Hairstyles

In ***Splatoon 4,*** players are offered a wide variety range of hairstyles to choose for their in game avatar, with a total of 20 hairstyles for Inklings and 12 for Octolings.

In *Splatoon,* players did not have access to Octolings, nor did they have the opportunity to change their hairstyles, only giving players the choice between a female hairstyle (later named “hippie”) and a male hairstyle (later named “top-knot”). In *Splatoon 2,* players are offered a wider range of styles for each gender, 6 for females, and 6 for males. Later on, after beating the Octo Expansion, players are given the chance to play as Octolings. With 2 hairstyles for each gender. In *Splatoon 3*, there are 16 Inkling hairstyles and 8 Octoling hairstyles for the player to choose from; along with this, the player can use both gender's hairstyles to customize their characters. In *Splatoon 4*, players reach 20 different customization options for iIklings and 12 different customization options for Octolings, along with this, players are still able to use both genders hairstyles to customize their avatar to give them their own unique style.

### Inklings

* Ocean-Waves
* School-Girl
* Kelpie
* Jelly
* Side-swept
* Brimed-wave
* Sleek-pony
* Mohawk
* Nested

Ocean Waves is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4. It consists of two medium length tentacles, that reach down to the players hips, 4 short back tentacles, and short bangs that are cut completely on the left side to have the bangs appear more towards the right side of the inklings forehead. Hence the name, the two front tentacles are styled in a wavy pattern, curving inwards in the middle of the tentacle, similar to wavy hair in real life.

School Girl is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4. It includes two short leaf-shaped tentacles that reach to the players shoulders, two petal-shaped back tentacles that are tied up into two low pigtails, and short bangs which reach just around the middle of the players eyebrows with one small slit in the middle.

Kelpie is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4. It consists of two short leaf-shaped tentacles that act as “bangs”, one shorter one on the bottom, starting from the right side of the head, and one longer one on the top, starting from around the middle of the first tentacle and 4 shorter tentacles which are round and curved, which reach to the top of the players neck. On the top of the head there is a cut slit which gives the hairstyle a small ahoge.

Jelly is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4. The hairstyle is inspired off of the Jellyfish haircut, with an appearance of two short front tentacles, reaching to the bottom of the players face, two back tentacles, that are tied up in long pigtails that reach to the players hips, and short even bangs.

Side-swept is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4.

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Brimed-wave is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4.

Sleek-pony is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4.

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Mohawk is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4.

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Nested is a hairstyle introduced in Splatoon 4.

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### Octolings

* Swoop
* Curtains
* Dreads
* W-Cut
* Half-Shaven

Swoop is a hairstyle added in Splatoon 4. It features an asymmetrical design similar to the Tentacurl.

Curtains is a hairstyle added in Splatoon 4. It was the first Octo hairstyle to feature cut tentacles.

Dreads is a hairstyle added in Splatoon 4. It is similar to a shorter Tentatwist.

W-Cut is a hairstyle added in Splatoon 4. It features split bangs in front, while the back is similar to Shiver's hairstyle.

Half-Shaven is basically the Octo version of Hipster.

## Gallery

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