Definition:

1) A member of the Punk Rock counter-culture

2) The real version of Emo
3) An emotional-punk

4) A Punk associated with Emotive hardcore

Style and appearance:

A Emo Punks's style is:

1) A mix of the Emo and Punk fashion: plaid bondage pants, combat\biker boots, spiked bracelets, ripped clothes typical to punk and
black\gray clothes, skinny/ripped jeans, Converse shoes, band bracelets typical to emo
2) Makeup ( not necessary )

3) Nail-polish ( not necessary )

4) Liberty Spikes with or without long bangs, Prison Bar Haircut, Chelsea Hawk, any colored or natural hair

5) D.I.Y

Attitude:

1) Have ironic humor
2) Be political
3) Be artistic, as both punks and emo are artistic people

4) Express yourself through music, as both punks and emo do
5) Mosh and fight! - since you're half punk, you can mosh or fight whenever you want, as you have to stand up for what is yours

6) Be ironic!
7) Never be too serious
8) Write poetry or song lyrics, as you're half emo
9) Be yourself and don't sell-out
10) Don't take others opinions
11) Be against mainstream

Music: (bands are JUST examples, listen to anything you like of these genres)
1) Punk Rock with any political background (Ramones, Sex pistols, Dead kennedys and The Exploited)
2) Emotive Hardcore/Post-Hardcore (Rites of Spring, Fugazi, Embrace and Moss Icon)
3) Screamo/Skramz (Pg.99, I Hate Myself and The saddest landscape)
4) Emocore (Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate and My Chemical Romance)

A tryhard genre of music generally inspired by both mid-2000s “emo” bands like My Chemical Romance or The All-American Rejects and actual good punk rock like NOFX, Rise Against, and the Kramps.

Emopunk music is also influenced by post-hardcore, alternative rock and grunge. Especially super mainstream bands like The Smashing Pumpkins or Nine Inch Nails.