It is ideal for shorter nails and the nail is allowed to grow out straight at the sides for approximately 1.5 mm and then the tip is filed into a rounded shape.

This is common among people with long, perfect nail beds.

It is created by allowing the nail to grow out straight and then filing the tip straight across at right angles with the rest of the nail plate.

This shape is very weak as the sides of the nail (which provide the strength) are totally lost.

They are a great choice for both long and short nails and fingers. Manicurists file the nails into a square shape, but they round off the corners in order to get a lighter effect.

If you are a farmer, construction worker, fisherman, what kind of nail shape will you use?