15 Popular Fence Styles for Privacy and Picket Fences
![Popular fence styles and layouts](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/common-fence-styles-670x516-624x481.jpg)
When choosing a style for a fence, there are hundreds of options to choose from. The first step is to choose the type of fence to install, such as a picket fence or privacy fence.
Each of those types has many styles to choose from. See the most commonly used fence styles for inspiration when choosing the style to incorporate in your project.
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Estate / Split Rail Fence Styles
![Illustration of a split rail or estate fence using 2 rails](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/estate-fence-style-2-rails.png)
2 Rail Estate Fence
![Illustration of a split rail or estate fence using 3 rails](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/estate-fence-style-3-rails.png)
3 Rail Estate Fence
![Illustration of a split rail or estate fence using 4 rails](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/estate-fence-style-4-rails.png)
4 Rail Estate Fence
Picket Fence Styles
![Illustration of a picket fence design using dog ear pickets](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/picket-fence-style-dogear-picket.png)
Dog Ear Picket
![Illustration of a picket fence design using gothic pickets](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/picket-fence-style-gothic-picket.png)
Gothic Picket
![Illustration of a picket fence design using angled pickets](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/picket-fence-style-angled-picket.png)
Angled Picket
![Illustration of a picket fence design using common pickets](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/picket-fence-style-common-picket.png)
Common Picket
Privacy Fence Styles
![Illustration of a privacy fence using a dog ear picket](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/solid-board-fence-style-dogear-picket.png)
Privacy Dog Ear Top
![Illustration of a privacy fence using a gothic picket](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/solid-board-fence-style-gothic-picket.png)
Privacy Gothic Top
![Illustration of a privacy fence using an angled picket](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/solid-board-fence-style-angled-picket.png)
Privacy Angled Top
![Illustration of a privacy fence using a thin picket, also referred to as a stockade style fence](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stockade-fence-style.png)
Stockade
![Illustration of a shadowbox style privacy fence](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shadowbox-fence-style.png)
Shadowbox
![Illustration of a framed style privacy fence](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/framed-fence-style.png)
Framed
![Illustration of a privacy fence with an arched curve in the panel](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/solid-board-fence-style-arched.png)
Arched
![Illustration of a privacy fence with an scalloped curve in the panel](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/solid-board-fence-style-scalloped.png)
Scalloped
Common Picket Styles
![Illustration showing common fence picket styles](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fence-picket-styles.png)
Common Fence Styles
![Illustration showing common fence styles including picket, privacy, and estate fence styles](https://www.inchcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/common-fence-styles.png)