Topknot Explained

Topknot may refer to:

• A hairstyle or haircut, historically prevalent in Asia:
  • Chonmage, a traditional Japanese haircut worn by men
  • Sangtu, a Korean topknot
  • Touji (頭髻), a traditional Chinese hairstyle which involves tying all hair into a bun, worn from earliest times up to the end of the Ming Dynasty and still worn by Taoist priests and practitioners
  • Shikha, worn by orthodox Hindu priests
  • joora, worn by Sikh men
  • Khokhol, oseledets traditional Ukrainian haircut
  • The Suebian knot, is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to the tribe of the Germanic Suebi
  • Tikitiki, a top-knot worn by high-ranking Māori men
  • Sidelock of youth worn by pharaonic children in Middle-Kingdom Egypt, indicating association with the child Horus
  • Man bun, a modern Western style of topknot influenced by the Asian style, a trend beginning in the 2010s
• Several species of fishes:
  • The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
  • The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
  • The Brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
  • Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
• Topknot pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus