This represents cases where one or more single strands of hair are drawn out of place, separated from the bulk of the hair style.  Sometimes, this is an element of [[messy hair]] or [[floating hair]] where a clean hairstyle is disrupted, but can also appear on the periphery of otherwise orderly hair, or in front of a character's face, as with many cases where a [[hair in own mouth|strand of hair is stuck to one's mouth]], or ahead of the bulk of the hair as a distinct loose stroke.

Note that this tag is only for single strands of hair, these will be usually drawn in a single stroke, either in black, white, or a shade of the color of the hair.  It is [b]not[/b] for bundles, spikes, wedges, or clumps of hair. It is [b]not [/b]for [[ahoge]], [[antenna hair]], [[cowlick]]s, [[sidelocks]], or the like. For those, be sure to include the appropriate tag. If a bit of hair has a distinct border of another color, or a significant width or taper, it is almost certainly not applicable for this tag.

Although they might be drawn similarly, this is also [b]not[/b] for [[stray pubic hair]], or [[body hair]].

Note that this phenomenon is often very hard or impossible to see in thumbnails, be cautious when gardening this tag.

h4. Example

* !post #7020568

h4. See also

* [[lone nape hair]]
* [[tag group:hair]]