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'''Hairbun''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is distinguished by her hair that is set up in a bun. But she can have several different hair styles and sometimes uses glasses see the [[#Gallery|gallery]] below. But the picture here is her most prevalent appearance.
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'''Hairbun''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. Like most characters in xkcd, she does not necessarily represent the same person from comic to comic. She is distinguished by her hair, set up in a bun. She can have several variations of her hair style, and occasionally uses glasses. See the [[#Gallery|gallery]] below.
  
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
Hairbun is a minor character in xkcd. She appeared two weeks in a row in the spring of 2015 and was recognized as a "new" character at that time, though she had been used several times prior to then.  
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Hairbun is a minor character in xkcd. She appeared two weeks in a row in the spring of 2015 ([[1504: Opportunity]] and [[1507: Metaball]]) and was recognized as a "new" character at that time, though she had been used several times prior to then.  
  
Originally she was named [[Hair Bun Girl]], to follow the similar name scheme of [[Beret Guy]], but since she specifically represents an adult, and not any small girls with a hair bun (like [[Science Girl]]), and is even often portraying older women, the [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Rename_Hair_Bun_Girl|name was changed]] in the spring of 2016, to avoid any misconceptions, and also to not call a woman for ''girl''. Furthermore this name now instead follows the name scheme of [[Ponytail]].
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However, after comic 1500 she has appeared 14 times from [[1504: Opportunity]] to [[1756: I'm With Her]] (which was the 2nd comic in a row with her). This is more than once every 20th comic, compared to only 20 times before comic 1500  which is only once every 75th comic, so there was a good reason for why she was not "discovered" before.
  
She is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that [[Randall]] can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women [[Megan]] and Ponytail. Often she is depicted together with both Megan and Ponytail proving this point. (Nine appearances as of February 2016: [[703]], [[708]], [[1052]], [[1253]], [[1504]], [[1507]], [[1601]], [[1637]] and [[1645]].) She has for instance represented the mother of both Megan and [[Cueball]], see the list below under the list of Hairbun drawn with glasses.
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Originally she was named Hair Bun Girl, to follow the similar name scheme of [[Beret Guy]], but since she specifically represents an adult, and not any small girls with a hair bun (like [[Science Girl]]), and even often portrays older women, the [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Rename_Hair_Bun_Girl|name was changed]] in the spring of 2016, to avoid any misconceptions, and also to not call a woman a "girl". This name now instead follows the name scheme of [[Ponytail]].
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She is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that [[Randall]] can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women, [[Megan]] and Ponytail. Often she is depicted together with both Megan and Ponytail proving this point. (Ten appearances as of February 2016: [[703]], [[708]], [[1052]], [[1253]], [[1504]], [[1507]], [[1601]], [[1637]], [[1645]] and [[1756]].) She has, for instance, represented the mother of both Megan and [[Cueball]], see the list below under the list of Hairbuns drawn with glasses.
  
 
*In her first appearance, [[337: Post Office Showdown]], she is drawn with glasses.
 
*In her first appearance, [[337: Post Office Showdown]], she is drawn with glasses.
**She also wears glasses in [[1637: Salt Mine]], [[1110: Click and Drag]], [[1088: Five Years]], [[1052: Every Major's Terrible]], [[835: Tree]] and in [[410: Math Paper]]
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**She also wears glasses in [[1756: I'm With Her]], [[1637: Salt Mine]], [[1110: Click and Drag]], [[1088: Five Years]], [[1052: Every Major's Terrible]], [[872: Fairy Tales]], [[835: Tree]], [[566: Matrix Revisited]] and in [[410: Math Paper]]
***In [[835: Tree]] she actually portrays Cueball's mother and/or the wife of [[:Category:Multiple Cueballs|another version]] of Cueball).
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***In [[835: Tree]] she portrays Cueball's mother and/or the wife of [[:Category:Multiple Cueballs|another version]] of Cueball.
***In [[872: Fairy Tales]] she actually portrays Megan's mother, and is a sleepy math professor.
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***In [[872: Fairy Tales]] she portrays Megan's mother, a sleepy math professor.
***She wears sunglasses (as Trinity) in [[566: Matrix Revisited]].
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***She wears sunglasses (as {{w|Trinity (The Matrix)|Trinity)}} in [[566: Matrix Revisited]].
***In total up to Salt Mine she has used glasses eight times.
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***In total, up to "I'm With Her", she has used glasses nine times.
*Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance: [[378: Real Programmers]]. And with the recent comics (past no. 1500) this is now her most prevalent appearance.
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*Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance, [[378: Real Programmers]]. In the recent comics (past no. 1500), this is her most prevalent appearance.
*In [[572: Together]] a woman looking like Hairbun is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this is also not included here. But it could indicate that Randall often uses Hairbun to represent an older woman, as this was also the case in [[586: Mission to Culture]].
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*Hairbun can represent a real person:
*Since she is a grown woman - she should not be confused with [[Science Girl]] or and other small girls with hair bun like in [[1584: Moments of Inspiration]].
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**This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.
*A character with a hair bun was also featured in [[911: Magic School Bus]], but she is drawn in color and with a dress and represents the fictive character Ms. Frizzle. She is thus not included as a Hairbun.
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**This first occurred when she represented {{w|Emily Dickinson}} in [[788: The Carriage]]. In that comic, Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hairbun, and she is labeled as such.
*She can, however, represent a real person:
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**It also occurred in [[896: Marie Curie]] where zombie {{w|Marie Curie}} is drawn as Hairbun.
**This occurred when she represented Emily Dickinson in [[788: The Carriage]]. In that comic Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hairbun, and she is thus included.  
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***In the book ''[[Thing Explainer]]'', she is also used to represent Marie Curie in the explanation for ''The pieces everything is made of'' (i.e the {{w|periodic table}}).  
***This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.
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*Her appearance, apart from her glasses, can also change.
**In the book [[Thing Explainer]] she is used in the explanation for ''The pieces everything is made of'' (i.e the {{w|periodic table}}) to represent {{w|Marie Curie}}.
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**In [[703: Honor Societies]], [[708: Sex Dice]], [[1511: Spice Girl]], [[1601: Isolation]] and in every instance in [[1608: Hoverboard]] her hair looks somewhat different, curly and with some kind of pony tail, but since her main distinguishing characteristic is the hair bun, these comics are included.
*In both [[703: Honor Societies]], [[708: Sex Dice]], [[1601: Isolation]] and in every instance of her in [[1608: Hoverboard]] her hair looks somewhat different, curly and with some kind of pony tail, but since her main distinguishing characteristic is the hair bun, these comics are included here.  
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**Her hair looks somewhat similar in [[1645: Toasts]], but without the ponytail appendage.
**These characters actually looks like adult versions of [[Science Girl]], but as neither of these displays the other characteristic of that girl they stay listed as Hairbun for now.
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**These characters actually look like adult versions of [[Science Girl]], but as neither displays the other characteristic of that girl, they stay listed as Hairbun for now.
**However, [[1520: Degree-Off]] has been moved to Science Girl in spite of the hair bun girl in that comic being adult as she fits the science characteristics.
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***However, [[1520: Degree-Off]] has been moved to Science Girl in spite of the hair bun girl in that comic being adult as she fits the science characteristics.
**Her hair looks somewhat the same in [[1645: Toasts]], but without the ponytail appendage.
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**Six times in total, she has appeared with different hair, though never with glasses.
**Six times in total with different hair. Never also with glasses though.
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**This leaves 19 times (after 34 appearances, 6 with different hair and 9 with glasses) where she has looked like the picture used on this page, and 15 timed she has looked differently. See the [[#Gallery|gallery]] below.
*This leaves 10 times (after 24 appearances) where she has looked like the picture used on this page.
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*There are some characters with hair buns that are not Hairbun:
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**Since she is a grown woman, she should not be confused with [[Science Girl]] or any other small girls with hair bun like in [[1584: Moments of Inspiration]].
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**In [[572: Together]] a woman looking like Hairbun is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this comic is not included here. But it could indicate that Randall often uses Hairbun to represent an older woman, as this was also the case in [[586: Mission to Culture]].
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**A character with a hair bun was also featured in [[911: Magic School Bus]], but she is drawn in color and with a dress and represents the fictional character {{w|Ms. Frizzle}}. She is thus not included as a Hairbun.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
Since Hairbun is depicted in quite many different ways here is a gallery of some of these different appearances:
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Hairbun is depicted in several different ways. Here is a gallery of some of these different appearances:
  
 
[[File:Hair Bun Girl with curly hair and ponytail.png]] [[File:Hair Bun Girl with glasses.png]] [[File:Hair Bun Girl as Emily Dickinson.png]] [[File:Hair Bun Girl with curly hair but no ponytail.png]]  
 
[[File:Hair Bun Girl with curly hair and ponytail.png]] [[File:Hair Bun Girl with glasses.png]] [[File:Hair Bun Girl as Emily Dickinson.png]] [[File:Hair Bun Girl with curly hair but no ponytail.png]]  
  
 
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Revision as of 12:58, 2 December 2018

Hairbun

Hairbun, as seen in 1253: Exoplanet Names
First appearance 337: Post Office Showdown
Appearances 87

Hairbun is a stick figure character in xkcd. Like most characters in xkcd, she does not necessarily represent the same person from comic to comic. She is distinguished by her hair, set up in a bun. She can have several variations of her hair style, and occasionally uses glasses. See the gallery below.

Characteristics

Hairbun is a minor character in xkcd. She appeared two weeks in a row in the spring of 2015 (1504: Opportunity and 1507: Metaball) and was recognized as a "new" character at that time, though she had been used several times prior to then.

However, after comic 1500 she has appeared 14 times from 1504: Opportunity to 1756: I'm With Her (which was the 2nd comic in a row with her). This is more than once every 20th comic, compared to only 20 times before comic 1500 which is only once every 75th comic, so there was a good reason for why she was not "discovered" before.

Originally she was named Hair Bun Girl, to follow the similar name scheme of Beret Guy, but since she specifically represents an adult, and not any small girls with a hair bun (like Science Girl), and even often portrays older women, the name was changed in the spring of 2016, to avoid any misconceptions, and also to not call a woman a "girl". This name now instead follows the name scheme of Ponytail.

She is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that Randall can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women, Megan and Ponytail. Often she is depicted together with both Megan and Ponytail proving this point. (Ten appearances as of February 2016: 703, 708, 1052, 1253, 1504, 1507, 1601, 1637, 1645 and 1756.) She has, for instance, represented the mother of both Megan and Cueball, see the list below under the list of Hairbuns drawn with glasses.

  • In her first appearance, 337: Post Office Showdown, she is drawn with glasses.
  • Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance, 378: Real Programmers. In the recent comics (past no. 1500), this is her most prevalent appearance.
  • Hairbun can represent a real person:
    • This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.
    • This first occurred when she represented Emily Dickinson in 788: The Carriage. In that comic, Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hairbun, and she is labeled as such.
    • It also occurred in 896: Marie Curie where zombie Marie Curie is drawn as Hairbun.
      • In the book Thing Explainer, she is also used to represent Marie Curie in the explanation for The pieces everything is made of (i.e the periodic table).
  • Her appearance, apart from her glasses, can also change.
    • In 703: Honor Societies, 708: Sex Dice, 1511: Spice Girl, 1601: Isolation and in every instance in 1608: Hoverboard her hair looks somewhat different, curly and with some kind of pony tail, but since her main distinguishing characteristic is the hair bun, these comics are included.
    • Her hair looks somewhat similar in 1645: Toasts, but without the ponytail appendage.
    • These characters actually look like adult versions of Science Girl, but as neither displays the other characteristic of that girl, they stay listed as Hairbun for now.
      • However, 1520: Degree-Off has been moved to Science Girl in spite of the hair bun girl in that comic being adult as she fits the science characteristics.
    • Six times in total, she has appeared with different hair, though never with glasses.
    • This leaves 19 times (after 34 appearances, 6 with different hair and 9 with glasses) where she has looked like the picture used on this page, and 15 timed she has looked differently. See the gallery below.
  • There are some characters with hair buns that are not Hairbun:
    • Since she is a grown woman, she should not be confused with Science Girl or any other small girls with hair bun like in 1584: Moments of Inspiration.
    • In 572: Together a woman looking like Hairbun is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this comic is not included here. But it could indicate that Randall often uses Hairbun to represent an older woman, as this was also the case in 586: Mission to Culture.
    • A character with a hair bun was also featured in 911: Magic School Bus, but she is drawn in color and with a dress and represents the fictional character Ms. Frizzle. She is thus not included as a Hairbun.

Gallery

Hairbun is depicted in several different ways. Here is a gallery of some of these different appearances:

Hair Bun Girl with curly hair and ponytail.png Hair Bun Girl with glasses.png Hair Bun Girl as Emily Dickinson.png Hair Bun Girl with curly hair but no ponytail.png