Measure key facial features to determine your face shape.
Pointed (like a V)
Rounded
Angular/Square
Understanding Your Face Shape
Determining your face shape is a fun and useful way to understand your natural features. It can help in choosing flattering hairstyles, makeup techniques, eyewear, and even hats. While no face is perfectly one shape, most fall into several common categories. This calculator uses key measurements and observations about your jawline to provide a likely classification.
How to Measure:
Forehead Width: Measure across the widest part of your forehead, typically halfway between your eyebrows and hairline.
Cheekbone Width: Measure across the widest part of your cheekbones, usually just below your eyes.
Jaw Width: Measure from the point of your chin to the widest part of your jaw, then multiply by two. Alternatively, measure from angle to angle at the bottom of your jaw.
Face Length: Measure from the center of your hairline down to the tip of your chin.
Common Face Shapes and Their Characteristics:
Oval: Face length is greater than cheekbone width. Forehead is wider than jawline. Jawline is rounded. Considered balanced.
Round: Face length and cheekbone width are roughly equal. Widest at the cheekbones. Jawline is rounded. No sharp angles.
Square: Face length and width are roughly equal. Forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are similar in width. Jawline is angular and strong.
Oblong/Rectangle: Face length is significantly greater than width. Forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are similar in width. Can have a square or rounded jaw.
Heart: Forehead is wider than cheekbones. Cheekbones are wider than the jaw. Jawline tapers to a pointed chin.
Diamond: Cheekbones are the widest part. Forehead and jawline are narrower and roughly equal. Chin is pointed.
Triangle: Jawline is the widest part. Forehead is narrower than cheekbones.
How the Calculator Works:
This calculator takes your measurements and your jawline shape preference to identify the most probable face shape. It compares the ratios between your forehead, cheekbone, and jaw widths, as well as the overall face length. For instance:
If face length is significantly greater than cheekbone width and the jawline is angular/square, it suggests a Square or potentially Oblong shape depending on the exact length ratio.
If cheekbone width is the widest and the jawline is pointed, it leans towards a Diamond shape.
If jaw width is the widest and the forehead is narrow, it indicates a Triangle shape.
If forehead is widest, the jaw tapers to a pointed chin, it strongly suggests a Heart shape.
If face length and width are similar with a rounded jaw, it points to a Round shape.
If face length is greater than width and the forehead is wider than the jaw with a rounded jaw, it's likely an Oval shape.
By combining these measurements and the characteristic jawline shape, the calculator provides an informed estimation of your face shape.
function calculateFaceShape() {
var foreheadWidth = parseFloat(document.getElementById("foreheadWidth").value);
var cheekboneWidth = parseFloat(document.getElementById("cheekboneWidth").value);
var jawWidth = parseFloat(document.getElementById("jawWidth").value);
var faceLength = parseFloat(document.getElementById("faceLength").value);
var jawlineShape = document.getElementById("jawlineShape").value;
var resultDiv = document.getElementById("result");
resultDiv.style.backgroundColor = '#28a745'; // Reset to success green
resultDiv.style.color = 'white';
// Basic validation for numerical inputs
if (isNaN(foreheadWidth) || isNaN(cheekboneWidth) || isNaN(jawWidth) || isNaN(faceLength) ||
foreheadWidth <= 0 || cheekboneWidth <= 0 || jawWidth <= 0 || faceLength <= 0) {
resultDiv.textContent = "Please enter valid positive numbers for all measurements.";
return;
}
var faceShape = "";
var ratios = {
foreheadToCheekbone: foreheadWidth / cheekboneWidth,
cheekboneToJaw: cheekboneWidth / jawWidth,
lengthToWidth: faceLength / cheekboneWidth // Using cheekbone width as a reference for overall width
};
// Logic to determine face shape
if (jawlineShape === "angular" && Math.abs(faceLength – cheekboneWidth) < 1.5 && Math.abs(foreheadWidth – cheekboneWidth) < 1.5 && Math.abs(cheekboneWidth – jawWidth) < 1.5) {
faceShape = "Square";
} else if (jawlineShape === "rounded" && Math.abs(faceLength – cheekboneWidth) < 1.5 && Math.abs(foreheadWidth – cheekboneWidth) < 1.5 && Math.abs(cheekboneWidth – jawWidth) faceLength * 0.15 && ratios.lengthToWidth > 1.2 && jawlineShape === "angular") { // Significantly longer than wide, angular
faceShape = "Oblong/Rectangle";
} else if (jawlineShape === "pointed" && ratios.foreheadToCheekbone > 1.05 && ratios.cheekboneToJaw 1.0) { // Forehead widest, jaw tapers to point
faceShape = "Heart";
} else if (cheekboneWidth > foreheadWidth && cheekboneWidth > jawWidth && jawlineShape === "pointed") {
faceShape = "Diamond";
} else if (jawWidth > foreheadWidth && jawWidth > cheekboneWidth) {
faceShape = "Triangle";
} else if (Math.abs(faceLength – cheekboneWidth) < faceLength * 0.1 && Math.abs(foreheadWidth – cheekboneWidth) cheekboneWidth * 1.2 && jawlineShape === "rounded") {
faceShape = "Oval";
} else if (Math.abs(faceLength – cheekboneWidth) < cheekboneWidth * 0.1 && jawlineShape === "rounded") {
faceShape = "Round";
} else if (Math.abs(faceLength – jawWidth) faceLength * 0.15 && Math.abs(foreheadWidth – cheekboneWidth) < foreheadWidth * 0.05 && Math.abs(cheekboneWidth – jawWidth) < cheekboneWidth * 0.05) {
faceShape = "Oblong/Rectangle";
} else {
faceShape = "Could not determine definitively (check measurements)";
resultDiv.style.backgroundColor = '#ffc107'; // Warning yellow
resultDiv.style.color = '#333';
}
}
resultDiv.textContent = "Your Face Shape is: " + faceShape;
}