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Full hairstyles list — Animal Crossing: New Horizons guide

Get all the great styles you want

By Julia Lee

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An Animal Crossing character blushes in front of her home Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon
Julia Lee (she/her) is a guides producer, writing guides for games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Genshin Impact. She helped launch the Rift Herald in 2016.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch has plenty of hair options for those who want to express themselves. With eight styles available in the beginning, and 16 more unlocking later on in the game, there’s a lot to choose from.

Unlike the past Animal Crossing titles, you don’t have to complete a personality test to determine your starting face and hair. You get to pick it yourself at the beginning, and you can make changes with a mirror in your home later. No need to go to a barber shop or anything like that.

When you first use the mirror to change your appearance, six more hairstyles will be made available. Other additional hairstyles unlock for Nook Miles or from talking to Harriet on Harv’s Island.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons default hairstyles

An Animal Crossing character showing off a variety of eight different hairstyles, including pigtails Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons default hair colors

An Animal Crossing showcases eight natural hair colors, ranging from black to white Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons hairstyles unlocked with a mirror

Six hairstyles on an Animal Crossing villager, including a messy short cut and long wavy hair Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Top 8 Pop Hairstyles (2,400 Nook Miles)

An Animal Crossing character showing off eight hairstyles, ranging from a messy bun to dreadlocks Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Top 8 Cool Hairstyles (2,400 Nook Miles)

An Animal Crossing character with eight different hairstyles, including a tight bun and styled bangs Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Top 6 Stylish Hairstyles (1,800 Nook Miles)

Six examples of stylish hair in New Horizons, which include cornrows, an afro, and a completely bald head. Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Top Fab Hairstyles (1,200 Nook Miles)

Four “fab” hairstyles in New Horizons, with a small side ponytail, a middle part, and a large bun on top. Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Harriet Hairstyles

You can grab one of these hairstyles randomly per day once you have Harriet unlocked at Harv’s Island Plaza. Once she gives you the cut, you can access it whenever you want from a mirror.

Seven hairstyles in New Horizons that you can learn from Harriet, including straight-cut bangs and a bowl cut. Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Top 8 Stylish Hair Colors (3,000 Nook Miles)

An Animal Crossing characters showcases eight dyed hair colors, including blue, green, and pink Image: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons bedhead

An Animal Crossing character sleepily emerges from her house with bed head Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon

After not playing for about a week, your character will emerge from their house with some serious bedhead. They’ll fix it back to normal quickly, but the option to change back to this cowlick-filled style will be an option at your mirror afterward.

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