Gaara has fair skin, pale green eyes, and short red hair. He lacks distinctive pupils or eyebrows. He's had black rings around his eyes his whole life, which can be attributed to insomnia. As a child, he carved the kanji for "love" into his forehead. As a child, Gaara was very violent and aloof due to trauma and his jinchuriki status, but Gaara matured into the polite and caring Fifth Kazekage of Suna. Gaara is thoughtful, agreeable, and somewhat overprotective of others. He is self-sacrificing.