--- title: "Short beard styles: 18 Options, With Diagrams" date: 2026-08-13 published: 2026-08-12 author: "" --- # Short beard styles: 18 Options, With Diagrams ## Kurze Bartstile Short beards are where most men start, and where most of them stay. Under an inch means the shape is yours to set rather than something you wait months to find out about, and a bad decision grows out in a fortnight. ## 18 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/de/beard-styles/goatee/) [![Diagram of a van dyke shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/van-dyke-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Van Dyke** Pointed chin beard with a disconnected moustache. ShortHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/van-dyke/) [![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/de/beard-styles/soul-patch/) [![Diagram of a beard fade shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/beard-fade-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Beard fade** A full beard graded from the cheek down to the jaw. ShortHigh upkeepfaded beardbeard fade styles ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/beard-fade/) [![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/de/beard-styles/neckbeard/) [![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/de/beard-styles/sideburns/) [![Diagram of a boxed 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/boxed-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Boxed beard** A short full beard with every edge squared off. ShortHigh upkeepshort boxed beard ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/boxed-beard/) [![Diagram of a chin strap 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-strap-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Chin strap** A narrow band following the jaw, cheeks bare. ShortHigh upkeepchinstrap beard ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/chin-strap/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a monkey tail 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/monkey-tail-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Monkey tail beard** A single line from sideburn round the mouth to the chin. ShortHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/monkey-tail/) [![Diagram of a stubble shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/stubble-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Stubble** Two to ten days of growth, kept even. StubbleHigh upkeepdesigner stubbleheavy stubble ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/stubble/) [![Diagram of a balbo shown on a round face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/balbo-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Balbo** Moustache, soul patch and chin beard, never joined. ShortHigh upkeepinverted T ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/balbo/) [![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/de/beard-styles/circle-beard/) [![Diagram of a anchor 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/anchor-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Anchor beard** Pointed chin beard traced along the jaw, with a moustache. ShortHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/anchor-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a extended 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/extended-goatee-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Extended goatee** A goatee widened along the jaw. ShortHigh upkeeptailback ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/extended-goatee/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a royale 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/royale-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Royale beard** Moustache joined to a narrow chin strip. ShortHigh upkeepnapoleon III ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/royale-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a corporate 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/corporate-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Corporate beard** A short full beard, edges tidy, nothing showy. ShortHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/corporate-beard/) [Guide coming soon![Diagram of a hollywoodian shown on a oval face](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/hollywoodian-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg) **Hollywoodian** Beard and moustache with the sideburns cut away. ShortHigh upkeep ](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/hollywoodian/) [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/de/beard-styles/petite-goatee/) ## Other ways to narrow it down [### Medium beard styles One to three inches. The point where shaping starts to matter.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/medium-beard-styles/) [### Long beard styles Three inches and up. Months of growing, and daily oil.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/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/de/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/de/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/de/beard-styles/beard-styles-oval-face/) [### Beard styles for long faces Width at the cheeks, short at the chin, to shorten the face.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/beard-styles-oblong-face/) [All 47 styles in the directory](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/de/beard-styles/)