# Caesar cut

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The **Caesar cut** is a [hairstyle](/source/Hairstyle) with short, horizontally straight cut [bangs](/source/Bangs_(hair)). The hair is layered to around 2–5 cm (1–2 in) all over.[1] It is named after the [Roman Emperor](/source/Roman_Emperor) [Augustus](/source/Augustus), whose images frequently depict him wearing his hair in such a manner.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] This haircut first became fashionable among Western boys and men in the 1980s.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## In popular culture

[Facebook](/source/Facebook) CEO [Mark Zuckerberg](/source/Mark_Zuckerberg) with a Caesar cut (2018).

The founder and CEO of [Facebook](/source/Facebook), [Mark Zuckerberg](/source/Mark_Zuckerberg), has had a Caesar cut in the past. Since 2024, however, he has worn his hair in a different style.[2][3]

## See also

- [1990s portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:1990s)

- [Roman hairstyles](/source/Roman_hairstyles)

- [List of hairstyles](/source/List_of_hairstyles)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["22 Bold Caesar Cuts That'll Transform Your Look in 2025 - Barber's Take"](https://barberstake.info/bold-caesar-cuts/). 2025-09-05. Retrieved 2025-09-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Meisenzahl, Mary (2019-10-24). ["Mark Zuckerberg's fascination with Augustus Caesar might explain the Facebook CEO's haircut, which his wife Priscilla Chan is cutting during quarantine"](https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-haircut-explained-augustus-caesar-2019-10?r=US&IR=T). *insider.com*. [Insider](/source/Business_Insider). Retrieved 2022-04-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** de Luna, Elizabeth (2024-04-28). ["Why does Mark Zuckerberg look... like that?"](https://mashable.com/article/zuckerberg-style-beard-chain-2024). *Mashable*.

## Bibliography

- Mansour, David (2005). [*From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century*](https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ruwF6xYNIC&dq=%22Caesar+cut%22&pg=PA63). Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 63.

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