Top 300+ Mohawk Hairstyle

The Mohawk haircut and hairstyle used to be reserved for rebellious or punk guys who wanted to stand out. Nowadays, the Mohawk is more trendy and mainstream than ever, with celebrities, soccer players, and hipster fashion models sporting the style for photo shoots. In fact, a taper fade Mohawk or short Mohawk can even be worn casually.

Different Types of Mohawks

There are dozens of different types of Mohawks, including short and long, curly and straight, faded or buzzed, and within the fade category, low and high. However, the most popular haircut seems to be the Mohawk fade. Nevertheless, no matter what hairstyles or haircuts you’re into, you can find cool Mohawk hair designs to fit your style.

How To Style A Mohawk

The basic Mohawk style requires that you shave, buzz or fade the hair on both sides of your head, leaving a thick strip of hair on top. When styling your Mohawk, you can choose to spike this line of hair straight up using a strong gel or pomade, or decide to use a blow dryer and leave it more natural-looking.

Mohawk Hairstyle
This version is actually more of a mohawk hairstyle than haircut. The strip of hair stops a few inches above the neckline but long hair continues the arc when worn up. Instead of being spiked vertically, this cool style is more of a pomp hawk.

Black Mohawk Haircut
Kinky and curly hair work really with a mohawk fade because it has plenty of natural volume. This frowhawk seen on Fresno Grizzlies pitcher Edison Frias is on point.

Wide Mohawk Haircut for Curly Hair
The mohawk haircut works at any length because it is all about the shape. This length is similar to Usher’s mohawk haircut.

Mohawk Haircut for Short Hair
The shorter the mohawk, the easier it is to spike. This cool version cuts hair wider at the forehead and narrows in to a V-shaped neckline.