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Hairstyles
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In the player settings, the player can choose the

hairstyles they want for their Inkling in
Splatoon and onward, or Octoling in Splatoon 2
and onward.

In Splatoon, the player didn't have a choice for

choosing hairstyles, as there was only one per
gender option. However, Splatoon 2 gives the
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player 6 choices per Inkling gender, and 2 per

Octoling 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 hairstyle's to
customize their characters.

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Hairstyles

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Inklings

Hippie

Hippie icon

The Hippie is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon and

onward. It consist of two very long front
tentacles, four short back tentacles, and short
bangs with a small cut on the right. It is
originally the default and only hairstyle for
Inkling girls in Splatoon. This hairstyle seems
to be the longest in the games.
Topknot

Topknot icon

The Topknot is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon

and onward. It consist of two tentacles located
at the top of the Inkling's head pulled through
a yellow, green, and brown band, with the
remaining four smaller tentacles on the lower
back of the head. It is originally the default and
only hairstyle for Inkling boys in Splatoon.
Haircut

Haircut icon

The Haircut is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2

and onward. It consist of four short tentacles,
two at the front and two at the back, two
smaller tentacles in between the back
tentacles, and short bangs with a small cut on
the left. It is originally the default hairstyle for
Inkling girls in Splatoon 2. It appears to be a
shorter version of the Hippie hairstyle.
Slick

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The Slick is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2 and

onward. It consist of six large slicked back
tentacles layered over one another, with three
in the front and three in the back. It is originally
the default hairstyle for Inkling boys in
Splatoon 2.
Double-Bun

Double-bun icon

The Double-Bun is a hairstyle seen in

Splatoon 2 and onward. It consist of two short
tentacles as sideburns and two tentacles
being in a bun on the top of the user's head,
there are also two tiny tentacles on the back
bellow the bun. It is originally one of the six
hairstyles for Inkling girls in Splatoon 2.
Buzz-Cut

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The Buzz-Cut is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2

and onward. The hairstyle has no visible
tentacles. Instead, it consist of very short
"hair" with a few lines cut through it, revealing
the scalp. It is originally one of the six
hairstyles for Inkling boys in Splatoon 2.
Wave

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The Wave is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2 and

onward. It consist of one long wavy tentacle in
the front swept to the right, with Fve tentacles
at the back that seem to shorten in
appearance as the back hair goes up in a
slanted motion. It is originally one of the six
hairstyles for Inkling girls in Splatoon 2.
Hipster

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The Hipster is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2

and onward. It consist of one short tentacle in
the front swept to the left, three shorter
tentacles swept towards further to the left
side, shaved on the right side, and two short
tentacles tied into a low ponytail at the back. It
is originally one of the six hairstyles for Inkling
boys in Splatoon 2.
Pigtail

Pigtail icon

The Pigtail is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2

and onward. It consist of two very short
tentacles, one on the left and right sides of the
face, and the rest of the hair pulled back into
sliced-up pigtails, having one on the right and
left side of the head. When wearing a certain
headgear, the pigtails will turn into a ponytail
at the back. It is originally one of the six
hairstyles for Inkling girls in Splatoon 2.
Spiky-Haired

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The Spiky-Haired is a hairstyle seen in

Splatoon 2 and onward. It has no apparent
tentacles, but consist of around sixteen small
spikes that are located on the top of the head
and goes down to above the neck, and the
sides of the hair are shaved. It is originally one
of the six hairstyles for Inkling boys in Splatoon
2.
Banger

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The Banger is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2

and onward. It consist of blunt bangs that
covers the user's eyebrows, two mid-length
chopped tentacles in the front, and one wide,
medium-length tentacle at the back that is
also chopped. It is originally one of the six
hairstyles for Inkling girls in Splatoon 2. It
appears to be a chopped version of the Hippie
hairstyle.
Mush-Cut

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The Mush-Cut is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 2

and onward. It consist of IuJy bangs covering
the eyebrows and around the sides of the head
is shaved. It is originally one of the six
hairstyles for Inkling boys in Splatoon 2.
Megalobraid

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The Megalobraid is a hairstyle seen in

Splatoon 3. It consist of one very long tentacle
on the left, three thin medium-length
tentacles tied into a braid, choppy bangs, and
two stubby tentacles at the back. It is one of
the sixteen hairstyles for Inklings in Splatoon
3. It appears to be an asymmetrical version of
the Hippie hairstyle.
Cornrows

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The Cornrows is a hairstyle seen in Splatoon 3.

It consist of Gve tentacles pulled and tied back
into a low ponytail. The ponytail has the sixth
tentacle tying them all together. It is one of the
sixteen hairstyles for Inklings in Splatoon 3.

Cornrows seems to be based to look like the

actual hairstyle, cornrows, which is a
traditional style of braids which the hair is
braided very close to the scalp.
Bed Head

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Bed Head seems to be a frayed, choppy

hairstyle that's parted from the right, with two
short bangs of equal size closer to the left. The
tentacle to [your] right stops at about to
bottom of the ear, and the one on the left
reaches to about the chin. There's another
longer tentacle in the back right that goes
down to about the shoulder. Along with this, all
the tentacles are dried out on the tips, as if
they'd been cooked. The Bedhead originated in
Splatoon 3.
Soaked

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The soaked hairstyle is a Iat hairstyle that has

two tentacles in the front that resemble a
bowl-cut. The back has 4 tentacles which
seem to be chopped, making it straighter than
usual. This hairstyle originated in Splatoon 3.
Octolings

Tentacurl

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The Tentacurl is a hairstyle that was

introduced in Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion that
features a side-part with two long tentacles in
the front, the other two resting in the back. It
is the default style for female Octolings in
Splatoon 2.
Punk

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The Punk is a hairstyle that was introduced in

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion with an almost
entirely shaved head except for a wavy
tentacle that rests on top of the head with 3
smaller ones behind. It is the default style for
male Octolings in Splatoon 2.
Pony

Pony icon

Pony is a hairstyle that was introduced in

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion that features two
short tentacles in the front with the rest of the
hair being in a short ponytail that rests on top
of the head.
Afro

Afro icon

Afro is a hairstyle that was introduced in

Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion featuring a large
blob of hair on top of the head with sideburns.
This seems to resemble an octopus’s mantle.
Tentatwists

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Tentatwists is a hairstyle that was introduced

in Splatoon 3 that is a version of the Splatoon
2: Octo Expansion Tentacurls but with tightly
coiled ends. One of the twists is bigger and
longer then the other one.
Octolocks

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Octolocks is a hairstyle that was introduced in

Splatoon 3 that was two long tentacles in the
front with two shorter tentacles on the back of
the head which appear to be partiallly joined.
Fade

Fade icon

Fade is a hairstyle that was introduced in

Splatoon 3 that is similar to the Punk from
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion with the four
tentacles creating a heart shape on the top of
the head, and the rest of the style being
shaved in a gradient.
Surfcurl

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Surfcurl is a hairstyle that was introduced in

Splatoon 3 that is similar to the Punk from
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion with the top
tentacle being tightly curled instead of wavy.

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Trivia

The Grst game had only two hairstyle, later

named Hippie and Top-Knot, both of which
were gender-locked to Male and Female
Inklings, respectively.
Splatoon 3 is the Grst game to allow
feminine hairstyles on masculine
characters, and vice versa.

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Hairstyle icons

Hippie Topknot

Haircut Slick

Double-bun Buzz-cut

Wave Hipster

Pigtail Spiky-Haired

Banger Mush-Cut

Megalobraid Cornrows

Bed head Soaked

Tentacurl Punk