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

## Parted pencil moustache

A pencil line split by a gap at the centre.

MoustacheHigh upkeep2 to 4 weeks

![Front diagram of the parted pencil moustache style. A pencil line split by a gap at the centre.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/parted-pencil-moustache-style-diagram-front.jpg)Front ![Profile diagram of the parted pencil 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/parted-pencil-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 isA pencil line split by a gap at the centre.

LengthShort, under an inch

Growing time2 to 4 weeks

Trim how oftenEvery 1 to 2 days

Best face shapesRound, Oval

MoustacheYes

Difficulty**5 / 5**

How easy it is to get wrong.

Upkeep**5 / 5**

How often you are back at the mirror.

Growing time**1 / 5**

How long before you can shape it.

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## The variations

The one shape, and how it is usually worn.

**Parted pencil** Short Two thin strokes with a clean gap under the nose.

## 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.

Round Ideal A thin horizontal line adds structure without adding width.   Oval Ideal Nothing to correct, so a precise style reads as a choice rather than a fix.   Heart Works Draws a clean line under a broad forehead.   Square Avoid A few millimetres of hair gets lost against a wide jaw.   Diamond Works Adds a horizontal across the middle of the face.   Oblong Avoid Leaves too much bare skin above and below, which lengthens the face.

## How to cut one, in four steps

1. **Grow a pencil first**Two to four weeks. Get the single line right before you split it, because you cannot part a moustache that is not yet even.
2. **Mark the centre**The gap sits under the middle of your nose. Find it with a comb before you cut, not with the trimmer already running.
3. **Cut the part**A detail trimmer with no guard, one narrow pass. Keep the gap a few millimetres. Any wider and it stops looking deliberate.
4. **Edge it daily**A blade along the top edge and the skin below, every day or every other day. The whole style is the edges.

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/)

## Browse by what matters to you

The same directory, cut a different way.

[Beard styles for round facesLength 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 oval facesThe shape most styles are drawn for. Nearly anything works.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-oval-face/)[Moustache stylesEverything above the lip, from a pencil line to a handlebar.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/moustache-styles/)[Patchy beard stylesWork with the growth you have instead of waiting for more.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/patchy-beard-styles/)

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