Oval
The face reads balanced vertically, with a gradual taper through the lower half.
softly tapered lower facebalanced width through forehead and cheeks
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What Face Shape Do I Have? Try Our Free Face Shape Detector
Upload one clear, front-facing photo to this free face shape detector to see which face-shape pattern your features are closest to. This is a styling reference, not a beauty score or a fixed label.
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Your photo is checked in this browser. It is not sent to a face-analysis API.
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Shows uncertainty honestly
When a photo or face sits between patterns, you will see the nearby match instead of a forced answer.
Face Shape Detector: Find Your Closest Face-Shape Pattern
Upload a straight-on photo with your forehead, cheeks, and jawline visible for the most useful face shape detector result.
Your image stays in this browser tab for this local check.
How this tool reaches a result
How this face shape detector finds your closest match
The tool maps facial landmarks from the photo, then compares the relationships between face length, cheek width, forehead width, jaw width, and jaw contour. The result names the closest pattern and, when useful, a related pattern.
Our local landmark step is built with the Face Landmarker capability from MediaPipe.
1. Check the photo
We flag light, blur, head angle, framing, and multiple-face issues that can distort a measurement.
2. Read facial structure
Local face landmarks provide proportion and contour signals; they do not identify you or rate your appearance.
3. Return a closest match
Face shapes overlap in real life, so lower-confidence and mixed results remain visible rather than being hidden.
A better photo gives a more useful result
You do not need studio lighting. You do need a photo that lets the tool see the overall structure of your face.
Do this
- Look straight at the camera at about eye level.
- Use even daylight or soft indoor light.
- Keep a neutral expression and move hair away from the cheeks and jaw.
- Leave a small amount of space around the top of your head.
Avoid this
- Avoid very close wide-angle selfies, which can stretch the centre of the face.
- Avoid beauty filters, heavy shadows, hats, and photos with more than one person.
- Do not assume one imperfect photo is a definitive answer—try a second photo if the confidence is low.
No upload? Use a mirror instead
The four comparisons behind a face-shape check
A manual check is less precise than a well-framed photo, but it helps you understand what the result is looking at. Compare the relationships, not exact centimetres.
- 01
Face length
Compare the distance from upper forehead to chin with the widest part of the face.
- 02
Forehead and temples
Notice whether the upper face is narrower, similar to, or wider than the cheek area.
- 03
Cheekbones
Check whether the cheek area is the visually widest point of the face.
- 04
Jaw and chin
Look at lower-face width, taper, and whether the outline reads soft or angular.
Seven common face-shape patterns, explained plainly
These are useful visual shortcuts, not boxes every person must fit into. A close secondary pattern can be more helpful than insisting on one perfect category.
Round
Width is more visible and the jaw-to-chin transition looks soft rather than sharply angled.
gentle lower outlinelength and width can feel close
Square
The forehead, cheek, and jaw widths can look similar, with more definition at the jaw corners.
stronger lower anglesless taper from cheek to jaw
Oblong
Vertical length is more prominent than overall width, while the sides can remain fairly even.
noticeable lengthmoderate taper through the lower face
Heart
The upper face appears more prominent, with the jaw and chin narrowing below the cheeks.
upper-face widthtapered jaw and chin
Diamond
The cheek area is most prominent, while the temples and lower jaw appear comparatively narrower.
cheekbone emphasisnarrower upper and lower edges
Triangle
The jaw reads wider or more defined than the upper face, creating more visual weight below the cheeks.
stronger lower widthnarrower temple area
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Why face shape alone cannot choose your haircut
A face-shape label can help you think about volume, fringe, parting, and where a cut places visual weight. It cannot tell you what your hair will do on an ordinary morning.
- Texture and density change how much volume a cut creates.
- Growth direction, hairline, and head shape affect what a stylist can execute.
- Current length and daily styling time determine whether a look is practical.
- Your own preference matters more than chasing a supposedly ideal proportion.