Editing Ponytail (section)

{{Short description|Hairstyle gathering hair at the back of the head}}
{{about|the hairstyle}}
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[[File:210120-D-WD757-1975 - Jennifer Lopez at the US Capitol (50860511978) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|[[Jennifer Lopez]] with a ponytail]]
[[File:Gary Bigeni (6981258962).jpg|thumb|A woman's ponytail from the back]]
A '''ponytail''' is a [[hairstyle]] in which some, most, or all of the [[hair]] on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a [[hair tie]], [[Hair clip|clip]], or other similar accessory and allowed to hang freely from that point. It gets its name from its resemblance to the tail of a [[pony]].

Ponytails are most commonly gathered at the middle of the back of the head or the base of the neck but may also be worn at the side of the head (sometimes considered formal), or on the very top of the head. If the hair is divided so that it hangs in two sections, they are called ''ponytails'', ''twintails'', ''[[pigtail]]s'', or ''[[bunches]]'' if left loose and ''pigtails'', ''plaits'' or ''[[Braid (hairstyle)|braid]]s'' if plaited.