Characteristically, the U-shaped part of the topknot called magejiri protruded straightly from the back of the head, and the topknot was longer than that of townspeople's Ichomage, and the end of the topknot slightly touched the top of the head almost without being crushed.
髷尻と呼ばれる髷の折り返しの元の部分が後頭部より後ろに真っ直ぐ出っ張っているのが特徴で、町人の銀杏髷より髷が長く、髷先は頭頂部に触れるくらいで刷毛先はほとんどつぶれない。