Gothic hairstyles make an impression better than mohawks, fohawks, military styles, and more. Especially when they are created by girls.
If you are out of ideas about what to do with your hair in order to achieve a more gothic appearance, you can get inspiration from what other goths did about their image.
Gothic haircuts vary from simple cuts with outrageously-dyed locks to crazy hair extensions and cornrows. Whatever is your choice, you can easily create a stunning hairstyle without going to the barbershop.
Different Types of Gothic Hairstyles
When you are just starting out on your way to creating an outrageous hairstyle, you might want to find out about different types of haircuts that look completely different yet can be called truly gothic.
Vampire Style – Everyone knows the blood-sucking image of a goth. Black or completely white and long hair that looks as shiny and vibrant as possible.
Cyber Style – A futuristic looking hairstyle involves various accessories and hair extensions to make you look out of this world.
Death rock Goth – Marilyn Manson fans know his gothic style and follow it. Undercuts, pink colors, black Mohawks – take your pick.
Ugly Goth – These goths like long and messy hairstyles that usually involve dirty hair and no neatness at all.
Beautiful Goth – Goth girls who like keeping their hair neat, go for the beautiful goth hairstyles. This is somewhat similar to the vampire style and involves high-maintenance cuts without any messiness.
Creative and Unique Gothic Hairstyles
Gothic hairstyles are an amazing way to make the heads turn your way. Goths express themselves using many different approaches, including piercing and tattoos.
Changing the hairstyle is one of the most innocent ways to make a statement. If you are not sure what hairstyle to choose next, we are offering you 43 different options.
You can get inspiration from what other goths did before you and add a personal touch to their ideas. Each gothic hairstyle is unique and you can make it even more stunning by adding some new details.
1. High Pigtails with Lime-Green Strands
Two ponytails are no longer just a child’s hairstyle. Make it gothic by coloring your hair black or dark blue, then adding braids in a bright electric color like this lime green!
2. Dark Red Updo
Lots of texture and a rich color, like dark red, are the keys to this gorgeous textured updo. To get the volume, use hairspray to tease in texture. A dramatic black lip will help pull the look together.
3. Undercut Ponytail
Whether you’re completely out there with your gothic sense of style or you want to hide it, a shaved or bald undercut is a great detail to edge up your look. To bare your bold side, pull your hair up in a ponytail and wear bluntly-cut bangs straightened.
4. Neon Pink Waves with Short Bangs
Ordinarily we wouldn’t consider hot pink a gothic hairstyle, but when worn with a punk black hat and dramatic makeup, “gothic” takes on a new look! If you wear glasses, oversized ones look great with long hair and wavy bangs.
5. Black Braided Ponytail
Looking for a low maintenance gothic hairstyle you can wear for several days without much touch-up? Go with lots of braids and put them in a high ponytail or bun. A black and white bandana and winged eyeliner top off the style with moodiness.
6. Bubble Ponytail with a High Pompadour
Where do we start with this dramatic women’s hairstyle? A low side bubble ponytail is always a sweet look on any lady, but when you section hair off and tease it for volume, it becomes high class gothic. Work in braids or highlighted extensions for even more detail – nothing is over the top!
7. Center-Parted Red Curls
Do you love rich beautiful colors? A stunning magenta might be the shade for you! Color shoulder-length or long hair in the shade before parting hair in the center and loading up the bottom half with thick curls. Use hair clips to secure hair off the face.
8. Platinum Fan Mohawk
We bet you’ve never seen a women’s mohawk quite like this! Extra length and fierce platinum blonde coloring make this spiked hairstyle one to add to the top of the list.
9. Victory Rolls with Long Straight Hair
Out of all the gothic hairstyles a woman could flaunt, one with two rolled waves at the top half is probably the easiest look you could choose. It looks best on women with long hair, so if your is on the short side, definitely get extensions first!
10. Long Smooth Pixie
If a long dark brown pixie cut isn’t gothic enough for you, go darker with navy blue or pure black. You can also add darker highlights to set your mood. Just make sure to smooth hair down to get the full look.
11. Black and Red Updo with Long Face-Framing Strands
This messy gothic image is a great choice for girls with long hair. The locks are pinned up to make a crown around the head. The strands are dyed red and black for an impressive contrast.
12. Black Waves with a Feathered Headpiece
This vampire-style haircut doesn’t require any special styling. All you need to do is dye your locks raven black and create a few voluminous waves. You might want to consider a feathered headband or hat.
13. Auburn Layers with Blunt Bangs
You don’t have to create a special hairstyle to get a gothic image. The right approach to the wardrobe, the dress, the hair and the makeup, can make you look more like a goth than girls with striking black mohawks.
14. Low Black Bun with Side-Swept Bangs
This gothic hairstyle is easy to make. All you have to do is lift your black hair to make a low bun and leave two asymmetrical strands hanging around your face. Use a feather elastic band to hold the bun.
15. Flaming Red Braids
Flaming red hair color goes great together with black attire. There is no need to create outrageous hairstyles. You can just make two long red braids and hang them down your shoulder.
16. Cornrow mohawk
Mohawks are a frequent choice of goths, but shaving half of your hair of is often too bold of a move. Take a smarter approach and use cornrows to imitate the shaved parts. Keep the colors wild!
17. Triangle Bangs with Flipped Ends
If you have straight hair, you can play around with shaping your bangs. You can create a spear, a triangle or an asymmetrical style. Remember, such bangs will require careful daily styling to keep the shape.
18. Asymmetrical Bob
If styled with the right texture, an asymmetrical bob can become a head-turning gothic hairstyle. The extra zest comes from pairing uneven side lengths with an electric hot pink color and wispy, face-framing bangs for a bold alt look.
19. Metallic Tube Falls
This cyber goth look is easily achieved with long silver, copper and black synthetic tube falls worn high on the head. The more voluminous the extensions are, the more impressive the overall gothic hairstyle will be.
20. Blunt Black Bob with Wispy Side Strands
A neat Chicago-style short bob is complemented by the feathery wings of a dark gothic angel. All you have to do is make to ponytails and feather them up with some static electricity. A piece of cake!
21. Crazy accessories
Gothic hairstyles often come with some crazy accessories. You don’t need to do anything outrageous to the hair itself, just leave enough space to braid in or attach some crazy things, for example, horns.
22. Sleek Bob with Silver Highlights
Face-framing silver strands, deep black hues, and a sleek side part create a striking hairstyle that is worthy of a modern goth as well as a vampire-inspired aesthetic. Take your pick.
23. Asymmetrical Pixie with Short Bangs
Regardless of the color of your hair, you can create a short hairstyle that will look truly devilish. In reality, it’s just a short pixie with short bangs and asymmetrical strands on the sides and one strand hanging down the forehead.
26. Weird fun
The 19th-century vampire gothic haircuts need some styling. Consider creating waves and braids to make a voluminous vintage hairstyle worthy of a gothic poster.
27. Long Side-Swept Undercut
An undercut is one of the most popular hairstyles for goths. All you have to do is shave at least one side of your head while keeping the rest of your hair long. The main advantage of this cut is that you can cover the shaved part with the rest of the locks when needed.
28. High Teased Updo
High and messy hairstyles are a wonderful choice for a goth girl who wants to make an impression. The only downside of this hairstyle is the high maintenance. You can’t wear it every day.
29. Long Loose Copper Hair
Long copper-red hair creates a dramatic gothic look. Brush it and leave it loose. Pair it with a black outfit and smoky eye makeup, then add a crescent-moon pendant and a netted choker.
30. Pink Ombre Braids
Dark pink ombre hair over a blonde base looks very bold and truly gothic. Make a side part and tie your hair into high ponytails on each side. Then twist these ponytails into braids. Keep the hair messy to look effortless. A gothic-themed locket and bizarre face piercings will carry the look a long way.
31. Metallic Gray Hair
Long metallic gray hair, left open with a side part looks mysterious. Oomph up the goth hairstyles with smoky eye makeup for a morbid appearance that will make everyone fearful. Represent the true gothic subculture with a black dress and a fiery nose ring.
32. Black and Green Split Color with Short Bangs
A clean split between black and parrot-green hair creates sharp color contrast. Pair it with dark makeup, defined eyebrows, long lashes and nude lipstick.
34. Orange swirls
Bright orange locs fall at an uneven chin-to-collarbone length and are accented with small metallic cuffs. A black top and dark eye makeup complement the gothic look. You can skip lipstick to keep the focus on the hair color.
35. Black Half-Up Pigtails with Short Bangs
Long, sleek and jet-black hair creates a perfect goth hairstyle for girls. Create a mid-part and tie both sides into half-pigtails. Cut short, blunt bangs straight across the forehead. A cat eye-liner, long lashes, and black dress will hype up the look to new mysterious heights.
36. Purple Waves
What about purple witchcraft? This hairstyle is quite a bold one to carry but justifies the gothic subculture. It is a mysterious blend of blue and purple, made not just for hair nut lips and eyes too. Pair the colors with your conspicuous gothic-themed outfit and metal jewelry.
37. Multicolored Side Shave with Diagonal Lines
Colored shaved side with black top locks tied into a high ponytail creates a very artistic look. Combine this goth haircut with black lips and bizarre piercings. Don’t forget the heavy metal jewelry which is an essential of a gothic look.
38. Cornrow Ponytail
Seafoam green ombre over natural brown hair base looks very subtle. Create a homogenous hairstyle with cornrow braids on the sides and a high ponytail on the top.
The style makes hair manageable and looks artistic. Winged eye makeup with similar shades and metal piercings will take the gothic look to new heights.
39. Voluminous Black Curls
If you want to create an easy-to-make and low-maintenance gothic style, this messy hair look is a perfect option. This style is ideal for curly or wavy hair with a messy texture.
All you need to do is leave your curls open, loose and messy. You can blow-dry the hair to add more volume and dimension to the curls. Use a hair spray to hold the mess!
40. Teal Undercut with Side-Swept Bangs
Teal ombre lengths contrast with the black base. Combine this color with an undercut, and keep the makeup simple to let the hair take the focus.
41. Choppy Bob with Multicolored Streaks
A colorful feather cut for a goth hairstyle looks mysteriously amazing. Make sure you use a palette of bold and funky colors like orange, green and yellow.
Alternate these colors with sections of jet-black hair in between and see the style do its wonders. You can get an angled bob cut for an added effect. These bold colors will go really well with a jet-black outfit.
42. Yellow Waves with Blunt Bangs
Yellow dragon hair makes the boldest gothic look. Long hair dyed fiery yellow, with full blunt bangs, gives a punk-gothic look. Use gray eye lenses to accentuate the hair color. Metal piercings, winged eyeliner, and black shirt; what a deadly combination!
43. Harley Quinn hair
The comic nerd, Harley Quinn of Suicide Squad has given us the ideal goth hair trend. Alternating pink and blue hair with dark red lipstick looks crazy and colorful. Get blue and pink ombre on blonde base hair.
Make a center part and tie your hair into messy ponytails on each side. A bold golden Harley Quinn choker with “PUDDIN” written in metal creates additional pomp.
Gothic hairstyles vary greatly. We hope these choices allowed you to review your ideas about gothic hair and gave you good inspiration to make a statement. Good luck!
