31 Nonbinary & Androgynous Haircuts (+ Styling Tips)

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1 Wolf Cut

2 Pixie Cut

3 Stitch Cornrows

4 Mullet

5 Fox Cut

6 Buzz Cut

7 Bowl Cut

8 Shag Cut

9 Pompadour

10 Jellyfish Cut

11 Twist Out

12 French Crop

13 Faux Hawk

14 Buzzed Side Burns

15 Afro

16 The Edgar

17 Locs

18 Undercut

19 Bob

20 Mushroom

21 Short and Neat

22 Fluffy Hair & Short Sides

23 Shoulder-Length Waves

24 Blunt Lob With Curtain Bangs

25 Long and Layered

26 Crop Cut With Long Top

27 Low Tapered Skin Fade

28 Messy ‘90s Fringe

29 Blunt Cut

30 Teased High

31 Buzzed Sides with Color

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Co-authored by Martin Nepton and Maryana Lucia Vestic, MFA, M.Phil.

Last Updated: January 8, 2026 Fact Checked

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A nonbinary haircut is any gender-neutral haircut that goes against traditionally gendered hairstyles or cuts. It can range from short, edgy, and bold to long and natural, and help you express yourself, whether you’re straight, gay, trans, or non-binary. Keep reading for 31 stylish, unisex haircuts, along with tips on what face shapes they work best for and how to style them, with the help of expert hairstylists and barbers.

What are some popular gender-neutral haircuts?

A nonbinary haircut breaks away from traditionally gendered styles. Popular gender-neutral options include the wolf cut, faux hawk, pixie cut, and mullet. Other genderfluid haircuts that are more versatile and subtle include hair that is fluffy with short sides, hair with mid-length waves, or a long, layered cut.

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Wolf Cut

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   The wolf cut blends short top layers with longer layers in the back. It has heavier, textured layers that are sometimes cut using a razor to create wispy ends. The wolf cut is sometimes known as a modern mullet because it combines the choppy layers found in a shag cut with the longer length of a mullet.

   • Best for: Oval, round, heart-shaped, and square face shapes
     • Not sure which face shape you have? Follow this face shape guide or take our face shape quiz!
   • Styling tip: To style a wolf cut, apply mousse before blow-drying by lifting roots with a round brush to achieve volume and shape.

   Meet the wikiHow Experts

   Martin Nepton is a professional hair stylist with over 11 years of experience helping clients express their Queer identity through hair.

   Nick Arrojo is a master hair stylist with over 35 years of experience cutting and styling hair.

   Igor Sadurskii is a barber known for his expertise in classic and modern men’s haircuts.
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Pixie Cut

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   A pixie cut is short with uneven lengths and choppy, disconnected pieces. Pixie cuts are super adaptable, and can include swept, side-parted, or tousled bangs to frame the face. The hair is cropped close to the head at the ears and the nape, and may blend into shorter sides, have longer hair on top with more volume, or include an undercut. When finding the right pixie cut, you may choose to wear one side longer than the other for an asymmetrical pixie cut.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Style a pixie cut by lifting the roots with your fingers while blow-drying and finishing with a holding spray.
   • Variation: A popular variation is the curly pixie, which is often cut “dry” to highlight natural curl patterns for a lighter, bouncier look.

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Stitch Cornrows

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   These cornrows use a "stitching" technique to create raised horizontal parts. Unlike traditional cornrows, which appear smoother and less defined, this variation is known for its geometric style. Make your style personal by choosing patterns like classic straight-back rows to intricate S-curves, zigzags, or other shapes that are best for you.

   • Best for: Round or square-shaped face shapes
   • Styling tip: Use a rat-tail comb and gel to gradually create the stitches, while maintaining even tension; use hair spray for hold.
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Mullet

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   Mullets have short hair in front, on top, and on the sides, and long hair in the back. Different types of mullets were very popular in the 80s and 90s, especially among rock stars and hockey players; it was described as "business in the front, party in the back.” Modernize your mullet style with variations like short, tapered, or faded sides.

   • Best for: Oval, square, round, and heart-shaped face shapes
   • Styling tip: Style your mullet by applying sea salt spray, hair clay, or mousse on damp hair before blow or air-drying.
   • Variation: One variation called the baby mullet uses layering, texturizing, and razoring for a softer, natural look.
   • Other types of mullets include a taper fade mullet, curly mullet, and burst fade mullet. Check out this article on growing a mullet to get started!

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Fox Cut

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   The fox is a softer wolf cut with longer, face-framing layers. The overall look has more movement than a traditional wolf cut, but is not overly shaggy. It features layers that frame the cheekbones and jawline, more volume at the crown that tapers to long, wispy ends. The fox cut sometimes includes curtain bangs that blend into the layers.

   • Best for: Oval, square, oblong, and diamond-shaped face shapes
   • Styling tip: Direct the top section forward with a round brush while curving the ends inward; use a flat iron on the lower layers.
   • Professional hair stylist Martin Nepton suggests achieving volume by applying mousse to the roots and blow drying in the opposite direction to how “you want the hair to fall. If you want the volume when you push your hair back, blow-dry it forward toward your face.”
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Buzz Cut

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   Buzz cuts are very short, uniform cuts that you can personalise. Buzz cut styles have an overall length of 1/2 inch on average (1.3 cm) and are traditionally cut using electric clippers. Barber Igor Sadurskii states that buzzcuts can vary from a military style or low fade, but “you just have to pick how high you want to see it—it could be like a low fade where the skin shows just around the ears, or higher, depending on your preference.”

   • Best for: Oval, Square, or diamond-shaped face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply texture powder for volume or matte clay if you want more definition.

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Bowl Cut

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   The hair is cut to a uniform, short length all around the head. The resulting rounded shape looks similar to an upside-down bowl. It often includes blunt bangs across the forehead. A bowl cut can vary by having shaggy layers added to break up the even shape.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply mousse before blow-drying with a round or paddle brush to lift and shape the roots.
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Shag Cut

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   The shag is a textured cut with multiple layers. It usually has shorter layers on top and choppy layers that taper down beneath. The shag cut often has face-framing bangs to keep the style full of movement.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, square, round, and oblong face shapes
   • Styling tip: Style a shag cut by using sea salt spray or texturizing powder before blow-drying with a diffuser; blow-dry bangs with a round brush.

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Pompadour

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   Pompadour cuts include hair that is swept up and back. This voluminous hair is referred to as a pomp, and is usually paired with shorter hair on the sides and back, which can be tapered, faded, or clipped for a pompadour fade. The longer hair is slicked back or brushed away from the forehead.

   • Best for: Oval, round, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Blow-dry the front up and back with a round brush while using your hands to slick back the sides.
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Jellyfish Cut

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   A jellyfish cut has a short bob on top with disconnected pieces beneath. The short top-hair bob represents the body of the jellyfish, while the longer lengths symbolize the tentacles. The bob can be choppy, blunt, or layered.

   • Best for: Round, diamond, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Use a flat iron to smooth the top layer and air-dry the bottom layer for more natural waves and movement.

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Twist Out

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   The hair is twisted into 2 or 3-strand sections and then unraveled. The twist out is a heat-free technique that provides bouncy curls after the twisted sections are allowed to dry completely. The final result can be textured, wavy, or curly and can be adapted for short, medium, or long hair.

   • Best for: Round, diamond, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Let the twists dry overnight if possible before unraveling with Jojoba oil or shea butter on your fingertips to minimize frizz.
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French Crop

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   French crops have a short, textured top and short sides and back. It usually includes blunt bangs across the forehead, while the back and sides can fade or taper. After you first ask for a French crop, try growing your top hair longer or experiment with a skin fade to find your own version of this trendy look.

   • Best for: Oval, square, and round face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply a matte clay before blow-drying the fringe forward and using your fingers to tousle the top hair.

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Faux Hawk

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   This modern mohawk has shorter sides with a central strip of hair on top. The upwardly designed faux hawk includes sides that are faded or tapered, which provides a slightly softer look than a traditional mohawk.

   • Best for: Oval, round, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Master hair stylist Nick Arrojo recommends styling a faux hawk by applying gel to style. “The stronghold of gel will maintain the fauxhawk day to night.” Then, use your fingers to push the top center hair upwards to create the crest.
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Buzzed Side Burns

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   In this style, the hair from the top of the ear and down is shaved. This means it’s cut very short using clippers. The buzzed sides provide a contrast to the varying textures and lengths you can choose to have on top.

   • Best for: Oval and square-shaped faces
   • Styling tip: Use a clipper with adjustable guards for trims.

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Afro

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   Black hair can be grown out and combed up into a voluminous shape. Once you grow out your afro, make it stand out with shaved or very short sides and back, or play with the overall shape of the hair on top. It’s also possible to create different lines, angles, or designs to make the afro your own—for instance, try an afro fade.

   • Best for: Oval, round face shapes
   • Styling tip: Style an afro by shaping it using a pick or your hands after you use a leave-in cream for moisture.
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The Edgar

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   The Edgar includes a short, blunt fringe and faded tapered sides. The bangs fall straight across the forehead, which makes the Edgar similar to a bowl cut or French crop. The Edgar style is all about sharp, defined lines, but can be altered with more texture, layers, or a mullet-style back length, called a "takuache.”

   • Best for: Oval, square, and round face shapes
   • Styling tip: Work in texturizing powder or mousse by scrunching or lifting from the roots; brush the straight bangs onto your forehead.

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Locs

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   Locs are achieved by locking strands of hair into rope-like twists. Once hair is sectioned, it’s twisted or braided; It’s also possible to get locs styles by palm rolling, interlocking, and natural matting. It ends up being one of the lowest-maintenance gender-neutral haircuts.

   • Best for: All face shapes
   • Styling tip: After washing and blow-drying your locs, apply Jamaican black castor oil on your scalp to reduce frizz.
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Undercut

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   An undercut has longer hair on top and short or shaved sides and back. The disconnected undercut is much sharper than a gradual fade. It’s very versatile, so you can style the hair on top to get a quiff or pompadour, or wear it slicked back, combed over, or textured.

   • Best for: Oval, round, or square-shaped faces
   • Styling tip: Style an undercut by applying pomade on damp hair; blow-dry for volume or slick back for a neater look.

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Bob

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   The bob is cut straight around the head and falls below the chin. Traditional bobs are cut evenly across, but can also be angled, layered, or textured. Bobs typically expose the back of the neck and can include bangs.

   • Best for: Every face shape
   • Styling tip: Style a bob by applying volumizers or texture sprays before blow-drying with a brush to frame your face, or style your bob with waves.
   • Variation: A braided bob is a variation that uses braids instead of natural hair, like box braids, knotless braids, or twists.
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Mushroom

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   The mushroom cut is a modern bowl cut with more textures and layers. It includes a softer, more tapered shape with fuller sides that blend into a shorter-length back. The final silhouette looks more like a mushroom than a helmet shape.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, round, and square-shaped faces
   • Styling tip: Blow-dry with a round brush and use wax or sea salt spray for definition.

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Short and Neat

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   The short, neat cut has a textured short back and sides, and bangs. It’s sometimes called a textured crop with a fringe, and has a gradual taper close to the scalp without a major fade. The top hair has choppy, textured layers, and short, textured, or super short bangs.

   • Best for: Oval, diamond, heart, and round face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply mousse or pomade before blow-drying with a round brush to lift roots and smooth ends.
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Fluffy Hair & Short Sides

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   This style has thick, layered hair on top with shorter sides. The top hair is longer and more voluminous, and sometimes messy. The shorter sides and back hair are tapered, faded, or undercut. It’s usually worn textured and tousled for a lived-in look.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, and diamond face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply mousse to volumize your roots before blow-drying your hair upside down to lift the roots away from the scalp.

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Shoulder-Length Waves

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   Shoulder-length waves fall around the shoulders. The waves are loose and natural-looking, and are cut with multiple layers that create movement and flow. The layers frame the face and are typically “S” shaped.

   • Best for: Round, square, and oblong face shapes
   • Styling tip: Use a flat iron to direct your hair away from the face; run your fingers or a wide-toothed comb through your hair for softness.
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Blunt Lob With Curtain Bangs

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   A blunt lob (long bob) includes a straight across bottom edge. It falls right around the shoulders, and typically features curtain bangs that frame the face. Blunt lobs often part in the middle and blend into layers.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, square, and round face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply sea salt spray before air drying or blow-drying.

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Long and Layered

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   The style includes different lengths with layers that start lower down. Some shorter pieces on top blend into longer layers that frame the face to provide movement, proving that genderfluid haircuts can be long as well as short. The layers usually start near the shoulders or armpit to keep the hairstyle long.

   • Best for: Oval, heart, diamond, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Use a curling wand or blow dry with a round brush for volume, or flat iron to define your layers.
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Crop Cut With Long Top

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   This style features a longer, textured top and short sides and back. The sides and back are usually faded or clipped for contrast. The longer top falls forward into a fringe, which can be cut bluntly or as a textured crop for a messy feel instead.

   • Best for: Oval, square, round, and heart face shapes
   • Styling tip: Blow-dry the top forward and apply styling paste or texturizing powder before styling the tips with your fingers.

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Low Tapered Skin Fade

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   Longer hair on top tapers down to a skin-level fade. The fade starts low, at the temples or around the ear, and moves to a skin fade style by the time it gets to the nape of the neck. Personalize your low tapered skin fade with a textured, slicked, buzzed look to make it your own.

   • Best for: Oval, square, and round face shapes
   • Styling tip: Use pomade, wax, or clay to maintain your top hair while blow-drying it for volume.
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Messy ‘90s Fringe

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   The messy fringe has wispy, choppy bangs. The bangs are worn longer and can hit the eyebrows; they’re similar to curtain bangs and are parted in the middle, or can be swept to the side. The many layers frame the face for a casual, relaxed look.

   • Best for: All face shapes
   • Styling tip: Apply sea salt spray or texturizing powder before blow-drying your hair with a diffuser and scrunching the hair.

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Blunt Cut

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   The blunt cut has no layers and is all one length. The hair is cut straight across in one uniform line, which often helps give it additional thickness. It requires regular trimming to keep the blunt line going strong.

   • Best for: Oval, heart-shaped, and square face shapes
   • Styling tip: Use a flat iron for a straight look, or a curling iron to create waves.
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Teased High

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   A teased high look places all the volume at the crown of the head. Teased styles are achieved by backcombing or teasing the hair upwards to create height; small sections of the hair are teased from the mid-shaft down to the roots. Hair that is teased high can be worn in retro styles like big ponytails or bouffants.

   • Best for: Round, square, and diamond face shapes
   • Styling tip: Start backcombing the hair with a teasing comb about 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) from the roots while pushing down towards the scalp; apply texturizing spray or hairspray between layers for hold.

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Buzzed Sides with Color

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   This colorful look has short or shaved hair on the sides and back. It’s more typically paired with longer hair on top that is colored with a bright or bold hue. Buzzed sides with color are among the most versatile androgynous hairstyles and can be worn every way, from a fade to a disconnected undercut, as a way to reflect your identity.

   • Best for: Oval, square, heart, and diamond face shapes
   • Styling tip: Experiment with temporary or semi-permanent hair color before committing to a permanent hue.
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• You can get creative and experiment with these unisex haircuts until you find the right type or variation for you. You may decide to try multiple styles instead of just wearing one. Being able to wear any kind of hairstyle, regardless of gender identity, is your choice, so have fun with it!
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