high top fade

Flat-topped hairstyle

A high top fade is a hairstyle, popular in African American culture since the late 1980s, where the hair on top is grown long and shaped into a flat, squared-off box while the sides are cut very short and gradually taper—or fade—down to the skin.

The style was iconic in hip-hop, associated with artists like Kid 'n Play and Big Daddy Kane.

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clean · lineup · edge up · clippers · shape up · sides · temple · razor · style · urban · 90s · edged · tapered · African American · crisp · geometric · volume · barbershop

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Opposites
hair length/volume

high top fadebuzz cut

Close-cropped military hairstyle

bald · shaved head · crew cut · skinhead · low fade

hair texture/silhouette

high top fadeslicked back

Hair smoothed rearward

pompadour · comb over · flat top · side part · wet look

cultural/era association

high top fademullet

Dual-length haircut

feathered hair · man bun · undercut · curtain bangs · bowl cut

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G