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What Is My Hair Type

Hair type quiz

By 1000 Ventures Last reviewed

Answer five quick questions about how your hair dries and you get your hair type, from 1A to 4C, plus care tips that fit. It works best on clean hair that dried on its own.

When your hair dries on its own, with no products, what shape does it take?
How soon do your roots look oily after washing?
What happens to your hair in humid weather?
When you wet your hair, how fast does it get fully wet?

How the hair type quiz works

The first question sorts your hair into one of the four main types by its shape when it dries. The second asks one thing that separates the subtypes in that group: strand thickness for straight hair, where the waves start for wavy hair, curl width for curly hair and the coil shape for coily hair.

The last three questions do not change your type. They tell us how oily your scalp gets, how your hair reacts to humidity and how fast it takes up water, so the tips fit your hair rather than only your type.

Quiz or photo test: which should I use?

Use both if you can. The quiz is quick and needs no camera, and it is good at the main type. Words like "tight" or "loose" mean different things to different people, so the subtype is rougher. The photo hair type test measures curl size from a close-up and is more precise at the subtype.

Tips for a fair answer

  • Answer for wash day hair that dried on its own, not for your usual styled look.
  • Look at the middle and back of your head. The hairline is often looser.
  • If two answers both fit, pick the one that covers most of your hair.

Not sure which type you are? Take one close-up of your hair and the free hair type test tells you in seconds.

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Frequently asked questions

How does the hair type quiz work?
Five questions about how your hair looks and behaves when it dries on its own. The first two set your type, from 1A to 4C. The last three tailor the care tips to your hair.
Is the quiz as accurate as the photo test?
It is good at the main type and rougher at the subtype, because words like small or tight mean different things to different people. Use the photo test to check the subtype.
How should my hair be before I take the quiz?
Clean, without styling products, and dried on its own. Brushed, straightened or freshly styled hair hides your natural pattern.
Are my answers stored?
No. The result is worked out in your browser. We only count, anonymously, that a quiz was finished and which type it showed.

Find your hair type

Hair type photo test One close-up of your hair, your type from 1A to 4C in seconds. Take the photo test Hair type quiz No photo? Five questions about how your hair dries. Take the quiz Hair type chart All 12 types side by side, with the curl size to compare. See the chart