List of facial hairstyles
This is a non exhaustive list of facial hairstyles.
Moustache styles
A moustache is defined as any facial hair grown specifically on the upper lip. There are many different types of moustache, but all differentiate between hair grown exclusively on the upper lip and hair grown on other parts of the face.| Name | Image | Description |
| Fu Manchu | A thin, narrow, moustache that grows downward in two very long tendrils from the upper lip, with the tapered, pointed ends hanging past the jawline. It is similar to the horseshoe moustache, but differentiated by the chin and cheeks area being smooth shaven with the lip tendrils overhanging them. The moustache is named after Fu Manchu, a fictional Chinese master-criminal created by Sax Rohmer in 1911, whose portrayal in print and film media established the style. | |
| English moustache | A wide moustache that gets narrow on the sides, but is mostly straight. | |
| Handlebar moustache | A moustache which has its ends grown much longer and often flared out. This is usually accentuated by styling the hair with a product such as hair gel or moustache wax. Occasionally, the ends are worn in loops. | |
| Imperial moustache | A mustache similar to the handlebar, but curls and is generally thicker. It was used as a category by WBMA. | |
| Dali moustache | Narrow mustache that points upwards. Named after Salvador Dalí. | |
| Chevron moustache | A moustache that covers the area between vermilion border and nose, and extends to the edges of upper lips, but no further. | |
| Pyramid moustache | A moustache similar to the chevron moustache but straight instead of curvy, giving a loose resemblance a triangle. | |
| Lampshade moustache | A moustache similar to the Pyramid moustache but steeper, thus resembling a trapezoid. | |
| Painter's brush | An intermediate of chevron moustache and pyramid moustache, its top is round, but the bottom is straight. | |
| Horseshoe moustache | A full moustache with ends that extend down in parallel straight lines beyond the upper lip and down to the jawline. It is similar to the traditional goatee, except for the clean-shaven chin, and resembles a horseshoe or an inverted U. | |
| Pencil moustache | A pencil moustache is one which is very thin, usually just above the line of the upper lip. It is supposed to look narrow enough to have been drawn on with a pencil. Often a man wearing a pencil moustache will shave the area above it to accentuate the remaining hair. | |
| Toothbrush moustache | This is a narrow but tall moustache which generally does not extend beyond the sides of the nose, and extends to the upper lip. This type of facial hair resembles a small brush like a toothbrush, where the "bristles" are attached to the bottom of the nose, which was once thought comical. Charlie Chaplin was the first famous man to sport this look, and his popularity circa 1915 made the toothbrush style fashionable worldwide in the early 20th century. However, Adolf Hitler's adoption of the style from 1919 onward eventually led to a distinct association between the style and the German Nazi leader. Resultantly dubbed the "Hitler moustache" in the public consciousness, the style faded from popularity after 1939 and was nearly extinct after World War II. | |
| Walrus moustache | The walrus moustache is characterized by whiskers that are thick, bushy, and droop over the mouth. The style resembles the whiskers of a walrus, hence the name. | |
| Hungarian moustache | Big bushy moustache that extends to the sides. It was used as a category by WBMA. |
Beard styles
The simple term beard is an umbrella term which can include any style of facial hair that isn't clean shaven or just a moustache.Goatee styles
Partial beard styles
| Name | Image | Description |
| Chin curtain | A full beard without a moustache or neck hair, sometimes called a "lion's mane." | |
| Chinstrap beard | Sideburns which are connected to each other by a narrow line of hair along the jaw, resembling a helmet strap harnessed to one's chin. | |
| Designer stubble | A stubble is any length of hair which is long enough to be seen, but short enough to not fully cover the skin beneath. This contributes to an image that a man is anywhere between relaxed and casual to disheveled and unclean. The term five-o'clock shadow refers to stubble which is very short, apparently only a few hours' growth. | |
| Friendly muttonchops | Muttonchops which are connected by a moustache, but no chin hair. | |
| Circle beard | A goatee in which the moustache is allowed to connect to the hair on the chin. | |
| Mutton chops | A more elaborate growth of sideburns which also grow larger toward the chin, resembling a mutton chop. An English style that became popular with some in the US by the early 1800s. | |
| Neckbeard | A beard which does not include any hair on the face, but includes the hair of the neck, or under the jaw, or both. Popular in the 19th century, wearers included Jefferson Davis, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Richard Wagner, Henry David Thoreau, Horace Greeley, and Alpheus Felch. | |
| Shenandoah | A fuller version of the chin curtain in which only the moustache is shaved, allowing the hair on the neck to grow out. The Shenandoah style was common in the 19th century in Europe and North America, and is often associated with the Amish community. | |
| Sideburns | Originally known as "Burnsides", sideburns are the patch of hair in front of the ears which connects a beard to the hair of one's head. Any extension beyond a simple corner angle on the front side of the head is considered to be a sideburn, though they can range widely in size from short and neatly cropped to the distinctly massive "muttonchops" of Ambrose Burnside. | |
| Sidewhiskers | Related to sideburns and muttonchops, but considerably more extreme. Classic sidewhiskers hang well below the jawline. They may be connected via a moustache, as in this picture of Chester A. Arthur, but this is not always the case. |
Full-beard styles
A full-beard which is shows full, unmodified growth on all available areas of the face and neck, including the moustache, chin, sideburns, and cheeks.| Name | Image | Description |
| Verdi beard | A short beard where the moustache is disconnected from rest of the facial hair. Named after Giuseppe Verdi. | |
| Garibaldi beard | A beard that evenly extends below the chin, but no more than 20 cm. Name after Giuseppe Garibaldi. | |
| Forkbeard | A pointed beard that is split by a curl at the chin. Despite also known as the "French fork", originates from Iran. | |
| Ducktail | A beard where the middle part hangs from chin leaving it pointed. It is set apart from extended from extended coatee the inclusion of sideburns. | |
| Ned Kelly beard | A beard with the length of more than 20 cm. A Ned Kelly beard is a style of facial hair named after 19th-century Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly. It is also known as Bandholz, after Eric Bandholz. |