Moustache May

A handlebar mustache is characterized by the fact that it is bushy and must be worn long enough to curl the ends upward, which is usually achieved with styling wax.

Team Handlebar is: andy, baffoFEZ, Binkleberry, Blastro, Boaz, brokenchopstick, Chalkdog, Chief Mcstache, Clever Chester, creepster, Cuckold, CurlyMcGee, dance=pants, Dannz, Dok.Crush, Easy Rider, etcvisitor, gragaband, Hodges, istbenz, Jesse, Justie Just, justjamey, k_scott, Ksee, Les4, Mackle, malphrus, MatthewCallis, mc sauce, md2020, mooka, MoustacheofDeath, Ned Kelly, Paulie, pcain, Phil, pseudonymous, rnnbrwn, Robfrenzy, silentbobuk, Stachtastic!, tepejm, The Straub, VintageBalderdash, wjdm, Woody, ZekeThePlumber

A thick and wide mustache, usually worn long to cover the top border of the upper lip. A real manly moustache.

Team Swanson is: abar, Ace, Anchors Down, beefstew, Bones, Brian, catfish, Christache, Deacon Stachely, Dunkle Swiftkick, HatM, J.B., J Dub, jeremy, JeremyOkai2.0, Klickastache, matt hale, mr m, Mr. Wilson, Oldstache, orcrist, Ozzy Nelson, Pickles, pidge, Pip, renaud, revgoomba, SethGravy, Shatrick, Slor, sMOUSTACHErman, SPICE J, taylor, theAwesomebot, TheDespot, the Velvet Hustle, Tower Stache, Western Dave, zackle

Like Kurt Russell from Tombstone the Western Stache configuration has a rich history of kicking ass and taking names along the way.

Team Western is: Andrew, android, Beard Goggles, B. Michael Underhill, brandon, cajunhandles, chastache, damnweather, Danimal, EddieFonza5450, Eric, Finn MacCool, goldie, gunsmoke, jbarr, Joint Chief of Stache, keeperofthefort, Mcburney, Mitch the Knife, Murpy Lou, saywhatski, Senator Johnson, specialshoes, Studio-Stache, ThatGuy, The Butcher, The Lip Caterpillar King, Vanbert, ¡VivaBigote!, williamwalrus, wondermade, yourfavorite

A full moustache with vertical extensions grown on the corners of the lips and down the sides of the mouth to the jawline, resembling an upside-down horseshoe. The whiskers grown along the sides of the mouth in the horseshoe are sometimes referred to as "pipes." Not to be confused with the "fu manchu" which is grown long from the upper lip only-- the sides remain shaven in the fu manchu.

Team Horseshoe is: chaddo, chefstache, chris, Crumb4life, Drewgon, eightface, Gigstache, Grower&Shower, headstasche, Magnum, MaximoMoustacheWill, Mr. Mystery, MustacheMike, PA Jakey, reBANGA?!, Rookiestache, Scrivener, Simcoe County Chopper, SvenStachin, thecontinuumtransfunctioner, TheStride

No fancy styling, curling or manicuring. Team Purist is your Moustache Standard. You see them everywhere and they are the foundation of all we've built.

Team Purist is: adam adam, blake, Bumgardner, Capn J, Chavo Del Ocho, cody, Daniel, Elusiveradio, Fofe, Handle Baron, McStachafee, Monsignor Moustachio, Patchy McHoles, The Fat Nasty Himself, thousand, Zynx

A thick mustache covering the width of the mouth, usually worn short, with slightly rounded corners.

Team Painterly is: El Jefe, falfa, Hot Salad, Mat Wiseman , Philiciousness, sethro, Stacheford, SWAGGER, vafer

Can you see it? It's there. These staches may not stand out due to their blonde nature but they are as proud and strong as anything else featured here.

Team Blondie is: Benjamin, Blondie McLatebloomer, Fargus, MickeyCosmos, mikalmak, OhMyGoshman, P Buck

Three words: Dirty, Teenage, Moustache

Team D.T.M. is: *Boy*Wonder*, Caderaid, carynorton, DickyJoeCrustache, El Wizerino, ironlungstudios, Trenastystache

A large, bushy, droopy mustache that hangs down over the lips, often entirely covering the mouth. Also known as "Cop Stache."

Team Walrus is: jmathias, keifel, Madrid, Mason Bernard, tywayne, Uncle Boot

Also known as a Mouth Umbrella, the undercurl acts as a shield from incoming danger on both the top and sides.

Team Undercurl is: FeXd, jrs2j, KimJongIllness, mcgillbot, The Hammer

Zealot: a fanatically committed person. This moustache configuration requires dedication beyond the comprehension of the average member of society.

Team Zealot is: aaron b, Hungarian Moustache, Kippercat, PAT

We love sandwiches! (Note: PICTURE MUST CONTAIN A SANDWICH)

Team Sandwich is: ElDuQue, matador el pelo, Moustachio, Twisted Sistare

Furls of hair adorn the face in large collections near the ends. Wearers of this style are known to guffaw and huff-n-puff quite appropriately.

Team Victorian is: chopsy, chrishackman, ewagoner

A thick mustache, shaved to be about an inch wide in the center.

Team Questionable is: jnonfiction, pilot, Savvystache

Any moustache configuration grown and cultured in an abnormal location on the face. The cheek is the preferred placement among Picasso fans. We dare you to do this.

Team Awesome is: alijoon, Chuck Damage, Skinny P

This style strikes, quite literally, into the hearts of men. Known to scare women and child not with fear but with awe.

Team Lightning is: Chinese Wildman, Mr. Ash

A small handlebar mustache characterized by the fact that it is bushy and must be worn long enough to curl the ends upward, which is usually achieved with styling wax.

Team Papa is: derble, Freakout

A general name for mustaches shaped narrow on top and wide on the bottom, like a pyramid. Pyramidal mustaches can be shaped in a variety of ways, as shown below.

Team Pyramid is: C Dub, dshigdon

Often regaled as one of the most "powerful" configurations, the Ram's Horn evokes a primal strength uncommon in today's moustached societies.

Team Ram's Horn is: BZD, this is jess

The cephalopod of facial hair. This configuration features multiple "arms" and embraces a dedicated to the moustache almost beyond comprehension.

Team Octopus is: GrapeS, Roscoe

A thin, narrow, closely clipped mustache that outlines the upper lip. Pencil style mustaches can be trimmed in different manners (see below). Also sometimes called a "mouthbrow."

Team Mouthbrow is: juanzo

A mustache similar to the "painter's brush," but with corners angled slightly, resembling the shape of a lampshade.

Team Lampshade is: chadmcclarnon

A narrow mustache with long points bent or curved steeply upward. Named for artist Salvador Dali.

Team Dali is: Savage

A thin, narrow, closely clipped mustache that outlines the upper lip. Pencil style mustaches can be trimmed in different manners (see below). Also sometimes called a "mouthbrow."

Team Vulcan Mouthbrow is: miguelito

A thin, narrow, closely clipped mustache that outlines the upper lip. Pencil style mustaches can be trimmed in different manners (see below). Also sometimes called a "mouthbrow."

Team French Mouthbrow is: Jason

The O style teeters into goatee territory but the amount of disgust brought forth by merely gazing at this configuration squashes any doubt.

A general name for mustaches shaped narrow on top and wide on the bottom, like a pyramid. Pyramidal mustaches can be shaped in a variety of ways.

A narrow divided mustache that begins at the middle of the upper lip, with long whiskers pulled to either side of the center. The areas beyond the corners of the mouth are typically shaved.

It's a regular moustache but divided by two.

Fangs of hair for your face.

A mustache that begins on the upper lip and whose whiskers are grown very long to extend down each side of the mouth down to the to jaw. The areas just past the corners of the mouth are shaven, thus differentiating this style from the "horseshoe".

A large mustache growing from both the upper lip and cheeks, whiskers from the cheeks are styled pointing upward.

A general name for mustaches shaped narrow on top and wide on the bottom, like a pyramid. Pyramidal mustaches can be shaped in a variety of ways.

Is it a beard? Is it a moustache? No! It's a monkey tail right on your face!

Those that have forged a path to moustache greatness before us and proof that the upper lip decoration only gets better with age.