Some say tape up haircuts are basically fades but they’re
wrong! First of all, tape up was originally a form of taper fade worn in the
2000s by African Americans (mostly), then moving on to be a basic New Yorker
style.

Then the tape up evolved from tapers to mean a taper or a
fade that’s pointing up in a diagonal line across the temple. Do we have a
basis for this? The countless hours of research we spent looking at photos of
what people on the internet call a “tape up.” So hear you have it –
we’ve put together the most defining styles for the cut!

1. Platinum Hair with Skin Fade Tape Up

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2. Shape Up Spikes with Tape Up High Fade

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3. Pretty Boy Pompadour and Tape Up Fade

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4. Spiky Fade with Tape Up

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5. Textured Forward Swept Short Pomp with Tape Up

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6. Textured Classic Haircut with Tape Up

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7. Large Spikes Fringe with Short Sides and Tape Up

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8. Dapper Diagonal Part with Tape Up

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9. Dapper Spikes with Tape Up and Stubble

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10. Forward Swept Spikes with Tape Up Fade and Short Beard

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11. Spikes with Low Tape Up and Beard

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12. Hard Part Fade with Tape Up and Gelled Short Hair

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13. Spiked Top with Tape Up and Stubble

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14. French Crop with Tape Up Classic Look

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15. Messy French Crop with Tape Up Fade

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16. Textured Short Waves with High Fade and Tape Up

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17. Wavy Shape Up with Delicate Tape Up Fade

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18. Undercut Side Comb with Tape Up Fade on One Side

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19. Slicked Back Part with Hard Fade and Tape Up

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20. Curly Hair with Slight Widow’s Peak and Fade

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21. Long Spiky Hair with Tape Up

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22. Short Hair Shaped Up in the Front Plus Tape Up

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23. Textured Symmetrical Pomp with Tape Up

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24. Short Hair Tape Up with Short Beard

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25. Messy French Crop with Short Beard and Tape Up

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26. Dapper Undercut with Tape Up and Beard

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27. Hard Part Gelled Hair with Tape Up and Beard

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28. Extra Spikes with Tape Up, Beard, and Wide Sideburns

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29. Slicked Back Spikes with Tape Up and Fade

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30. Short Spikes and Tape Up Fade with Square Beard

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Taping Up the End

Are you closer to getting what a tape up actually is? We’ve had our best shot at it – let us know in the comments or on our Pinterest what you think of the style and what you’d do to improve it!

We’re also looking forward to your own twists on this
haircut that we can maybe add to our boards or even to the article!

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