Free · No photo needed · Cm or inches

Face shape calculator: measure, don't guess

No photo? Use this free face shape calculator. Enter four measurements from a soft tape and your chin shape, and it calculates your face shape with haircut and glasses tips.

How to use the face shape calculator

Measurements follow standard facial anthropometry.

1
Grab a soft tape
Stand in front of a mirror with your hair pulled back.
2
Take 4 measurements
Forehead, cheekbones and jaw straight across, then hairline to chin.
3
Calculate your face shape
The calculator compares the ratios to seven face shapes.

Face shapes the calculator can find

Seven shapes, defined by how length, forehead, cheekbones and jaw compare.

Oval
Oval faces are longer than they are wide, with a gently rounded jawline. Considered the most versatile face shape — most hairstyles and glasses look great on you.
Round
Round faces have soft, curved angles with width and length roughly equal. The goal is to add length and definition to elongate the face.
Square
Square faces have a strong, angular jawline with similar width across the forehead, cheekbones, and jaw. Softening the angles is usually the goal.
Heart
Heart-shaped faces have a wide forehead and cheekbones that taper to a narrow, pointed chin. Balancing the width of the forehead with the narrow chin is key.
Diamond
Diamond faces have narrow forehead and jawlines with wide cheekbones — the rarest face shape. The goal is to soften the cheekbones and balance the narrow chin.
Oblong
Oblong (rectangle) faces are significantly longer than they are wide, with a long straight cheek line. Adding width and shortening the face visually creates balance.
Triangle
Triangle (pear-shaped) faces have a narrow forehead that widens through the cheeks and jaw. Adding width to the forehead balances the stronger jawline.

Tips for accurate face shape calculator measurements

Use a soft tailor's tape and measure in front of a mirror, or ask a friend to help. Keep the tape level and straight across the face for widths — don't follow the curve around to your ears. Tie your hair back so you can see where your hairline really starts.

Forehead width sits halfway between your eyebrows and hairline. Cheekbone width is the widest point just below the outer corners of your eyes. Jaw width runs from one jaw corner, just below the earlobe, to the other. Face length goes from the center of your hairline down to the tip of your chin.

Take each measurement twice and use the average. If your results land between two shapes, read the haircut advice for both: the overlap is usually where your best styles are. A selfie check with the photo detector is a good tiebreaker.

Face shape calculator diagram showing forehead, cheekbone, jaw and face length measurements — Measure the four lines straight across, then trace your chin shape.

Face shape calculator FAQ

Do I need a photo to calculate my face shape?

No. The face shape calculator only needs four tape measurements and your chin shape. For a photo-based check, use the face shape detector.

Which unit should I use?

Either — the calculator compares ratios, so centimeters and inches give the same result as long as every measurement uses the same unit.

What if I'm between two shapes?

Many faces are. Look at the hairstyle tips for both and pick what you like — the advice overlaps a lot.

What counts as a pointed chin?

If the bottom of your face narrows to a clear point rather than a curve or a flat line, choose pointed. Heart and diamond faces usually have one.

My hairline is receding — where do I measure from?

Measure from where your hairline was, or from the top of the forehead crease when you raise your eyebrows.