Seven face shapes, drawn to scale.
Every outline below is drawn from measured proportions at the same cheekbone width, so you can see what actually separates the shapes: length, the forehead-to-jaw balance, the cheekbones and the jaw corner.
Face shape chart
- OvalLonger than it is wide, widest at the cheekbones, with a jaw that narrows gently to a rounded chin.Reads 84% oval
- RoundAbout as wide as it is long, widest at full cheeks, with a soft jaw and a rounded chin.Reads 91% round
- SquareLength and width close to equal, with forehead, cheekbones and jaw near the same width and a defined jaw corner.Reads 91% square
- OblongClearly longer than it is wide, with forehead, cheekbones and jaw close to the same width.Reads 91% oblong
- HeartWidest across the forehead and temples, narrowing to a slimmer jaw and a finer chin.Reads 80% heart
- DiamondCheekbones clearly widest, with a narrower forehead and jaw, often ending in a finer chin.Reads 76% diamond
- TriangleJaw wider than the forehead, so the face broadens from the temples down to the jawline.Reads 69% triangle
Outlines are textbook examples. The percentage is how our engine reads each one, which is the point: even a textbook face is a mix.
The seven face shapes compared
The seven face shapes differ on three measurements: how much longer the face is than it is wide, whether the forehead or the jaw is wider, and where the face is widest. Oval, oblong and round share a soft jaw and vary by length; square has a sharp jaw; heart, diamond and triangle differ in which part of the face is widest.
| Shape | Length ÷ width | Forehead ÷ jaw | Widest at | Jaw corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oval | about 1.3 to 1.45 | about 1.0 to 1.15, forehead slightly wider | the cheekbones, by a little | soft to moderate |
| Round | about 1.0 to 1.2 | close to 1.0 | the cheeks | soft and curved (low angularity) |
| Square | about 1.0 to 1.25 | close to 1.0 | none; widths are even | sharp and angular (high angularity) |
| Oblong | about 1.5 or more | close to 1.0 | none; widths are even | moderate |
| Heart | about 1.25 to 1.45 | about 1.15 or more (forehead 15%+ wider) | the forehead and temples | soft, tapering to the chin |
| Diamond | about 1.35 to 1.5 | close to 1.0; both narrow | the cheekbones, by a lot | Cheekbones: about 1.2 or more |
| Triangle | about 1.2 to 1.4 | about 0.9 or less (jaw wider) | the jaw | often angular |
Ratios are measured hairline to chin against cheekbone width; the borders are a stylists’ convention, so a face near a cut-off reads as a mix of both shapes. The free face shape detector measures all four on your own photo in about 10 seconds.
The four measurements behind every label
- Length ÷ width
- Face length (hairline to chin) divided by cheekbone width.
- Forehead ÷ jaw
- Forehead width divided by jaw width at the jaw corners.
- Cheekbone prominence
- Cheekbone width divided by the average of forehead and jaw width.
- Jaw angularity
- How sharp the jaw corner is, from 0 (curved) to 1 (angular).
Face-shape labels are fuzzy. We score on measurements.
The seven shapes are a stylists' convention, not a validated classification. Charts draw the lines in different places, and judging by eye is unreliable: in one study, visual face-type calls agreed with caliper measurements at a kappa of just 0.19.
The best published face-shape classifier reached about 85% accuracy on noisy photos. So we don't hand you one label. We show your shape as a mix, like 62% oval and 25% oblong, and our scorer never uses the label at all.
Proportions are also only part of the story. Your texture, density and hairline decide what a cut can physically do, so they carry more weight than face geometry.
Your shape is the start. Your hair decides the cut.
One selfie. We measure your face on your phone, read your hair, rank every cut for you and show your best one on your own face. Your #1 is free.
Your face is measured on your phone