Goatee styles: classic, anchor, Van Dyke

A goatee is a beard shaped around the chin and mouth. These pictures show a classic goatee with clean cheeks, an anchor beard that follows the jaw with a pencil moustache, and a Van Dyke with a pointed chin beard and a separate upturned moustache. Each is seen from the barber chair, in profile and on a city street. You can type a change, such as a grey goatee, to ask for the style with it.

• a clear request for the barber
• choosing a classic, anchor or Van Dyke
• a barbershop wall print
• a profile picture

Frequently asked questions

What is an anchor beard?

A beard that follows the jaw down to the chin, with a pencil moustache above the lip.

What is a Van Dyke?

A pointed beard on the chin, with a separate moustache that turns up at the ends.

Can I change the look?

Yes. Type the change and the picture is made with it. It is a request, so the result may differ from the sample.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.