Face Shape Identification
What Is My Face Shape?
What Is My Face Shape starts with the outer line of the face, not with one feature in the middle of it. Face shape is the outline made by the forehead, cheekbones, jaw, and chin.
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 “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 seven types in this guide are oval, round, square, heart, diamond, oblong, and triangle. Seeing them together makes the differences easier to spot.
Start with a straight-on photo. Compare face length with face width, then look at the forehead, cheeks, and jaw.
Those three checks are enough to narrow the shape. Oval is balanced, round is nearly as wide as it is long, and square has a broad jaw.
When two names both seem possible
Heart tapers to the chin, diamond is widest at the cheeks, oblong is long, and triangle is wider at the jaw. Oval is the label people guess most often.
A face can look oval at a glance and still be round, oblong, or heart-shaped once you compare the forehead, cheeks, and jaw. Read the outer contour first.
Then compare forehead width, cheekbone width, and jaw width, and finish by comparing length to width. That order separates the seven face shapes.
Use even light and a straight-on view. Follow the contour from the hairline to the chin and notice where the face is widest.
Length, forehead, cheeks, and jaw name the shape. AI face shape detection compares the outline with the relative widths of the forehead, cheekbones, and jaw.
You do not have to draw the lines yourself. Set a front-facing face beside oval, round, square, heart, diamond, oblong, and triangle outlines.
The closest match follows the jaw and the widest point. Round and oval, or oval and oblong, look alike until length is compared with width.
A small change in the jaw or cheekbones changes the label. Learn the seven outlines before labeling your own face: balanced oval, soft round, angular square, tapered heart, cheek-wide diamond, long oblong, and jaw-wide triangle.
If the photo is tilted, take another one before you trust this check. Use one still photo. A chin that drops or lifts between shots will not agree with itself about the jaw.
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 Is My Face Shape?
Face shape is the outline made by the forehead, cheekbones, jaw, and chin. Use one still photo. A chin that drops or lifts between shots will not agree with itself about the jaw.
How do I use “The Ultimate Face Shape Identification Guide”?
Read the outer contour first. 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 “The Beginner's Guide to Face Shapes”?
Learn the seven outlines before labeling your own face: balanced oval, soft round, angular square, tapered heart, cheek-wide diamond, long oblong, and jaw-wide triangle. Check length against width before you compare two names. A strong jaw can still sit on a long face.
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Take one clear, front-facing selfie and MyFaceShape helps identify whether your face is oval, round, square, heart, diamond, oblong, or triangle. Quick, simple, and focused on face shape — not beauty scores.
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