--- title: "Moustache styles: 13 Options, With Diagrams" date: 2026-08-13 published: 2026-08-12 author: "" --- # Moustache styles: 13 Options, With Diagrams ## Moustache styles Everything above the lip, from a pencil line you could miss to a handlebar that needs wax and a fortnight of training. Moustaches are the fastest way to change a face without growing a beard. ## 13 styles in this list [![Diagram of a handlebar 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/handlebar-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Handlebar moustache** Long moustache trained upward at the ends. LongHigh upkeephungarian moustache ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/handlebar-moustache/) [![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 pencil 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/pencil-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Pencil moustache** A thin line above the lip. ShortHigh upkeepmouth brow ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/pencil-moustache/) [![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 fu manchu shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/fu-manchu-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Fu Manchu** Moustache grown long past the jaw, cheeks bare. LongHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/fu-manchu/) [![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 horseshoe moustache shown on a square face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/horseshoe-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Horseshoe moustache** Moustache with the ends run down to the jaw. MediumHigh upkeepbiker moustache ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/horseshoe-moustache/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a toothbrush 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/toothbrush-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Toothbrush moustache** A narrow square under the nose. ShortHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/toothbrush-moustache/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a imperial 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/imperial-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Imperial moustache** Moustache with the ends swept dramatically upward. LongHigh upkeepkaiser moustache ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/imperial-moustache/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a dali 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/dali-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Dali moustache** Narrow, waxed and pointed straight up. LongHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/dali-moustache/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a english 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/english-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg) **English moustache** Long, narrow, parted at the centre. MediumHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/english-moustache/) [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 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/) ## 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/)