Medium box braid designs

Traditional box braids begin in separate sections and have a little volume at the roots. Length, square or other partings and different updos can produce very different results from the same base.

Top and rear view of medium box braids with a regular grid of square sections, hanging to mid-back — Traditional box braids with square sections Square sections in aligned rows with a small visible knot at the start.

Shoulder-length bob with medium box braids and square sections — Box braid bob The shoulder-length cut keeps the classic square partings in a shorter silhouette.

Scalp showing staggered box braid sections, with offset rows whose vertical partings do not line up — Staggered pattern The rows are staggered so the partings do not line up, creating a fuller look.

Rear view of medium box braids with triangular sections arranged in a mosaic, one braid starting in each section — Box braids with triangular sections Triangular partings change the root pattern without changing the traditional technique.

Medium box braids in a half-up style with a high bun at the crown, lower braids loose down the back and decorative metal rings — Half-up bun Top half in a high bun, bottom half loose, with metal rings.

Medium box braids with a heart-shaped section visible near the crown — Box braids with a heart-shaped section A heart interrupts the grid without changing the traditional base.

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