A spray head (1, 60, 100, 120) for producing a paint fan jet on a paint spray gun or a paint spray lance, comprising - an air slide (4, 110), - a paint nozzle (5, 112) having a needle valve, - an air cap (3, 102) arranged downstream of the air slide (4, 110) in the direction of air flow, - a passage opening for the paint nozzle (5, 112) to pass, arranged centrally in the air slide (4, 110), - a passage opening arranged centrally in the air cap (3, 102) for the paint jet or paint nozzle (5, 112) and a jacket air flow surrounding the paint jet or paint nozzle (5, 112) to pass, - at least one air passage opening (25, 113) radially spaced apart from the central passage opening in the air slide, - at least one air deflecting means, preferably an air horn (40, 103) arranged on an air passage opening (70, 130) associated therewith in the air cap (3, 102), and deflecting a passing air jet in the direction of the paint jet or the paint/air jet, - wherein the air passage opening (70, 130) in the air cap (2, 102) and an air passage opening (25, 113) in the air slide (4, 110) have a comparable radial distance from the center of the air cap or air slide, - wherein the central passage opening in the air cap is made as a slotted air cap opening with a first longitudinal axis of the air cap opening and a first transverse axis of the air cap opening, made to be shorter with respect thereto, characterized in that - the paint nozzle (5, 112) is made as a slotted paint nozzle opening with a first longitudinal axis of the paint nozzle opening and a first transverse axis of the paint nozzle opening, made to be shorter with respect thereto, wherein the axes are extending in parallel to the axes of the central air cap opening in the air cap (2, 102). - an air slide (4, 110), - a paint nozzle (5, 112) having a needle valve, - an air cap (3, 102) arranged downstream of the air slide (4, 110) in the direction of air flow, - a passage opening for the paint nozzle (5, 112) to pass, arranged centrally in the air slide (4, 110), - a passage opening arranged centrally in the air cap (3, 102) for the paint jet or paint nozzle (5, 112) and a jacket air flow surrounding the paint jet or paint nozzle (5, 112) to pass, - at least one air passage opening (25, 113) radially spaced apart from the central passage opening in the air slide, - at least one air deflecting means, preferably an air horn (40, 103) arranged on an air passage opening (70, 130) associated therewith in the air cap (3, 102), and deflecting a passing air jet in the direction of the paint jet or the paint/air jet, - wherein the air passage opening (70, 130) in the air cap (2, 102) and an air passage opening (25, 113) in the air slide (4, 110) have a comparable radial distance from the center of the air cap or air slide, - wherein the central passage opening in the air cap is made as a slotted air cap opening with a first longitudinal axis of the air cap opening and a first transverse axis of the air cap opening, made to be shorter with respect thereto, characterized in that - the paint nozzle (5, 112) is made as a slotted paint nozzle opening with a first longitudinal axis of the paint nozzle opening and a first transverse axis of the paint nozzle opening, made to be shorter with respect thereto, wherein the axes are extending in parallel to the axes of the central air cap opening in the air cap (2, 102).