Full-length portrait painting of Napoleon Bonaparte in a dark blue military uniform with gold trim, white breeches, and black boots.

Napoleon Bonaparte has a pale complexion, sharp cheekbones, and a prominent nose. His eyes were deep-set and often described as intense or contemplative. Napoleon’s hair was dark brown, typically styled short and swept forward, though it thinned noticeably in his later years. He’s famously shown wearing a military uniform—usually a dark blue coat with gold trim, white breeches, and black boots. His bicorne hat, worn sideways, became an iconic part of his image. While popular myth paints him as unusually short, he was actually around average height for his time—about 5'6" to 5'7" (1.68–1.70 m). See more