Sideburns that go pass the mid section of the ear, but do not reach the jaw bone like [[long sideburns]]. 

h6. Examples:- 

* short vs medium sideburns: 
* !post #7075107
* long sideburns: 
* !post #6692030 
* !post #7038361

h6. Meaning
The [[sideburns]] are typically used as a masculine trait for younger characters, characters that can't grow [[facial hair]], or just as a design choice. 

Artists that are used to drawing masculine characters or [[bara]] style tend to emphasize the [[sideburns]]' length and width 
post #6871147, post #5843642

Even with more simplified designs like [[chibi]], [[faceless male]] etc
post #7068670, post #6339493

While artists that draw more [[bishounen]]-esque characters usually pay them less attention and might draw them thinner, shortener or inconsistently
post #4914584, post #3803782