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

2. Shape Up Spikes with Tape Up High Fade

3. Pretty Boy Pompadour and Tape Up Fade

4. Spiky Fade with Tape Up

5. Textured Forward Swept Short Pomp with Tape Up

6. Textured Classic Haircut with Tape Up

7. Large Spikes Fringe with Short Sides and Tape Up

8. Dapper Diagonal Part with Tape Up

9. Dapper Spikes with Tape Up and Stubble

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

11. Spikes with Low Tape Up and Beard

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

13. Spiked Top with Tape Up and Stubble

14. French Crop with Tape Up Classic Look

15. Messy French Crop with Tape Up Fade

16. Textured Short Waves with High Fade and Tape Up

17. Wavy Shape Up with Delicate Tape Up Fade

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

19. Slicked Back Part with Hard Fade and Tape Up

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

21. Long Spiky Hair with Tape Up

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

23. Textured Symmetrical Pomp with Tape Up

24. Short Hair Tape Up with Short Beard

25. Messy French Crop with Short Beard and Tape Up

26. Dapper Undercut with Tape Up and Beard

27. Hard Part Gelled Hair with Tape Up and Beard

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

29. Slicked Back Spikes with Tape Up and Fade

30. Short Spikes and Tape Up Fade with Square Beard

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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