A rat tail hair is one of those timeless hairstyles that you either love or hate, but you can never feel indifferent toward it. Although it has been out for some time, this year it is in again. Long and short, braided or twisted, there is a style to match any taste and hair type. Check out our guide for more details on the look and some inspirational ideas for wearing it.

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What Is A Rat Tail Hairstyle?

If you are not sure what a rat tail hair style is, then we will give you a quick insight. This is a kind of men’s hairstyles where you trim the hair all over your head short while leaving a long narrow strip of hair in the back. It is a close relative of another popular 90s haircut, a mullet. The main difference is that the rat tail haircut features only a strand of hair at your back, whereas the muller haircut implies having all the hair along the hairline long.

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How To Cut A Rat Tail Haircut?

A surefire way to achieve a rattail haircut is to allow your mane to grow long and then get someone to cut your hair so that it is short all over except for one relatively thin strand that is going to be the basis for your rats tail. One of its biggest advantages is that it is pretty versatile. You can pair it with a fade haircut, undercut, Mohawk, crew cut and many other popular mens haircuts.

How To Style Rat Tail Hair

There are many ways to pull off a rat tail hairstyle, from simple and low key to intricate and elaborate. Below, we have gathered the ones that you will definitely want to give a go.

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Yellow Design

Rat tails are very eye catching themselves. Though, you can give them even more prominence by dyeing your hair in a bright color, such as yellow, for example. Adding a hair design to it creates an even more impactful look.

 

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