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Need a striking, original character design, but [[OnlySixFaces only know how to draw about six faces]]? Why, give them a pair of Unusual Eyebrows, of course!

Apart from [[AnimeHair hair]], giving a character a pair of not-quite-standard looking eyebrows is an easy way to make them physically stand out without making them more difficult to draw. Best yet, there's an easy selection of potential eyebrow styles to choose from:

* '''Kinked/Squiggly Eyebrows''' - a pair of thin eyebrows with one or two "kinks" near the end. Usually used to make the character just eye-catching enough without being overly jarring. More extreme examples might resemble scythes.
* '''Fiery Eyebrows''' - usually found on HotBlooded characters, these eyebrows are thicker than normal (though not quite a big as the BigOlEyebrows. Usually), and spiky or forked at the ends. They're often paired with HotbloodedSideburns. Some examples may involve literally FlamingHair.
* '''Swooped Eyebrows''' - eyebrows that curve upwards rather than arch like normal eyebrows. Typically used for otherworldly or "alien" characters, though they do occasionally show up on normal (if often strange) humans. This is also the most likely example to appear on LiveActionTV characters.
* '''Lightning Eyebrows''' - Eyebrows shaped like lightning bolts; ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, in other words. Have similar connotations as Fiery Eyebrows, but are usually found on secondary/supporting characters instead.

Some styles have become so common that they've earned their own tropes:

* BigOlEyebrows
* BigOlUnibrow
* DisembodiedEyebrows
* NoBrows

Make the character's eyebrows odd enough, and you might find fans obsessing over them as much as the IconicOutfit.

Not related to the FascinatingEyebrow and only tangentially to OddlyVisibleEyebrows.

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!!Examples
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'':
** Shigure Kosaka has kinked eyebrows. Damn, are they squiggly.
** Shio Sakaki has fiery eyebrows.
** Akisame has lightning eyebrows.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Sanji's right eyebrow is not only swooped, but twirly. We do not ever see his left eyebrow -- or eye, for that matter. As of the timeskip his other eye is revealed... it swirls on the end that is near his nose making a @_ @_ face. Zoro mocks his eyebrows frequently, and other strangers comment on Sanji’s weird facial feature. When Sanji becomes defacto captain of a part of the crew, they immediately call themselves the “Twirlyhats”.
*** Sanji’s brothers Ichiji, Niji and Yonji as well his sister Reiji all have twirly eyebrows though they swirl in different directions to their brother. Vinsmoke Sora whose the mother of Sanji doesn’t have twirly brows and his father Judge mysterious keeps his brows hidden at all times... WildMassGuessing away.
*** [[spoiler:Whenever Sanji uses his Germa power, his eyebrows flip to the same direction as his siblings'. They flip back to normal when he's not using it. Chapter 1077 has a page of his eyebrow flipping from direction to the other.]]
** [[PsychoForHire Rob Lucci]]. Crosses over into a reverse of Swooped Eyebrows, and distinctly scythe-like. This is actually a rather common type of eyebrows in One Piece.
** Canon {{Filler}} villain Foxy has particularly spikey eyebrows.
* Roger Smith from ''Anime/TheBigO''. They're sort of...windshield wiper-shaped.
* Shuda, the initial [[TheDragon dragon]] from ''Manga/RaveMaster''. To show that his [[ArtifactOfDoom Dark Bring]] gave him a fire power not only did he get red hair that shot up like fire, he got eyebrows that did the same thing.
* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'':
** Kid has eyebrows that are squiggly at the ends. In fact Hiruma's nickname for him is "Fucking Eyebrows".
** Daigo Ikari is probably the most hot-blooded character in a series full [[TheDeterminator determinators]] and manly men. As if to prove how hot-blooded he is, he has flame brows ''drawn'' where his eye brow should be, apparently using black eye grease.
** Raimon "Monta" Taro has your standard BigOlEyebrows, except for the fact that they somehow go through ''over'' his hairline in Captain Crunch-like fashion.
* While not as emphasized as most examples, Fangfang from ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' has kinked eyebrows.
* In ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', Domon Kasshu's fiery eyebrows are a relatively subtle example (or at least more subtle than the ''rest'' of him, anyway). The ''real'' winner, however, is [[HuskyRusskie Argo Gulskii]], who looks like he set his eyelids on fire.
* Kittan Bachika from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' -- a show that ''overflows'' with [[HotBlooded Hot Blood]] and RuleOfCool -- is easily recognizable by his Fiery Eyebrows and giant shock of two-toned hair.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'''s Dorothy Catalonia has a pair of the most prominent fiery eyebrows ever (just look up above again). Her possible idol was [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam's]] [[http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/153355092_5c51554b54.jpg?v=0 Katejina Loos]], hers being not as weird but still kind of prominent.
** ''Go For It, Domon W!'', a non-canonical [[{{Yonkoma}} 4-koma]] that ran as a backup feature in the manga ([[{{Crossover}} featuring characters from]] ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]''), showed that she can change their shape at will, to imitate the V-fins of various Gundams. In another strip, Dorothy took Allenby's Nobel Gundam and customized it for her own use; the modifications included new V-fins to match her eyebrows.
** Her cousin Treize has the same kind of eyebrows, just not as prominent.
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': [[TheHero Kouji]] sports a pair of very prominent, very thick fiery eyebrows.
* The majority of characters from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' have fiery eyebrows -- Gene, Jim and Aisha in particular.
* [[TheMentor Maiza Avaro]] and [[BigBad Szilard Quates]] from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' has fiery eyebrows.
* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/epicsideburnsareepic.png Ryoma Nagare]] in any incarnation of ''Manga/GetterRobo'' has fiery eyebrows.
* The Raikage from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has forked eyebrows which go with his forked mustache, dagger-like beard, and pointy slicked back hair. Given his fighting style and title they're probably meant to be more like lightning than fire, but not lightning eyebrows because that wouldn't really fit with the art-style.
** Guy gains literal Fiery Eyebrows [[spoiler:when using the [[DangerousForbiddebTechnique Eighth Gate]]]].
* [[http://www.myanimelist.net/images/characters/6/36505.jpg Inspector Lunge]] from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' has swooped eyebrows.
%%* The BigBad from ''Manga/{{Tekkonkinkreet}}'' has swooped eyebrows.
%%* Zepile from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' has swooped eyebrows.
%%* Klan Klang from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' has lightning eyebrows.
* [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/bleach/en/images/6/6f/Renji123.jpg Abarai Renji]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', with whom it's hard to tell where the tattoos start and his eyebrows begin.
%%* Similarly to the above example, Paradox from ''Anime/YuGiOhBondsBeyondTime''.
* Hughes from ''Manga/FairyTail'' has ''[[http://media.animevice.com/uploads/1/18983/409669-hughes.jpg arrows]]'' for eyebrows.
* Hoover Kippenburg from the ''Manga/Area88'' manga has thin, violently arched eyebrows.
* Some characters in ''Franchise/DragonBall'', such as Vegeta, or anyone gone Super Saiyan, seem to have their eyebrows directly attached to their eyes. As a result they often look serious or angry, although causality of this is up for debate.
* A few characters from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', such as Tenya Iida and his brother Tensei, who both have eyebrows which are pointed at the ends.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
%%* ComicStrip/DanDare has the kinked version.
%%* Comicbook/DoctorStrange has the kinked version, especially as drawn by Marcos Martin or Jim Cheung.
* ComicBook/{{Starfire}} and her people are sometimes drawn with the distal ends of their eyebrows connecting to their hair.
* Jason Blood, host of ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}, has distinctive swooped eyebrows with pointy tufts on the arches, which makes him recogizable at a glance even in instances like his appearance as one of several individuals held in suspended animation by Morgan Le Fay in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987''.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Queen Atomia's eyebrows are drawn at least twice as long as those of human characters, which in addition to her long red hair, claw-like nails and--in early prints--fully green colored eyes makes her seem like a prototype Tamaranian.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', [[EvilChancellor Jafar]] has...very bizarre eyebrows; they're extremely thin and arched beyond the point of belief. (Iago has nearly matching ones, which may be even weirder, because, well, ''[[NonMammalianHair he's a parrot]].'')
* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'', Catwoman has a set of extravagant fiery eyebrows that not only would not look out-of-place on ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater'', but give [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Dorothy Catalonia]]'s a run for their money.
* Sid the sloth from the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' franchise has eyebrows formed from some of the hairs at the back of his head, looking almost like DisembodiedEyebrows.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Jareth from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' has swooped eyebrows (and swept up hair), no doubt to enhance his exotic nature.
* The moon women in ''Film/MissileToTheMoon'' have Vulcan-like swooped eyebrows.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': The Thaylen people have foot-long white eyebrows, whether male or female and whether they have any other hair on their head or not. Many Thaylens style the eyebrows, like starching them into spikes or fan-shapes, but others just keep them brushed behind their ears, giving the appearance of a skunk stripe.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* The "Low" version of Cat in the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Demons and Angels" has forked eyebrows that meet in the middle.
* Turlough in ''Series/DoctorWho'' was deliberately given combed-up, sharp, ginger eyebrows to look more alien.
** From the same series, the [[Creator/DavidTennant Tenth Doctor]] has wild, spiky eyebrows that match his gravity-defying hair and HotBloodedSideburns.
** Going back a lot further, the First Doctor story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E7TheSpaceMuseum The Space Museum]]" involved teenage aliens with ''two'' sets of eyebrows, one one top of the other. They somehow matched nicely with their very mod outfits (black turtle-neck jumpers, etc.).
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Pharazôn sports the kinked type that matches his BeardOfEvil.
* Spock and other Vulcans in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' have swooped eyebrows. Also Romulans, and the proto-Vulcan Mintakan people in the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Who Watches the Watchers".
* Maya on ''Series/Space1999'' has straight line eyebrows set at an angle with the hair formed into beads.
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%%* Music/SongsToWearPantsTo: Andrew has triangular eyebrows. Impressive stuff.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* Most of the characters from ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' have various types of Unusual Eyebrows, made even stranger by the obvious fact that cats don't HAVE eyebrows.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'':
** UsefulNotes/SarutobiSasuke has the kinked version.
** Ishida Mitsunari has dramatically swooped eyebrows, making him look angry and thinner than ever.
* [[SociopathicHero Travis]] [[PsychoForHire Touchdown]] from ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' has the kinked version.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':
** Bang Shishigami has fiery eyebrows. Yet another feature to add to the [[{{Troperiffic}} walking bundle of Hot Blooded tropes]].
** Kagura Mutsuki from the same games brings his own forked variety.
* HotBlooded Sanada Yukimura from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' combines fiery eyebrows with HotbloodedSideburns.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Ganondorf's eyebrows connect to the rest of his hair.
** The ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'' uses fiery eyebrows quite literally with the demon train.
** ''{{VideoGame/The Legend Of Zelda Oracle|Games}} of Ages'' doesn't do fine detail in-game, but character art shows that Ralph and Queen Ambi of ([[TimeTravel past]]) Labrynna have similar red, forked brows. Ralph turns out to be Ambi's descendant.
* Franchise/StreetFighter: Ryu and Ken, and Fei Long all have fiery eyebrows. In some incarnations, Dan Hibiki is pictured with eyebrows that curve upwards.
* Darmanitan of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' has fiery eyebrows, quite literally.
* In ''Videogame/{{Overwatch}}'', Genji's skins that show off how he looked prior to becoming a cyborg have [[http://i.imgur.com/LYxXghR.jpg prominent forked eyebrows]].
* [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100723085541/disgaea/en/images/8/81/Axel_d3p.jpg Axel]] from ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}'' has lightning eyebrows.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', Coach Oleander has [[http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRaAy98dQJcODGH1Li48h2HBIh7QpY6hqdzn6PBxhh6A4mUmrIZ0gspiral eyebrows]].
* Elite Four Marshall from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' also has eyebrows that connect to his hair.
* Ludger Kresnik of ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'' has one dark gray and one light gray eyebrow, matching his multi-colored hair, and his brother Julius has a bald spot in his left eyebrow.
* Team Snagem leader Gonzap from ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'' has Lightning Eyebrows long enough to extend off of his head, which pair well with his gigantic mustache.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* In ''Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2'', Kureha has diamond-shaped eyebrows, as shown [[https://static.zerochan.net/Kureha.Haori.full.945908.jpg here]].
* Shirou Emiya from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. They're actually a rather subtle hint as to [[spoiler:the identity of Archer, the only other character drawn with such eyebrows.]]
** Kirei Kotomine sports kinked variation.
* One of the defining features of ''VisualNovel/OurLifeBeginningsAndAlways'''s main love interest, Cove Holden. In particular, he sports a pair of wavy eyebrow, a feature that's harped upon by other characters in the game (potentially including the game's MC).
* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'':
** Phoenix Wright himself has kinked eyebrows.
** Apollo Justice has fiery eyebrows. Not to mention he is fittingly [[HotBlooded red, young and passionate]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/files/images/VolTurnWeb.jpg Princess Voluptua]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Her eyebrows are supposed to be reminiscent of insect antennae, and swoop [[DisembodiedEyebrows right up off the top of her head.]]
* Ples from ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' has lightning eyebrows.
* Ai in ''Webcomic/RoninGalaxy'' possesses the old-fashioned Heian eyebrows from Japan.
* In ''Webcomic/NectarOfTheGods'', the protagonist, Bacchus Vindread, bares naturally lifted eyebrows in the shape of large arcs... or should I say unnatural lifted eyebrows, these eyebrows achieve such great heights that if they were any higher they'd be [[DisembodiedEyebrows floating off of his face]].
* Kavonn of ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' has very expressive eyebrows, capable of going from jagged squiggly lines when upset to straight flat lines when unimpressed.
-->'''Yiska:''' How do you do that thing with your eyebrows? [[https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Charby_the_Vampirate/5315790/ Yes, that!]]
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' gives us [[WellIntentionedExtremist Jet]] and his eyebrows; shaped like long, skinny tildes whose curves are slightly pointed. They're difficult to describe - [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jet-avatar.jpg you almost have to see them]] [[http://avatarthelastairbenderonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Jet.png to believe them]] - and the completely unexplained contrast between him and every single other character on the show has led to his eyebrows becoming a MemeticMutation within the fandom.
* Mako and Lightning Bolt Zolt from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' have fiery eyebrows.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' gives us [[BigBad Aku]], whose eyebrows aren't ''just'' flaming, they are ''literally'' fire. They're also apparently detachable; he keeps them in a drawer when he sleeps, and puts them on like little hats above his eyes upon awakening.
-->'''Aku:''' [[SelfInsertFic Once upon a time]], there was a little girl with an adorable red cape, and [[https://youtu.be/bs_LzBFIEOA GREAT FLAAAAMING EYEBROWS]] who was beloved by all, and so, the people affectionately named her Little Red Hood.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'':
** Lion-o and Panthro, as well as many other male Thunderians, have fiery eyebrows.
** Tygra has extremely arched eyebrows. Latter Alluro shows up with even more dramatically arched brows (with blue eyeshadow, no less).
* The Copper Kidd from ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks''.
* [[PsychoElectro Mekt]] from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes2006'' has lightning eyebrows.
* Ice King from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', and his DistaffCounterpart, both have lightning eyebrows.
* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom'':
** Ruby has eyebrows that swirl at the top!
** To a lesser extent, Frank -- he has BigOlEyebrows with smaller brows underneath. His [[ConjoinedTwins brother]], Len, has normal eyebrows, apart from the fact that one is pierced.
* The Monarch from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' has long, thin eyebrows that jut out from his face by half a foot and curl at the end. They actually resemble a butterfly's antennae, to complement his villainous theme.
* Everyone on ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' has a different set of Unusual Eyebrows, ranging from dots, to straight lines, to unibrows, to dashes, to barely visible curls to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking perfect arcs]].
* [[InnocentAliens Starfire]] from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' has very strange ovals for eyebrows, as do other Tamaraneans.
* Before there was ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', there was ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater'', with a similar array.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* Music/AmandaPalmer paints them on in fancy patterns, and has joked that they're actually alien barcodes.
* Lynn Gunn of Music/{{PVRIS}} often has her left eyebrow partially shaved, making a distinct striped pattern. It also matches her shaved-sides hairstyle.
* Creator/WillPoulter (known for ''Film/TheMazeRunnerSeries'' and ''Film/WereTheMillers'') has unusually sharp, curved eyebrows. ''Film/WereTheMillers'' pokes fun at them:
-->'''Scottie P:''' What are you gonna do about it, Eyebrows?
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