Clipper Guard Numbers Explained: From a Zero to an Eight

Clipper Guard Numbers Explained: From a Zero to an Eight

The Highgate Cuts Team
Published on: 15/10/2026

What a number 2 actually means in millimetres, why half grades exist, how the taper lever changes things, and how to use guard numbers when you brief a barber.

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