Who would have guessed that ducktail beards are supposed to look like ducktails? Even though their name may be specific, there is still room for variants of this beard trend.

This cool beard style can extend from a circle beard, but most often incorporates a full beard.

Aside from its ducktail resemblance, its key feature is that the facial hair tapers from the cheeks to the chin, with the chin hair being the longest, qualifying it as a type of pointed beard. The chin hair can be styled to curl up a bit as well.

1. Short Ducktail Beard

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The simplest and easiest to achieve version of this beard style is the short ducktail beard. This can be done by trimming a couple months of beard hair growth to create a gradient of length from the outer edges of the cheeks to the chin.

Facial hair on the cheeks can also transition from a stubble into the longer parts of the ducktail beard as well. The transition in length is essential to identifying this short beard style with ducktail beards.

This type of short beard style is best for those with rounder facial features they would like to balance with a more angular illusion.

2. Medium-Length Ducktail Beard

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The mid-length ducktail beard is the most classic and common option of the ducktail beard look. It is just long enough to give a full transition of lengths from short sides to a longer center.

It also is a length to show off the true fullness of your facial hair without being too hard to maintain or having the extra length get scraggly.

The most recommended type of product to maintain this length is beard oil, as its nutritious and healing properties can be beneficial to keeping your ducktail beard healthy, yet not overwhelm this length of facial hair either.