Best Beard Styles for a Round Face Shape
A beard that is longer at the chin than the sides adds length and definition to a round face.
This guide is for the round face shape: face length no more than 1.25 times the cheekbone width, with a soft jaw (under 90% of the cheekbone width).
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- A fuller chin with shorter, tapered sides
- A goatee or an extended goatee that lengthens the face
- A short, neat beard with a defined cheek line and angular jaw
- A moustache and chin beard with a sharp outline
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- Full, wide beards that add volume at the cheeks
- Rounded, mutton-chop styles that make the face wider
- Very short stubble with no definition at the jaw
More for the round face shape
Beards and facial hair for other face shapes
These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.