If you've been stuck at home for the past few weeks, then you're probably long overdue for a haircut. Mayhap you lot've watched some pilus cutting tutorials, but you lot're all the same confused well-nigh hair clipper sizes. In this visual guide, nosotros'll evidence you what each clipper size looks like and give yous some style inspiration.

Ryan Gosling Clean Buzzcut August 2005

Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com

A clipper setting of 0 will produce the shortest cut possible (aside from shaving all your hair off and going baldheaded). Information technology finer gives yous a skin fade all over, and then this length is best for super short buzz cuts like the one shown here.

Neat Buzz Cut Zayn

#ane clippers will leave most 1/8th of an inch of hair on your head, so your hair will await significantly fuller than if yous'd used a #0. It'due south still extremely brusque, of class, just the difference is noticeable.

Buzz Cut Hardy

With a #two guard (which corresponds to about 1/4th of an inch of hair), you lot actually take a few styling options like what Tom Hardy has done here with his slitted hairline.

Zachary Quinto short buzz cut with mustache

lev radin / Shutterstock.com

A baby-sit size of three leaves you with 3/8 of an inch of hair, and at this length you can encounter some serious trunk to the hair. Fifty-fifty going from a #2 to a #3 makes a huge difference. We recommend the #three if y'all don't want to go super short.

Chris Evans – buzz cut

Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com

A #four clipper will take you up to a one-half-inch of hair, which makes information technology great for make clean and crisp styles like the i Chris Evans is sporting here.

Ryan Reynolds crew cut short style

Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

#v clippers also leave a lot of fullness in the hair, peculiarly if your pilus is on the thicker side. At this size, you can also experiment with using multiple clipper guard sizes to create shorter sides and a slightly longer summit.

Kellan Lutz short choppy textured crew cut

s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

If you accept naturally wavy or curly hair just desire something shorter, a #6 guard may be your perfect setting. It leaves but enough hair to style––here, Kellan Lutz is rocking some brusque spikes.

Aaron Paul short brushed up hairstyle

Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com

Hither'due south another wait you lot tin can attain with multiple clipper sizes. If your pilus has grown out a bit and you lot want to keep some of that volume, endeavour leaving the top untouched and using a #seven on the sides.

Short Messy Justin Bieber

Finally, a #eight setting leaves a total inch of hair on the head, so this setting is ideal if you lot need a haircut but don't want to go too short. Take a expect at how Justin Beiber has used a #8 on the sides and left the pinnacle grown out for a very full-bodied look.

Dissimilar clipper attachments in action