Nail Structure & Shapes

The plate of keratin that lies on the tips of the fingers and toes

• Bone

• Lunula

• Nail

• Skin

An overlapping epidermis around the nail

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Lunula

• Nail Bed

The tissue that encloses the nail matrix at the root of the nail

• Nail Bed

• Nail Fold

• Nail Plate

• Nail Wall

The only living reproducing part of the nail which is situated directly below the cuticle.

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Matrix

• Nail Bed

Pearly coloured and crescent shaped due to the cells being pushed closely together.

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Lunula

• Matrix

It is an extension of the nail plate that overlaps the hyponychium.

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Lunula

• Matrix

Visible nail that rests on the nail bed up to the free edge.

• Nail Bed

• Nail Plate

• Nail Fold

• Nail Wall

Folds of skin that overlap the sides of the nail which hold your nail in place and protect the nail plate edges.

• Nail Bed

• Nail Fold

• Naid Plate

• Nail Wall

A nail shape that is common among people with long, perfect nail beds.

• Oval Nail

• Rounded Nail

• Stiletto

• Squoval

Ideal for shorter nails, the nail is allowed to grow out straight at the sides for approximately 1.5 mm

• Rounded Nails

• Oval Nails

• Stiletto

• Square Nails