--- title: "Grey beard styles: 20 Options, With Diagrams" date: 2026-08-13 published: 2026-08-12 author: "" --- # Grey beard styles: 20 Options, With Diagrams ## Grey beard styles Grey shows every stray hair and every uneven edge, which is why a grey beard that looks deliberate reads well and one that does not looks neglected. These are the shapes that hold a line. ## 20 styles in this list [![Diagram of a goatee shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/goatee-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Goatee** Chin hair with or without a moustache, cheeks bare. ShortMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/goatee/) [![Diagram of a soul patch shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/soul-patch-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Soul patch** A tuft under the lower lip. Nothing else. ShortMedium upkeepjazz dabflavour saver ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/soul-patch/) [![Diagram of a neckbeard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/neckbeard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Neckbeard** Growth on the neck with the face shaved. Documented, not recommended. ShortLow upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/neckbeard/) [![Diagram of a viking beard shown on a square face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/viking-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Viking beard** Long, full and deliberately untamed. LongMedium upkeepnorse beard ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/viking-beard/) [![Diagram of a sideburns shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/sideburns-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Sideburns** Hair down the side of the face, in front of the ear. ShortLow upkeepsideboards ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/sideburns/) [![Diagram of a circle beard shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/circle-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Circle beard** Moustache joined to a rounded chin beard. ShortMedium upkeepdoor knocker ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/circle-beard/) [![Diagram of a beardstache shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/beardstache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Beardstache** A heavy moustache over light stubble. ShortMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beardstache/) [![Diagram of a chevron moustache shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/chevron-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Chevron moustache** Thick and wide, covering the top lip. ShortLow upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/chevron-moustache/) [![Diagram of a ducktail beard shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/ducktail-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Ducktail beard** Full beard tapered to a point at the chin. LongMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/ducktail-beard/) [![Diagram of a amish beard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/amish-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Amish beard** A chin curtain with no moustache, worn for religious reasons. LongLow upkeepquaker beard ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/amish-beard/) [![Diagram of a full beard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/full-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Full beard** Cheeks, jaw, chin and moustache, all connected. MediumLow upkeepnatural full beard ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/full-beard/) [![Diagram of a walrus moustache shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/walrus-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Walrus moustache** Thick and overhanging the top lip. LongMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/walrus-moustache/) [![Diagram of a chin curtain shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/chin-curtain-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Chin curtain** Beard along the jaw and chin, moustache shaved. MediumMedium upkeeplincoln beardshenandoah ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/chin-curtain/) [![Diagram of a hipster beard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/hipster-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Hipster beard** Long and full with a styled moustache. LongMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/hipster-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a garibaldi beard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/garibaldi-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Garibaldi beard** Wide, rounded and full, with a natural edge. LongLow upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/garibaldi-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a bandholz beard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/bandholz-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Bandholz beard** A full beard left to grow with no shaping. LongLow upkeepyeardterminal beard ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/bandholz-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a lampshade moustache shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/lampshade-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Lampshade moustache** Trapezoid shape, wider at the bottom. ShortMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/lampshade-moustache/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a dutch beard shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/dutch-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Dutch beard** Wide chin beard flaring outward, no moustache. LongMedium upkeepold dutch ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/dutch-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a zappa moustache shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/zappa-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Zappa moustache** Thick moustache with a soul patch beneath. MediumMedium upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/zappa-moustache/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a petite goatee shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/petite-goatee-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Petite goatee** A small, tightly trimmed goatee. ShortMedium upkeepchin pufflanding strip ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/petite-goatee/) ## Other ways to narrow it down [### Short beard styles Under an inch. Office safe, quick to trim, slow to go wrong.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/short-beard-styles/) [### Medium beard styles One to three inches. The point where shaping starts to matter.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/medium-beard-styles/) [### Long beard styles Three inches and up. Months of growing, and daily oil.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/long-beard-styles/) [### Beard styles for round faces Length at the chin, kept tight at the cheeks, to lengthen the face.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-round-face/) [### Beard styles for square faces Softer, rounder edges so the jaw is not doubled up.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-square-face/) [### Beard styles for oval faces The shape most styles are drawn for. Nearly anything works.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-oval-face/) [All 47 styles in the directory](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/)