10 High and Tight Haircuts: A Classic Military Cut for Men

This neat, symmetrical high and tight features a large strip in the middle of the head, giving this style its animal-inspired name.

If you love slicked back retro haircuts, then this dapper style is perfect for you. The hard part accentuates the swooping hair, and the bald fade adds a fashionable flair.

This bold look takes the classic military high and tight to new extremes. The extreme bald fade and the sloping patch of hair are sure to make you stand out wherever you go.

If you’re not keen on going too short all at once, this variation of the High and Tight haircut will allow you to keep a good amount of length and yet give you a clearer picture of what you’d look like if you decide to trim it shorter. This slick back is a simple way to keep the mane put together, just grab some gel and neatly comb it back.

High and tights aren’t always super short. This longer version gives you more hair to style and allows the texture of the hair to shine through.

Texture is the name of the game with this hairstyle. This is another long high and tight, and it’s very versatile.

High and tights work with afros too! As seen here, a high and tight can help to give an afro shape and definition.

It’s easy to personalize a high and tight to your liking. Here, a lineup and shaved design take the basic high and tight style to a whole new level.

This stylish take on the high and tight uses an undercut and a skin fade to provide a contemporary twist on a classic cut.

This faded line up with semi wavy texture on the top makes it very fancy. Trimmed forehead hair while maintaining the volume is the key to ace this look. A slight drop fade comes in handy too.

Thick hair can be quite hard to handle but shaving it off on the sides and tying it up as a bun keeps it cool and macho. The key to this hairstyle is the skin fade on the sides and slight hairlines on both sides.

This is a more generic hairstyle with brush up on the forehead but the clear line-up spices it up. The twin slit shave on the back head makes it hipster.

This hairstyle is quite common in the military scene with shorter sides and a longer top. A slight wavy texture makes it all fun and classic. This is an example of vivid mid fade with a slight tinge of an undercut, there is no limit to personalize this style.

One of the toughest cuts in the market with a very tough look. This is simple to achieve because shaving sides and keeping the top volume.

This is a dapper style that blends in with almost every occasion. It also happens to be one of the simplest haircuts because it does not require too much maintenance as the sides are all shaved.

This hair island on top is the classic example of high and tight. Sides are not faded but size 1 clippers do the job of almost shaving the sides. The top is trimmed with size 3/4 clippers, the best part it requires less time every morning.

This is a combination of the long side-parted top with undercut fade on the side. It’s pairing with the beard makes the face balance and looks it even. Using hair wax to soften the hair makes it have that thin look.

Buzzcut is already a short haircut and combining it with high and tight makes it trendy. This hairstyle also features undercut and spice of macho flavor.

High and tight doesn’t have to only be for tough guys, it comes in handy when having receding hairline or a widow’s peak. This style features a top with size 5 clippers and a straight-up brushed texture.

The classic and modern example of undercut high and tight. The strict side shaved with a goatee mustache is what makes it tough. For more panache, dye the hair with blonde shine and let it sit all wavy.

Slicked back with undercut with shaved sides, what else can you ask for. This is quite a style with so much going on yet quite simplistic and can go on almost all occasions. To make it look slightly different, tie up a small knot, and there you go, a small bun for you.

This is a good blend of Tapered Line Up and top has some decent volume. The controlled French Crop on the forehead makes it look all sleek and tidy. Slapping on some shaved hairlines makes it fully trendy and modern.

This is for sure not your just another high and tight. It has a taper that goes all around with comparatively longer tops. The harsh undercut makes all the popping happen.

Yes, I know what you’re thinking, this is not your conventional high and tight. This is more like a low end high and tight. The low fade with that taper makes it both strict yet casual. This style is one size fits all kinda thing, what do you think?

This one lingers between high and tight, and on the borders of Buzz Cut. The top is astonishingly conditioned where the length is incredibly short yet very classic. Some hair wax helps to have that shine. The sides are always better up if taper and best when faded to bring attention on top.

Even though this variation technically doesn’t count as a full-on high and tight it gets an honorable mention because of how well it fits with the style! To make it truly a high and tight we’d have to get rid of the high fade to make it into a shaven style.

This is a very modern high and tight which is a blend of many things. Let’s start with the texture on top with a short length and a thin texture. Moreover, it is straight laid with sharp yet faded line ups, it surely adds that panache. Lastly, the undercut is both subtle yet obvious, cannot beat that!

This is not your usual high and tight that you see on a Monday afternoon. This afro-textured top is surely a new trendy high and tight where the top is what attention is drawn. The sides are taper faded with nothing bling yet the neatness is where it makes it perfect.

This afro cut is quite common and is a classic version of high and tight. The sides are finely taper faded and the top is dense yet controlled in volume. The temple is faded and has a very clean outlook. What else can you ask for?

This one is strictly for those who are already out of the military because that top knot probably goes against the rules.

Thin hair if done right and conditioned results in this beauty and the taper faded sides make it pitch-perfect. The temple fade on the sides makes it ten times better and just makes the high and tight better. However, this slicked back top with that drop fade makes high and tight, tighter.