Free haircut tools
Nine free tools for the questions that come up before a haircut: which taper suits you, what your hair type is, how a cut might look on you, what to say in the chair, and when to book the next one. They work in your browser with no account, and the camera tools process your face on your own device.
Plan your next cut in six steps
- 1Find your face shapeFrom a selfie that never leaves your phone.
- 2Find your hair typeYour curl pattern from 1A to 4C, in a minute.
- 3Take the taper quizLow, mid, or high, using both answers above.
- 4Preview it on your faceTry ten styles live with your camera.
- 5Build your barber briefA card and script to show in the chair.
- 6Set your next cutYour schedule, added to your calendar.
All tools
Clipper Guard Size Chart
Every guard number in inches and millimeters, a converter, and the guard steps behind popular fades.
Open the toolBarber Tip Calculator
The tip and total for a haircut, beard trim, or line-up, with discounts, rounding, and group visits.
Open the toolFace Shape Detector
Find your face shape from a selfie, then see which taper height and top styles suit it. The photo stays on your device.
Open the toolBarber Brief Generator
Pick your fade, guard lengths, top, and edges. Get a card to show your barber and a script to read out.
Open the toolWhich Taper Is Right for Me?
Answer 10 questions and get the taper height that suits your hair, face, and routine.
Open the toolHair Type Identifier
Find your curl pattern from 1A to 4C, plus strand thickness, density, and porosity.
Open the toolNext Haircut Calculator
See when your cut will grow out and add your next appointments to your calendar.
Open the toolTaper Height Diagram
Compare low, mid, and high tapers and fades on an interactive side-view head diagram.
Open the toolVirtual Haircut Try-On
Preview taper styles on your own face with your camera or a photo. Nothing is uploaded.
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When to use each tool
Start with the clipper guard size chart if you've ever been asked “what number?” and didn't know. It lists every guard from #0.5 to #8 in inches and millimeters, converts any length to the nearest guard, and shows the usual guard steps for low, mid, and high fades. It's also handy for cutting at home.
The face shape detector is for when you're choosing a new cut. It measures your face from a selfie, draws the measurements on the photo so you can see how it decided, and suggests a taper height and top styles for your shape. The photo is processed in your browser and never uploaded.
Once you know what you want, the barber brief generator turns it into words your barber will understand. Pick the cut, lengths, and edges, and you get a card to show on your phone, a short script to say out loud, and a link you can save for next time.
And before you pay, the barber tip calculator works out the tip on a cut plus any extras like a beard trim, handles coupons and group visits, and tells you what to hand over in cash.
Undecided between a low, mid, or high taper? The taper quiz asks ten quick questions about your hair, routine, and style and recommends a height with a starting spec, and the taper height diagram shows exactly where each height starts on the head, for tapers, fades, drop fades, and burst fades.
The hair type identifier finds your curl pattern from 1A to 4C, with the hair type chart as a quick reference, and the virtual haircut try-on previews ten taper styles on your own face, privately, on your device.
After the cut, the next haircut calculator works out when it will grow out and puts your next appointments in your calendar.
Every tool links to our full guides, so if a result points you to a mid taper or a textured fringe, the details are one click away. You can also browse everything on the Taper Trends blog.
Browse guides by topic
Every tool result points back to a full guide. If you'd rather start with the reading, these hubs group our guides by cut and hair type.