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title: "Hungarian moustache: How to Grow, Trim and Style It"
date: 2026-08-21
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# Hungarian moustache: How to Grow, Trim and Style It

## Hungarian moustache

Walrus bulk with the ends swept out and up.

MoustacheHigh upkeep8 to 12 months

![Front diagram of the Hungarian moustache style. Walrus bulk with the ends swept out and up.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/hungarian-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg)Front ![Profile diagram of the Hungarian moustache style, showing how far it runs back toward the ear.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/hungarian-moustache-style-diagram-profile.jpg)Profile

Solid areas are where hair is kept. Everything else is shaved. ## At a glance

Also known asNothing else in common use

What it isWalrus bulk with the ends swept out and up.

LengthLong, three inches and up

Growing time8 to 12 months

Trim how oftenEvery 1 to 2 days

Best face shapesOblong, Square

MoustacheYes

Difficulty**4 / 5**

How easy it is to get wrong.

Upkeep**5 / 5**

How often you are back at the mirror.

Growing time**5 / 5**

How long before you can shape it.

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## The variations

The same shape, worn differently. What changes is length, density and how much you take off at the edges.

**Hungarian** Long Full bulk with the ends trained outward and slightly up.

**Yosemite Sam** Long The same bulk left to hang rather than trained up, covering most of the mouth.

## Will it suit your face?

Where a style puts weight, and where it takes it away, is what decides whether it suits you. The table below is the short version.

Oblong Ideal The widest style here, and width is exactly what a long face wants.   Square Ideal A big jaw is one of the few that can carry this much moustache.   Oval Works Sits well on a larger oval, and swamps a fine-featured one.   Round Avoid Adds width to a face that is already as wide as it is long.   Diamond Avoid The outward sweep sharpens an already pointed chin.   Heart Avoid Too much weight above a narrow chin.

## How to cut one, in four steps

1. **Grow it and leave it**Eight to twelve months. Do not touch the sides. The only cutting in that time is the hair that reaches your mouth.
2. **Train the direction daily**Comb outward from the centre every morning while damp. The direction is set by repetition over months, not by wax in one go.
3. **Wax the ends**A firm wax, warmed between the fingers, worked from the middle out. Sweep the tips out and slightly up rather than curling them.
4. **Keep the lip clear**Trim the underside back to the lip line every day or two. At this bulk it grows into your mouth faster than you expect.

Full detail, tools and the common mistakes are in the guide below.

## Other moustaches

Same shape, different length or moustache.

[Handlebar moustacheLong moustache trained upward at the ends.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/handlebar-moustache/)[BeardstacheA heavy moustache over light stubble.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beardstache/)[Pencil moustacheA thin line above the lip.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/pencil-moustache/)[Chevron moustacheThick and wide, covering the top lip.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/chevron-moustache/)

## If this one is too much work

Same idea, less of your morning.

[Cowboy moustacheLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/cowboy-moustache/)[GoateeGrows in weeks, not months](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/goatee/)[Van DykeGrows in weeks, not months](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/van-dyke/)

## Browse by what matters to you

The same directory, cut a different way.

[Beard styles for square facesSofter, rounder edges so the jaw is not doubled up.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-square-face/)[Beard styles for long facesWidth at the cheeks, short at the chin, to shorten the face.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-oblong-face/)[Moustache stylesEverything above the lip, from a pencil line to a handlebar.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/moustache-styles/)

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