Buzz Cut Filter: See Yourself With a Buzz Cut

The buzz cut filter edits your own photo: it removes the longer hair and draws a short, even buzz that follows your real hairline, with your scalp, ears and head shape showing the way they would after a clipper cut. Everything else stays as it was — your face, skin tone, expression, clothes and background.

You choose one of six looks:

• Classic buzz (#2): about 6 mm all over. The look most people mean when they say "buzz cut".
• Burr cut (#0–1): about 3 mm, so the scalp shows through. The boldest version.
• Crew cut: short, tapered sides with a little more length on top. The safest first step.
• Buzz with skin fade: about 6 mm on top fading to bare skin at the sides, with a crisp line-up.
• Bleached buzz: a classic buzz in bright platinum blonde.
• Shaved bald: everything off with a razor, eyebrows and beard left as they are.

It works on both men and women. Pick "Woman" and the filter keeps earrings, makeup and the rest of your look exactly as they are, changing only the hair.

The honest answer depends on three things the filter makes visible: the shape of your head, your hairline, and how your ears sit. Long hair hides all three, which is why a buzz cut is hard to imagine and why so many people are surprised, in both directions, after the first cut.

Look at your preview with these questions in mind:

• Head shape: is the back and top of the head smooth and rounded, or are there flat spots and bumps? A smooth curve suits a very short burr; uneven areas look better with a classic #2 or a crew cut that leaves a little length.
• Hairline: a straight, even hairline looks sharp with a skin fade and line-up. A receding or uneven hairline is often less noticeable with a buzz than with longer hair, because there is no contrast between thick and thin areas.
• Ears and jaw: a buzz puts your ears and jawline on show. If they are your best features, go shorter; if not, a crew cut keeps some balance.

One preview is a starting point, not a verdict. Try a second style if the first one feels too extreme — the crew cut is the gentlest step from longer hair.

If you still like the preview after a day, that is a good sign. A buzz cut is low-maintenance, cheap to keep and grows back, but the first few weeks of regrowth can feel awkward, so it is worth being sure. Use the image the way you would use a fitting room mirror: look at it on your phone the next morning, show it to a friend, and see whether it still looks like you.

The preview cannot tell you how your hair will feel or how your scalp will react in the sun, and it cannot predict the exact shade of your regrowth. It can show you, quickly and privately, whether the overall look works with your face.

Want a broader view before deciding? The hairstyle finder suggests cuts for your face shape and hair type, and the hairstyle try on renders six different haircuts on your photo at once.

Oval and square faces are usually called the best face shapes for a buzz cut, because the short hair shows off a balanced outline and a defined jaw. That does not mean other shapes are ruled out:

• Round face: a skin fade or crew cut, which keeps a bit more height on top, adds length and reads less round than an even burr.
• Long or oblong face: an even classic buzz, without extra height, avoids making the face look longer.
• Big forehead: a buzz makes the forehead more visible, not less. A crew cut with a little length at the front softens it; the burr makes it most obvious.
• Heart-shaped face: a classic buzz with a beard or stubble balances a narrower chin.

Not sure which shape you have? The free face shape detector measures it from your photo in the browser, without uploading it.

For women, a buzz cut is a bigger step, because there is usually much more hair to lose and it takes longer to grow back. That makes a preview more useful, not less. The filter removes long hair, bangs and ponytails completely and renders a realistic short buzz, while keeping your features, makeup and earrings the same, so you see the cut and nothing else.

The bleached buzz is a popular choice to try at the same time, since many people bleach after the first cut while the hair is short. If you want to try a softer short cut first, the AI Face Studio includes a pixie cut and other styles in any hair colour.

A buzz cut is one of the most common choices for thinning hair, because short hair removes the contrast between denser and thinner areas. The preview shows how that looks on your head. If the crown or temples are thin, compare the classic #2 with the burr: some people find the shorter cut looks more deliberate.

The filter keeps your natural hairline; it does not add or restore hair. If you want to understand hair loss itself, a dermatologist is the right person to ask.

"Shaved bald" is in the style list too, so you can put a fully shaved head next to a #2 buzz on the same photo. If thinning hair is the reason you are thinking about it, that comparison is the useful one: some faces look sharper with smooth skin, others with a little stubble on top.

For the bald look on its own — head shape, ears, brows and beard — see the bald filter page.

Barbers describe buzz cut lengths by clipper guard number. Each guard step adds about 3 mm (one-eighth of an inch):

• #0 (no guard): about 1 mm, almost skin.
• #1: about 3 mm, the burr cut.
• #2: about 6 mm, the classic buzz.
• #3–4: about 10–13 mm, a longer, softer buzz.

When you find a preview you like, tell your barber the style and guard number shown on the label, or show them the saved image. If you are cutting at home, start one guard longer than you think you want — you can always go shorter.

Your first try is free on each device: you get a low-resolution preview with a watermark, enough to judge the look. If you like it, unlock the same image in full resolution and without the watermark for 25 credits. Unlocking does not generate a new picture, so you get exactly the result you saw. After the free preview, each new buzz cut costs 25 credits and comes straight in HD; you need to sign in for that. Credits are one-time packs with no subscription, they never expire, and failed images are refunded automatically.

Your photo is uploaded only when you tap the button. The photo and the results are deleted within 24 hours, are never used for training and are not kept in your account, so save or unlock the one you like before then. Each image carries an "AI-generated" label in its metadata. For adults 18 and over.