All About Mohawk

Mohawk or the Mohican is the hairstyle known to be a deviation of the punk culture. It usually involves shaving both sides of the head leaving back a strip of long perceptible hair. An adaptation from the year 1970s, the punk subculture is known to be highly linked with them and is influenced from other cultures.

Liberty spikes: The ingenuity involved would create an outcome that would look a lot like the spikes present on the crown of Statue of Liberty.

Dread hawk: The hair is dreadlocked instead of the usual spiking upward. This hairstyle could also be worn as liberty spikes if preferred. In addition, it could be braided, pulled back, pleated or tied.

Fanned: As the name suggests, the unshaven hair is made to stand resembling the shape of a fan. It stretches from the front hairline to the nape. It is very easy to fix this hairstyle that is why it is the most popular.

Slant hawk: It is also referred to as the diagonal style where spikes cross from one side of the neck to the other, which is the opposite one of the brow.

Chelsea-Hawk: Taken from the Chelsea hairstyle, it is considered the female version of Mohawk where the fringe is left on the front of the face.

270-degree Hawk: As the name implies, it has a 270-degree angle because it extends from the back of the neck to the forehead, which is straight out.

Beaver: There is a short thick strip of hair in the middle with the sides skinned down and usually seen among athletes.

Bi-hawk and Tri-hawk: It differs from the traditional Mohawk having two or three center strips, where the middle portion between strips is shaved.

Reverse Mohawk: As the name suggests, it leaves a shaved strip stretching from the forehead to the nape of the neck with hair standing on the sides.

Side hawk: The back of the head is shaved and the long hair band extends horizontally from one ear to another. It provides the peacock look as hair is spiked upwards.

Blow hawk: The hair is spiked upwards and blow-dried to attain slight dampness. This gives the top the plastic look. Then the spikes are bent backwards to the rear end.

Cross hawk: It is a mixture of the traditional fanned Mohawk and the side hawk. This combination forms a cross in the head. There are many alternatives of this type. The H hawk forming an "H" shape and the A hawk an "A".

Death hawks or Goth hawks: It is usually much wider than average. It is backcombed and does not appear in spikes or stiff fans. It is characterized by long loose strands and associated to the Goths and death rockers.

Mollet: It is described as a Mohawk worn in the front and a mullet that branches out in the back. Maynard James Keenan of Tool is the only known person to have achieved this style.

Mini-Mo: A miniature Mohawk, it does not extend from the back of the neck to the forehead but is set into the middle of the head.

Glow hawk: It is another variation where brighter dyes and unusual colors are used.