Jawline, Forehead & Cheekbones
What Does Your Jawline Reveal About Face Shape?
What Does Your Jawline Reveal About Face Shape starts with the outer line of the face, not with one feature in the middle of it. A soft jaw leans round or oval.
Forehead, cheeks, and jaw are three widths. Read them as widths, not as compliments. 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 “jawline and face shape”, stay with the contour. Name the shape only after you can see where the face is long and where it is wide.
An angled jaw that matches the forehead leans square. A jaw wider than the forehead leans triangle.
The jaw is one clue, used with the other widths. Soft jawlines curve into the chin.
Angular jawlines turn a corner. Tapered jawlines narrow toward the chin under a wider forehead.
When two names both seem possible
Pick the closest contour first. Soft means the jaw flows into the chin in a curve.
Angular means you can see corners near the back of the jaw. Round favors soft, and square favors angular.
Look for width at the jaw corners and a line that stays broad before it reaches the chin. A short curve without corners is not square.
A tapered chin narrows to a smaller point under a wider upper face. It is a common heart-shape clue, not a separate face shape.
A rounded chin fits round or oval. A narrow chin under a wide forehead fits heart.
A broad chin that stays wide fits square or triangle. The chin finishes the outline the jaw started.
Forehead shape here means width and how the upper contour sits, not a hairline style. Wide, narrow, or close to the cheek width changes the face shape.
Wide means the forehead line beats the jaw line. Narrow means it loses to the jaw or to the cheekbones.
That comparison is more useful than the forehead alone. Prominent here means the cheekbones are the widest point, wider than the forehead and the jaw.
You can see the outline peak at the cheeks. If the cheek line is longer than the jaw line, the mid-face leads.
Pair that with a narrower forehead and diamond is the shape to test.
A shadow on one cheek moves where the width appears to sit. Even light keeps the outline honest. 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
What Does Your Jawline Reveal About Face Shape?
A soft jaw leans round or oval. If two outlines both seem close, look again at the chin and the jaw corners. That is usually where they split.
What Is a Tapered Chin?
A tapered chin narrows to a smaller point under a wider upper face. Decide which area is widest before you say a shape name. The widest point is what starts the name.
Are Your Cheekbones Wider Than Your Jaw?
If the cheek line is longer than the jaw line, the mid-face leads. Clear the hairline only enough to see where the forehead ends. You are tracing a contour.
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