One example was neat and tidy looking 'Hosohake Shoicho' (small ginkgo leaf style), in which the ends of the topknot were splayed lightly, and the front part of the head was widely shaved; so it is equally close to both hairstyles of samurai and townspeople.
髷先を軽く広げ月代の広いサッパリとした「細刷毛小銀杏」がそれで、町人とも武士とも見分けがつきにくい。