1 photo. Une vidéo Bob Filter Prank.

What this template does

The bob filter prank is the TikTok trend where an AI template turns one photo into a video of you cutting your long hair into a sleek, blunt bob with scissors.

What is the Bob Filter Prank trend, and where did it start?

The bob filter is not a camera filter but an AI template. In early August 2026, common edit apps template makers released templates that turn one photo into a short phone video: you lift a pair of scissors, cut your long hair at the jaw, and a sleek bob is left.

Bob Filter Prank trend timeline

• 2025-11-11In Brazil's AI hair trend, bnews São Paulo shares the Gemini prompt people used: edit the photo without changing the face and change only the hair, picked from a list that includes "Classic bob" and "French bob".
• 2026-08-09@_kat_120 posts "Pranking my husband with the ai haircut filter", made with a common edit apps AI template. The same day, a second template launches; its sound is in 7,800 TikTok videos by 14 October.
• 2026-08-18@gracielazaihair posts her AI haircut clip; it has 5.2 million views and 231,200 likes by 14 October.
• 2026-09-05VIVA Notícias reports the "trend do cabelo por IA" in Brazil: creators post AI videos of themselves cutting their hair short, made from one photo.
• 2026-09-13@rich82809 posts a how-to for the "Pranking my friends with the bob filter" trend; it has 2.6 million views and 73,400 likes by 14 October.
• 2026-09-14US Google searches for "bob filter" reach their highest point of the last 90 days, after a first spike on 10 August; from 30 September there are searches every day.

Photo requirements for Bob Filter Prank

• Hair below the chin, loose over the shoulders and in view. The cut needs length: with short hair, little changes.
• Face the camera in good light, from the chest up. No sunglasses, no hat and no hair over the face.
• Haircut video: take the photo where you want the video to happen, like your bedroom or your car, with a bit of the place behind you. The video keeps that place and your clothes, which is what makes…
• Bob photo: any clear photo works. Only the hair changes.
• Use your own photo, or a photo of a friend who said yes. Never a child, a celebrity or a stranger.

Troubleshooting Bob Filter Prank

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• Not much changes — Your hair was already short. The cut needs hair below the chin: use a photo with your hair down over the shoulders.
• The bob comes out in another color — The prompts keep your hair color. Use a photo in daylight, where the color looks true.
• You get bangs you do not have — The prompts add bangs only if your photo shows them. Run it again.

How Bob Filter Prank differs from common face-swap templates

Caption & hashtag ideas for Bob Filter Prank

• Trying Bob Filter Prank
• Keep the AI label on
• Tag who has to go next
• Match a trending sound when you post

Hashtags that fit: #aibobhaircut · #aivideo · #remixmeme

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