Take your basic bob to the next level! Short in the back and longer in the front hairstyles lend extra spice by adding height, fullness, and a little extra flair to your hair. However, the style isn’t as simple as cutting your hair shorter in the front than it is in the back.

You can choose between an A-line style, which involves cutting hair on a gradient from front to back, or an inverted style, where hair is stacked into layers at the back to create a round shape so the front layers can frame the face. Don’t worry, we will show you 15 different varieties of both of these cuts for every hair texture in between!

1. Short in Back Long in Front Bob for Thin Hair

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This look provides so much style for thin hair. Where a regular bob would fall flat, a style that is shorter in the back uses layers to create height at the back of the head, giving the bob shape and thin hair padded volume.

2. Long Front Short Back Pixie

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Give your pixie the illusion of a bob with an inverted style. This cut keeps hair off of your neck but leaves enough to wrap around to the front of the head to frame your face.

3. Long Front Short Back Hair with Bangs

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Bangs add to the framing effect of inverted bob. For a large forehead or long face shape, a tousled fringe is an excellent compliment.

4. Colorful Inverted Bob

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Show off your angled bob with bold colors! You obviously don’t have to choose yellow and green, but shorter hair with extra flair provides an opportunity to have some fun.

5. A-Line Bob for Thick Hair

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Instead of creating even more volume with stacked hair an A-line or angled bob is ideal for thick hair. This cut is angled to be longer in the front than it is the back to frame the face, but no stacking is involved.

6. Layered Hair

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We often see smooth locks on these types of bob styles, but why not cut layers to play with dimension? These shorter layers mirror the stack at the back of the head and add depth to a simple, straight hairstyle.