Kurapika is a 19 year old boy with medium blond hair with brown eyes. His eyes glow a beautiful and coveted scarlet when experiencing intense emotion. In his first appearance, he wears a blue tabard decorated with an orange-colored hem and a white full-body training suit underneath. His shoes are Chinese-style winkle-picker flats. As a royal bodyguard, he wears a uniform consisting of a blue suit and tie with a gold capital H on the left breast of the jacket. Kurapika also wears two drop earrings ornamented with a ruby. After learning Nen, he starts using black contact lenses in order to hide his Scarlet Eyes. Kurapika is a cool and intelligent individual, possessing vast knowledge. He is reticent; not one to open up to people easily and quite judgmental. His distance from others initially keeps him level-headed and moralistic, but his heart has been poisoned with sadness and hatred. Having been traumatized from losing everyone he loved at the age of twelve, Kurapika closes his heart to new people and remains introverted as to stay focused on his goal. However, Kurapika can be kind and affectionate, smiling when those friends are happy.