Varieties of Mohawk hairstyle

Liberty spikes: The spikes are called so because the creativity that is indulged resemble very well to the spikes which is present on the crown of Statue of Liberty.






Dread hawk: In this style the hair is dreadlocked instead of spiking it upwards. Another use of this hair style is that it could be worn as liberty spikes also. Apart from all these it could be braided, tied, pleated or even pulled back.





Fanned: As the name suggests, the resemblance of this hairstyle would be to a fan. The hair which is unshaven is made to stand upwards in the shape of a fan. It extends from the front hairline to the nape. This is known to be the popular Mohawk hairstyle and the reason is that it is very easy to mend it.
Slant hawk: This kind of style is adopted by the Canadian as well as the R&B artist Shawn Desman. It is considered to be the diagonal style where it is known to cross from one side of the neck to another side which is the opposite one of the brow.
Chelsea-Hawk: It is regarded as the female version of Mohawk but here the fringe is left on the front of the face. It is taken from the Chelsea hairstyle.

1. 270 degree Hawk: It extends from the back of the neck to the forehead which is straight out. The name implies that it has it has a 270 degree angle to it.

Beaver: In this side, the sides are skinned down and has short thick strip of hair which is left in the middle. It is usually preferred by people involved in athletes.




Bi-hawk & Tri-hawk: It differs from the traditional Mohawk as it has two or three center strips whereas the traditional ones have just a single strand of hair. It also has middle portion which is shaved.


Reverse Mohawk: As the name suggests it is the reverse style of Mohawk. It leaves shaved line extending from the forehead to the nape of the neck which also allows hair to stand on either side.
Side hawk: It is an entirely different form where the back of the head is shaved and the long hair strip is extended horizontally from one ear to another instead of the usual vertical position of forehead to nape. It really gives out a peacock effect as the hair would be spiked upwards.
Blow hawk: The importance of this hairstyle lies in the fact that the spikes are blown upwards. It is regarded to be modifications of the Mohawk hairstyles. For this the hair is spiked upwards and as the name suggests it is blow dried to attain a slight dampness. This gives the top quality which looks like plastic. The next step is bending the spikes backwards to the rear end.
Cross hawk: It is known to be a blend of traditional fanned Mohawk and the fanned side hawk. Both these forms a cross in the weaver’s head. There are many variations of this type seen and these are known to be the H hawks as the bihawk is crossed by the H shape. Another variation is the A hawk bihawk has connects in the back and side hawk so that it forms A shape.
Death hawks: It is usually preferred in a loser fashion and is known to be much wider than average. The difference is that it is backcombed but does not form any spikes or stiff fans. Long loose dendrils are characteristic of this hairstyle and is related to the Goths and death rockers. Another name given to this hairstyle is known to be Goth hawk.
Mollet: A Mohawk which is worn in the front and a mullet that branches out in the back is known to be a mollet. Maynard James Keenan of Tool is known to be the only person who has achieved this hairstyle.
Mini-Mo: A Mohawk style which does not extend from the back of the neck to the forehead is known to be Mini-Mo. Another name given is portmanteau of miniature and Mohawk. Into the middle of the head is the resting place of this hairstyle.
Glow hawk: It is a variation of Mohawk tried by many these days. It is brightly dyes form and the colours differ largely too.
Some of the Mohawk wearers who are notable are the Wattie Buchan, Mr. T, Robert De Niro, Sascha Konietzko, Tim Armstrong and many others too.