Face Shape Identification
How to Tell What Face Shape You Have
How to Tell What Face Shape You Have starts with the outer line of the face, not with one feature in the middle of it. Check forehead width, cheekbone width, and jaw width, then see whether the face is longer than it is wide.
The name comes from the outer line. Features inside that line do not pick the shape. The picture above is the pin for this guide. The same page is the link on the pins that belong with it.
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How to read the outline
If you searched for “what face shape”, stay with the contour. Name the shape only after you can see where the face is long and where it is wide.
The widest area usually names the shape. A face shape chart lines the seven contours up at the same size.
Look for your widest feature and your chin, not for a perfect twin. Mark the hairline area, cheek edges, jaw corners, and chin, then read the outline they form.
You are comparing proportions, not scoring appearance. Forehead, cheekbones, and jaw decide most face shapes.
When two names both seem possible
A wide forehead with a narrow chin reads as heart. Wide cheeks with a narrower forehead and jaw read as diamond.
Outline the face, find the widest point, then compare length with width. That is enough to choose among the seven shapes.
Match one front-facing face to a dotted outline. If two outlines seem close, compare the jaw and the length before you choose.
Use a front-facing view so the jaw contour is visible. The shape comes from the bone outline, not from a smile or a tilt.
When width and length are close, the face reads round or square. When length is greater, it reads oval or oblong.
Where the width sits splits the other shapes. This guide uses seven face shapes: oval, round, square, heart, diamond, oblong, and triangle.
Each one is a pattern of length and of width at the forehead, cheeks, and jaw. A straight-on selfie works when the forehead, cheeks, and jaw are visible.
Tilt and heavy shadow make the outline harder to read.
This check should describe the same face as the section above it. If it does not, the photo is the thing to fix. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
Take the photo straight
Use one photo, taken straight on, with the camera at eye level. Hair only needs to be clear of the hairline and the jaw. A tilt, a shadow on one cheek, or a chin that is lifted will change the outline before you have even started.
Look at the forehead, the cheeks, and the jaw as three widths. Then compare the length of the face with the width. That is the whole reading.
Common questions
How do I use “How to Tell What Face Shape You Have”?
Check forehead width, cheekbone width, and jaw width, then see whether the face is longer than it is wide. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
How do I use “Face Shape Identification Made Simple”?
Outline the face, find the widest point, then compare length with width. Decide which area is widest before you say a shape name. The widest point is what starts the name.
How do I use “Find Your Face Shape From a Selfie”?
A straight-on selfie works when the forehead, cheeks, and jaw are visible. Clear the hairline only enough to see where the forehead ends. You are tracing a contour.
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