💈Fade Height Chart Japan：H / M / L Explained with Images💈

Introduction

Ordering a fade in Japan can be tricky.
Different barbershops in Japan have slightly different ways of taking orders, and for foreigners who struggle with Japanese, explaining a fade can be especially difficult.

The final result depends on:

• Clipper length (millimeters)
• Fade height
• Darkness / density
• How strong or natural the transition line is

This guide provides simple English templates you can use to order a fade in Japan.
Screenshot the diagrams below and point to the lines while communicating with the barber!

If you want to understand how Japanese fades differ from Western fades, read this guide next:
→ Japanese Fade vs Western Fade

Clipper Length (How to say the mm)

✔ Simple English Templates

• Fade from X mm to Y mm, please.
  → Please fade from X mm at the bottom to Y mm on top.
• Start X mm, finish Y mm.
  → Start with X mm and finish with Y mm.
• Please start from skin (zero) and fade up to 3 mm.
  → Start from skin level (zero) and blend up to 3 mm.
• 1 mm at the bottom, 6 mm around here. (point with your finger)
  → 1 mm at the bottom, around 6 mm in this area.

✔ Notes for Barbers

• “From 0 to 3” means 0 mm at the bottom → 3 mm on top.
• Lines are generally expected to be blended.
• Pointing while saying “around here” helps clarify the length transition.

Fade Height (Low / Mid / High)

The overall mood of the fade changes dramatically depending on the height.

✔ Simple English Templates

• Low line fade, please. (Low-position fade)
• Medium line fade. (Standard height fade)
• High line fade is okay. (Higher fade)
• Fade, but keep it low. (Fade the sides, but keep the height low)

✔ Notes for Barbers

• Low: Below the temple to the lower side area
• Mid: Around the temple
• High: Above the temple where the fade disappears

☝️ Use the diagrams below to share the exact height you want.

Visual Guide (Side / Back Height Diagrams)

These diagrams help you visually communicate fade height from both the side and back angles.

→ Foreign customers can understand instantly, and Japanese barbers can also explain more easily.

Ready-to-Use Examples

① Medium fade from skin to 3 mm

English:
Medium fade, starting from skin and up to 3 mm.

② Low fade, from 1 mm to 6 mm

English:
Low fade from 1 mm to 6 mm, please.

③ Skin fade but keep it low

English:
Skin fade, but keep it low.

④ Natural fade, not too sharp

English:
Natural fade, not too sharp.

Barber-Friendly Format (How to Structure Your Order)

Ordering becomes much easier when you use a simple structure.

✔ English Format

• Starting length
• Ending length
• Height (Low / Mid / High)
• Style (Natural / Sharp)

✔ Example:
0 → 3 mm / Medium fade / Natural

✔ When explaining to a Japanese barber

• Start: ◯ mm (bottom length)
• End: ◯ mm (top length)
• Height: Low / Mid / High
• Natural or Sharp

For a deeper look at how Japanese fades compare to Western fades, check this article:
→ Japanese Fade vs Western Fade

Summary

Useful phrases for foreign customers:

• Fade from X mm to Y mm
• Low / Medium / High fade
• Keep it low
• Not too high
• Natural fade
• Starting from skin (zero)

Using these phrases together with the diagrams will make your fade order clear at almost any barbershop in Japan.

Let’s BARBER!! 💈

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