (often spelled Jerry curl or Jeri Curl) is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among African Americans during the 1980s and early 1990s. Invented by the hairdresser Jheri Redding,  the Jheri curl gives the wearer a glossy, loosely curled look. 
• Kinky hair –Kinky hair, also known as afro-textured hair, is a human hair texture prevalent in the indigenous populations of many regions with hot climates, mainly sub-Saharan Africa, some areas of Melanesia, and Australia.
• Kiss curl -A kiss curl describes a lock of hair curling onto the face and usually plastered down. Although the curl could be flattened with saliva (hence its alternative name spit curl), soap or hair lotion is more typically used.^]
• Laid edges –Laid edges, also called slayed edges or swooped edges, refers to a style of arranging the fine “baby hairs” at the edge of the hairline into flat, decorative waves or swirls. The style is sometimes referred to as simply baby hairs, and originates with African-American fashions of the 1990s.
• Layered hair –Layered hair is a hairstyle that gives the illusion of length and volume using long hair for the illusion of length and short hair for volume, as an easy style to manage. Hair is arranged into layers, with the top layers (those that grow nearer the crown) cut shorter than the layers beneath. This allows the tips of the top layers to blend seamlessly with layers beneath.
• Liberty spikes –Layered hair is a hairstyle that gives the illusion of length and volume using long hair for the illusion of length and short hair for volume, as an easy style to manage. Hair is arranged into layers, with the top layers (those that grow nearer the crown) cut shorter than the layers beneath. This allows the tips of the top layers to blend seamlessly with layers beneath.
• Long hair –Long hair is a hairstyle where the head hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length. Exactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For example, a woman with chin-length hair in some cultures may be said to have short hair, while a man with the same length of hair in some of the same cultures would be said to have long hair.
• Lob cut -A lob or long bob is a medium-length  haircut and a variant of bob cut. The length is between long hair and a bob cut. ^]
• Lovelock -A Lovelock was popular amongst European “men of fashion” from the end of the 16th century until well into the 17th century. The lovelock was a long lock of hair, often plaited (braided) and made to rest over the left shoulder (the heart side) to show devotion to a loved one. 
• Marcelling –Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair.  Its appearance was similar to that of a finger wave but it is created using a different method.
• Mod cut -The wings haircut, also known the Mod haircut, Mop top, flippies, flow, Justin Bieber haircut, or skater hair is a popular hairstyle used in the skateboarding, surfer, mod, and preppy community. Typically long, the style can range from long and drooping below the eyes, to a shorter length.
• Mohawk -The mohawk (also referred to as a mohican) is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center. Mohawk hairstyles have existed for thousands of years. As of the 21st century, they are most commonly associated with punks, or broader non-conformity.
• Mullet -The mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is cut shorter at the front, top and sides, but is longer at the back.
• 1950s -In the Western world, the 1950s were a decade known for experimentation with new styles and culture. Following World War II and the austerity years of the post-war period, the 1950s were a time of comparative prosperity, which influenced fashion and the concept of glamour.
• 1980s –Hairstyles in the 1980s included the mullet, tall mohawk hairstyles, jheri curls, flattops, and hi-top fades, which became popular styles. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Amongst women, large hair-dos, puffed-up styles, permanent waves, and softer cuts typified the decade.
• Pageboy -The pageboy or page boy is a hairstyle named after what was believed to be the haircut of a late medieval page boy. It has straight hair hanging to below the ear, where it usually turns under. There is often a fringe (bangs) in the front.  This style was popular in the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s.
• Payot –Sidelocks in English, or pe’ot in Hebrew, anglicized as payot ^[lower-alpha  (Hebrew : פֵּאוֹת, romanized: pēʾōt, “corners”) or payes (Yiddish pronunciation: [peyes] ), is the Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns. 
• Pigtail -In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail (or twin tail or twintail) shows considerable variation. The term may refer to a single braid, but is more frequently used in the plural (“pigtails”) to refer to twin braids on opposite sides of the head.
• Pixie cut -A pixie cut is a short hairstyle, generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top, with very short bangs. It is a variant of a crop. The name is derived from the mythological pixie.
• Pompadour -The pompadour is a hairstyle named after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), a mistress of King Louis XV of France.
• Ponytail -A ponytail is a hairstyle in which some, most, or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip, or other similar accessory and allowed to hang freely from that point. It gets its name from its resemblance to the tail of a pony.
• Punch perm -A punch perm (パンチパーマ, panchi pāma) is a type of tightly permed male hairstyle in Japan. From the 1970s until the mid-1990s, it was popular among yakuza, chinpira (low-level criminals), bōsōzoku (motorcycle gang members), truck drivers, construction workers, and enka singers.
• Professional cut -A regularhaircut in Western fashion is a men’s and boys’ hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long. 
• Queue -The Queue Order (simplified Chinese :剃发令; traditional Chinese :剃髮令; pinyin :tìfàlìng),  or tonsure decree, was a series of laws violently imposed by the Qing dynasty during the seventeenth century.
• Quiff -The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 1950s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk. It was born as a post-war reaction to the short and strict haircuts for men. The hairstyle was a staple in the British Teddy Boy movement.
• Rattail -A rattail is a hair style that is characterized by a long “tail”-like element of hair growing downward from the back of the head. The rattail usually hangs naturally; however, it can be braided, treated as a dread, permed, straightened, poofed, or curled with an iron. 
• Regular haircut -A regularhaircut in Western fashion is a men’s and boys’ hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long.
• Ringlets -A ringlet is a type of hairstyle. Ringlets are often also known as princess curls or corkscrew curls. It is achieved by wrapping a lock of hair around the length of a thin curling iron or can be done naturally by people with sufficiently curled hair. The curls can also be achieved by hair rollers.  Loose ringlets can be created just by twisting wet hair as well.
• Shag -A shag cut is a hairstyle that has been layered to various lengths. It was created by the barber Paul McGregor.  The layers are often feathered at the top and sides. The layers make the hair full around the crown, and the hair thins to fringes around the edges.
• Shape-up -A shape-up, also called a line-up or an edge-up, is a hairstyle that involves cutting along the natural hairline to straighten it. Edge-ups are typically found among men and short-haired women. 
• Shikha -A shikha (Sanskrit : शिखा, romanized: śikhā) is a tuft of hair kept at the back of the head by a Hindu following tonsure. Though traditionally considered to be an essential mark of a Hindu,  today it is primarily worn among Brahmins, especially those serving as temple priests. 
• Short back and sides -A regularhaircut in Western fashion is a men’s and boys’ hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long.  The style is also known by other names including taper cut, regular taper cut, side-part and standard haircut; as well as short back and sides, business-man cut and professional cut.
• Short brush cut -A brush cut is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension. 
• Short hair –Short hair refers to any haircut with little length. It may vary from above the ears to below the chin. If a man’s hair reaches the chin, it may not be considered short. 
• Spiky hair –Liberty spikes is hair styled into long, thick, upright spikes. The style, now associated with the punk subculture, is so named because of the resemblance to the diadem crown worn by the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), itself inspired by the Roman goddess Libertas and god Sol Invictus.
• Standard haircut -A regularhaircut in Western fashion is a men’s and boys’ hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long.
• Step cut –Step cutting is a term used for a graduated haircut in which the hair takes the form of cascading steps. ^[1] There is a sharp demarcation between the steps, which leads to the factor of having a “number of steps”.
• Surfer hair –Surfer hair is a tousled type of hairstyle, popularized by surfers from the 1950s onwards, traditionally long, thick and naturally bleached from high exposure to the sun and salt water of the sea. In the late 1960s and 1970s.
• Taper cut -The style is also known by other names including taper cut, regular taper cut, side-part and standard haircut; as well as short back and sides, business-man cut and professional cut.
• Temple fade -The temple fade, also known as a Brooklyn fade, taper fade, and blowout, is a haircut that first gained popularity in the late 90s and early 2000s in African American, Italian American, and Hispanic American barbershops as a variation of the bald fade.
• Titus cut -A Titus cut or coiffure à la Titus was a hairstyle for men and women popular at the end of the 18th century in France and England. The style consisted of a short layered cut, typically with curls.  It was supposedly popularized in 1791 by the French actor François-Joseph Talma who played Titus in a Parisian production of Voltaire‘s Brutus . ^]
• Tonsure –Tonsure ( /ˈtɒnʃər/ ) is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates from the Latin word tonsura (meaning “clipping” or “shearing”  ) and referred to a specific practice in medieval Catholicism, abandoned by papal order in 1972.
• Undercut -The undercut is a hairstyle that was fashionable from the 1910s to the 1940s, predominantly among men, and saw a steadily growing revival in the 1980s before becoming fully fashionable again in the 2010s.
• Victory rolls –Victory rolls are a women’s hairstyle that was popular from 1940 to 1945, with a recent rise during the 21st century, characterized by voluminous curls of hair that are either on top of the head or frame the face. 
• Waves –Waves are a hairstyle for curly hair in which the curls are brushed and/or combed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern.
• Widow’s peak -A widow’s peak is a V-shaped point in the hairline in the center of the forehead. Hair growth on the forehead is suppressed in a bilateral pair of periorbital fields.