\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone} \usetikzlibrary{braids}  \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.4, every node/.style={scale=0.4}] \pic[   rotate=90,   line width=1.5pt,   braid/control factor=0,   braid/nudge factor=0,   braid/gap=0.11,   braid/number of strands = 4,   braid/strand 4/.style={purple},   braid/strand 3/.style={blue},   braid/strand 2/.style={orange},   name prefix=braid, ] at (-0.25,0) {braid={ s_3^{-1}s_2^{-1}s_1^{-1}s_1^{-1}s_2s_3^{-1}s_3^{-1}s_2s_2s_3s_3s_3 s_2^{-1}s_1^{-1}s_1^{-1}s_2^{-1}s_2^{-1}s_1^{-1}s_1^{-1}s_2s_2s_1s_1s_2 s_1s_1 }}; \draw[dashed] (12,-0.5) -- (12,3.5); \draw[dashed] (24,-0.5) -- (24,3.5); \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}