Fohawks have been popular for decades. When you’re looking for a new and improved men’s hairstyle, give the faux hawk a chance. There are so many fohawk haircuts out there that it’s easy to get lost.
Each year brings us new variations of the traditional fohawk. If you’re ready for a new look, show your hairstylist one of these pictures to get the perfect fohawk hairstyle you’ve always dreamed about.
What is a Faux Hawk (Fohawk)?
Youthful and edgy, the faux hawk (or fohawk) is a style of haircut most often seen on men. The ridged middle is defined by shorter sides that are typically sloped up instead of spiked.
The softer distinction between the ridge and the sides is often more comfortable for men who aren’t used to dramatic hairstyles.
How to Do/Style a Faux Hawk
Before doing any styling, make sure your hair is clean and combed.
- Decide how long you want the middle of your faux hawk to be. Some men choose a narrow strip about two inches wide, while others make their strip line up with the temples.
- After deciding on the middle width, comb down or forward the hair at the sides of it to separate them from styling.
- Spray a little mousse or scoop up a little hair gel into the palms of your hands.
- Press your hands together at the sides of the middle strip of hair (making a sandwich) and slide your hands upwards to create the faux hawk shape.
- After you’re satisfied with how your look, smooth down the sides and back of your hair. You can also choose to buzz or fade the sides for more definition.
- For extra hold, seal your look with hairspray.
Take a look at the fohawk haircuts that are popular in 2024, and think about how much maintenance you’re willing to give your new cut. Then choose a style that will not only suit your face shape, but that you actually like.
Once you take a look at our favorite fohawks, you’ll realize how many variations there are. If you’re bold enough to go through some style changes, you’ll find the best hawk for yourself.
Many men are allowing themselves to look fabulous by styling their fohawks in their way. Get inspired by their styles!
Watch Following Tutorial to Learn How to Style A Faux Hawk
Modern Fohawk Hairstyles
There are many ways to style the popular men’s fohawk. Get ready to bookmark!
Long and Straight
Asian men tend to have thick, straight black hair. If that’s you, let it grow long to get this textured fohawk. Just put a little product on your fingers to shape the multi-directional look.
Work-Appropriate
Singer Adam Levine has rocked this neater version of a fauxhawk. The sides feature a high fade and lead the way to a short swooped and brushed-up section of hair dashed with a bit of color.
Faux Hawk Locs
For Black men who style their hair in twists or locs, a hawk will be quite handsome. Low maintenance styling consists of using fingers to shape hair into a slope.
Extra Long Hawk
You’ll love this extra-long and colorful hairstyle if your hair preferences include anything dramatic. One side of the head is very short, but the other is quite long and straightened for emphasis, then spiked up. Bonus points for choosing an electric orange!
Buzzed Fohawk
Even if you work at an office, you can still rock an edgy haircut. This neater style is buzzed at the sides, framing a very small fohawk.
Long Front
For men with a long rectangular face shape, a style with a long front is flattering. Straighten it or work in texture for a messy wave.
Fohawk Mullet
If your hair is already shoulder-length, you don’t need to shave it off to get a fohawk. Buzz one or both sides and use mousse or hair gel to accentuate your hair’s natural curl or wave.
Boy’s Fohawk
Do you have a teenage son or younger kiddo looking for a fresh hairdo? He’ll love how cool he feels with a short fohawk and a low fade. He can even add some streaks of color to personalize it.
Wavy Hawk
Some faux hawks don’t feature short sides. This one maintains the hair’s same wavy length all around but smoothes the sides forward and features a messy textured middle.
Bald Buzz
Buzzing the sides of your head will help define your face shape, as well as edge up your haircut. This super short look is very low maintenance – perfect for summer.
High Fade Fohawk
This original hairstyle is created by making a high fade and leaving a lot of hair on top. The fade makes this haircut very special since not all the hair on the sides is shaved.
Spiky ‘hawk
This spiky haircut is quite popular. All you’ll need to do is cut your hair a little shorter on the sides and leave it a little longer on top. Spike the top part with your fingers to create a crest and secure with hair gel.
Windblown Fohawk
This long windblown fohawk haircut is effortless to make. All you will need to do is spike up the top part randomly and apply some hair gel. This natural-looking messy hairstyle is great for guys with fine and straight hair.
The Red High Fade
High fade fohawk hasn’t gone out of style for ages and this year won’t be an exception. This is a good option for guys with straight hair that would like to give their locks some volume.
Comb Over Fohawk
This fohawk haircut looks truly impressive but will require serious maintenance. If you are ready to give your hairstyle at least 10 minutes of care each day, then this amazing choice is for you.
Highlighted Peak
Highlights for men are not a new trend but a subtly highlighted top part of a fohawk style is. Make it look larger and more voluminous with the help of the right dye. Ask your stylist for further advice.
Messy Tresses
The longer you like your hair, the better mess you can make with it. Fohawks look great with messy locks but make sure to keep it from being too outrageous by using a few drops of hair gel.
Subtle yet Trendy
Guys with short hair will really appreciate this new and subtle fohawk haircut. It will be a real art-making such a fohawk on short and curly locks, so make sure that your stylist is up to it.
Add the Beard
Outline your new fohawk with a well-suited beard. Consider making the same lines on your beard as you do on the sides of your head. This combination will look flawless.
Short Spikes
Simple spiky fohawks will never go out of style. So if you don’t feel up to an image change, you can easily stick with the classics and no one will blame you for it.
Mohawk Mullet
Leaving enough hair in the back to make a ponytail is a good way to get the best 2024 fohawk style. Don’t be afraid of experimenting with other elements of this trendy fohawk.
High Skin Fade
This fohawk haircut borders a Mohawk. However, an inch of hair on the sides allows it to stay in the fohawk group. This is a great choice for men with round faces since it visually elongates the shape.
Long Tresses
Long hair fans will love this new and windblown fohawk style. All you will need to do is spike up the top part of your hair and your fohawk is ready. A great choice for young men!
Quiff
Corners and lines are becoming more and more popular. Make your fohawk haircut unique by using these geometrical tricks in all the different places of your hairstyles. You will love the result!
Fringes
This fohawk hairstyle with fringes is another brilliant choice for those who do not have very lustrous or thick hair. It works brilliantly in camouflaging all that you don’t want to showcase. Coupled with the thin full beard line, it exudes a subtle rugged machismo.
Fohawk with Silver Highlights
The hair on the front part of this fohawk haircut is styled in a loose pompadour. Though it is not that firm, the silver highlights add a sense of drama to the whole style.
Man Bun Braids
This is another way to manage the slightly longer hair at the center top. The fohawk fade gets a brand new dimension when combined with the braids on the top. The braids also string the whole look together in one common theme. The beard and the mustache complement the style and add a sense of rugged and subtle machismo to the personality.
Platinum Blonde Hair with Undercut
The slick back fohawk with tapered undercut takes on a striking avatar in the silver shade. Stunning and intense at the same time, this is the type of style that will always keep you a pace ahead of your peers in terms of style quotient. This is also a fairly low-maintenance hairstyle on the whole.
Artistic Lines and Razor Fade
If you are interested in some fun and games with your hair, this is a style that will surely appeal to you.
The razor fade, the artistic lines, and the fohawk haircut all work simultaneously to create a stunning new impact. It is stylish, rugged and absolutely classy.
Soft and spiky
This soft and spiky fohawk is for you if you have thick and straight hair. The hair on the sides is left about half an inch long, and the top is about 4 – 5 inches long. The top part is spiked up into a messy pompadour.
Messy curls
If your hair is curly and you want to flaunt it, a messy curly fohawk will make your day. Cut the sides very short, so you won’t have to deal with them. The top can be left as long as possible. Don’t forget to use hair gel to shape the curly part.
Textured and highlighted
Spikes on your fohawk will look great if you do an excellent highlighting job. Consider dyeing the top part with two colors. You can highlight every second strand or make roots lighter than the top. In any case, the effect will be unique.
Fohawk Fade
Men of all ages like faux hawk haircuts and hairstyles because of their versatile nature. You can wear it in many ways. However, we suggest you adjust it according to your facial components so that it looks good on you.
To get some ideas about men’s popular faux hawk hair variations, below is a list of trendy fohawk fade hairstyles you’ll love to try.
Faux Hawk Fade with Beard
Should a short faux hawk fade with a beard interest you for your next look, it’s good to choose a medium or high fade for the most polished effect. To maintain this laidback look for yourself, steer clear of gel to avoid a wet look. Try wax instead.
Faux Hawk with High Fade
For a semi-mohawk approach, a short faux hawk with a high fade is your best bet. Hair doesn’t run down the nape of the neck, giving a more subtle look overall. Facial hair? No problem- so long as it’s clean cut.
Crew Cut with Skin Fade
Give your regular crew cut an upgrade. A short faux hawk with skin fade sharpens your features for a tidy, chiseled look. It is the perfect update for older men as well.
The Differences Between Mohawk Vs. Fohawk
Taper Fade
A short faux hawk with taper fade creates a subtle mohawk effect if you are the professional guy who is punk at heart. If you choose to include a line detail behind the ear, your taper fade should have a bald fade in front of the ear.
Mid Fade Faux Hawk
If you like wearing more hair on top of the head, then you should consider a medium fade. The small square hairline will illuminate your eyes to frame your face. Throw in an edgy line detail while you are at it to make it unique.
Messy Faux Hawk Fade Hair
A messy fohawk fade is an excellent choice for guys with thick, straight hair. The hair is faded on the sides with a relatively high hairline. The locks on top are left long and require just a bit of hair spray to keep them high in front.
Simple Low Fade Faux Hawk
This is a great faux hawk option for men who are not ready for a drastic style change. There is no shaving here. Instead, the hair is cut into a low fade and the top part is left to be about 2 -3 inches long.
Long fade faux hawk haircut
This is a great choice for guys with thick and straight hair. However, if you are ready for a high fade, try to shave off the most hair on the sides. This way you will be getting close to a real Mohawk.
Break lines
Using break lines to emphasize the shortness of your faux hawk fade is a great idea while adding a beard to your image will surely make you stand out from the crowd. Try this style and you will love it!
Styling is everything
Your faux hawk haircut has many different sides to it. It all depends on the way you style it. If your locks are long enough on top, you can create crazy wild spikes or neat geometrical shapes.
Simple Yet Attractive Crew Cuts for Men
Very short fade faux hawk
Even if you are a fan of short hair, you can still create a great short faux hawk fade hairstyle by spiking up the hair on top. All you need to do is to get a neat short fade and leave some hair on top to work with.
Faded Faux Hawk
If you want a decent cut that gives you a cool look, then you should go for a faded faux hawk hairstyle. The sides are cut while the hair in the middle gives the look of spikes. You can opt this hairstyle for any party or function.
Short Faux Hawk
This is one of the most favorite hairstyles among the men’s fohawk fade haircuts. In this hairstyle, the sides are not faded, but the hair on the sides is cut short. The length of the hair in the middle of the head is larger than that of the hair on the sides.
Swirl
In this stylish men’s haircut, the sides are faded while the hair on the center is set in the form of swirls. This hairstyle looks very nice if you have straight hair. The best hairstyle which suits all the colors of hair.
Front Combed Fade
This faux hawk haircut gives a messy look and the hair on the sides is short, just close to the skin, and the center hair is combed to make a messy look. You can try this hairstyle in any informal function.
Curly Faded
If you have curly hair, this fohawk fade can be a good option. It can be applied to different textures of hair. So in curly faded faux hawk haircuts, the sides are faded while the center is a little bigger in length and gives you an attractive look.
Spiked Faux Hawk
One of the most stylish versions of men’s cool faux hawk fade hairstyles collection. The spiked faux hawk gives you an amazing look. This hairstyle is the best for parties and wedding functions.
If you are going outside with this beautiful cut, it is a guarantee that you must get lots of appreciation from people. The hair on the sides of the head is faded, while the length of the middle hair is relatively larger and given the shape of spikes.
Buzz Cut Fohawk Fade
This is the best hairstyle for boys with short hair. This haircut is a combination of two haircuts: a buzz cut and a faux hawk. The small faux hawk in the center gives you a great look.
Highlighted pompadour
A neat way to arrange the top of your fohawk is to make a pompadour. To create an impressive top part, you will need to keep your hair about 5 – 7 inches long. You can go further by creating some excellent designs on the back.
Extreme
Another amazing style among the popular faux hawk fades for men. You can wear this hairstyle on the hair of different colors.
And particularly on the people who have long oval-shaped faces this haircut rocks. The length of the center hair is relatively larger than the similar cuts.
Comb back fohawk
Comb over fohawk hairstyle is not just impressive; it is also easy to take care of. First, you will need to leave hair very short on the sides and about 3 -4 inches long on top. The top part should end where your neck starts. Next, the locks need to be combed over to the back.
Medium crest
If you are not ready for a high pompadour crest, but a short spiky haircut is not for you, get a medium-sized fohawk crest.
The hair on the sides is trimmed very short. The top part is left about 3 inches long and styled into a crest with some hair gel.
Long Faux Hawk Styles
Style your hair with the sides that are faded. It is your desire how much length you want for your fohawk. Sometimes the larger length may give a different look.
Curled
This hairstyle can be applied to both boys with curly hair and boys with straight hair. The boys who have straight hair are given curls to the top faux hawk, and it looks amazing.
Smooth Faux Hawk
If you have straight smooth hair, then the best hairstyle for your hair is a smooth faux hawk which gives you a charming and appealing look. You can apply this hairstyle to black hair or any color you want.
Short Low Fade
The short low fade faux hawk is the best hairstyle that every boy can wear no matter what texture of hair he has.
Skin Fade
Fohawk fades are amazing when you know how to apply them with other hairstyles. The side hairs are tiny, very close to the skin in this hairstyle. The skin is very prominent on the sides. This hairstyle gives you an attractive and charming look.
Tapered Faux Hawk
Go bold this year with these amazing tapered faux hawk styles.
Classic Fohawk
Before leading you to the styling of a faux hawk taper hairstyle, let’s start by looking at the good old classic black men’s taper haircut. This style is cool and is suitable for hair lengths of all types.
You are up for a long-length faux hawk, you can go ahead and style it. Even a medium and short length can also adorn this amazing hairstyle.
Dyed Faux Hawk with Undercut
If you are thinking about adding a little zing to the regular old faux hawk with taper fade, try out some dues to add exclusiveness to the styles.
Have the sides and the temples shaved for the taper, but the crown where the mass will be can be dyed to a shade you prefer. This makes the style stand out and catch the eyes of several admirers on the street.
Voluminous Mullet
The thing with a tapered faux hawk is that you have to leave the temples and the back in the regular tapered style, but you have plenty of mass to experiment with on the crown.
In this style, you can opt to have a thick volume over the crown and style it by either dying it to your favorite color or simply enjoying the look of a regular fohawk. The extra volume adds a class and a trendy look to your style.
Short Length Faux Hawk with Fade
If you don’t want the regular taper on the sides and the back, add gradient and dimension to your faux hawk taper with a skin fade.
Wearing the sides and back shorter with a tint of skin fade will add dimension to the style and will defiantly form a great hairdo to rock in summers. Plus you can have the faux hawk fade styled to your own taste to stand out in the crowd.
Spiky Fohawk with Fade
Another way to style your tapered faux hawk is to have it all spiky with a bald fade. The spikes will add boldness to your style and give a lasting first impression. As for the bald taper fade, that adds a gradient to your regular taper cut.
FAQs
Yes, the main difference between the two is that a fohawk is typically less defined than a mohawk since it usually features short tapered sides instead of bald or high faded.
From the sides to the ridged middle, there is a slope rather than a stark spike upward. Mohawks typically feature more outrageous, bold styles such as spikes, shaved in designs, bright colors, etc.
While there are hairstylists and magazines who like to dictate what is ‘in style,’ the truth is style is a matter of preference.
However, fohawks have actually become increasingly popular because of their versatility and acceptance in both casual and formal settings.
The term ‘Euro hawk’ is not widely used but where it is, it refers to a very wide mohawk. It usually features a shadow or burst fade.
If you’re a fan of faux hawks and are looking for something bold, this hairstyle is a must-try. To further emphasize the spiky fohawk, add color.
These modern fohawk styles can help you make a decision about the next image change. Start with simple fohawks and go on to more complicated ones if you feel comfortable.
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