Free face shape test and analyzer

A face-landmark model maps your face in the browser. The test then reads four distances from those landmarks: the width across the upper forehead, the width across the cheekbones, the width across the jaw corners, and the length of the face from top to chin. Dividing the first three by the cheekbone width turns them into ratios, so the result does not depend on how large the face is in the photograph.

The face length runs from the top of the landmark mesh to the bottom of the chin. It is not a hairline-to-chin measurement. A photograph cannot locate a hairline reliably: hair covers it, styling moves it, recession changes it, and a hat or a fringe hides it completely. Guessing that boundary and then reporting the guess as a measurement would add false precision, so this test measures what the landmarks actually support and says so on the result.

Each width is then compared with the typical proportion at its own landmark height, because the three points sit at different heights of the face outline and the widest part of that outline is the cheek line. A forehead therefore counts as wide when it is wide for a forehead, and a jaw counts as wide when it is wide for a jaw. Without that step every face would read as narrow at the top and at the bottom, and the labels that need a leading forehead or a leading jaw could never appear.

The closest-match rule then compares the numbers in a fixed order. It asks which of the three widths leads, how far the other two fall behind it, and whether the face is long or short for its width. The first rule that fits decides the label. Nothing about the calculation is random, so the same photograph always returns the same shape and the same three ratios.

Two pairs in that table differ only in length. Square and oblong describe the same width pattern, one on a short face and one on a long face. Round and oval do the same for a face whose cheeks are widest. That is why a small change in the photograph can move a result between them: the widths stay put while the visible length changes.

The names are a convention borrowed from hairdressing, eyewear fitting and styling guides. They are not anatomical categories, they have no clinical definition, and no standards body maintains the list. Different guides draw the boundaries in different places, and some publish five shapes rather than seven. Read the label as a description of an outline, not as a classification of a person.

1. 1

   Take one straight-on photo

   Face the camera with the lens at eye level. Keep a neutral expression and pull hair away from the sides of the forehead and the jaw.

2. 2

   Let the browser measure it

   Choose the photo on this page. The landmark model loads on your device and reads the image in memory; the file is not uploaded or logged. Only explicit consent creates a local 30-minute checkout draft.

3. 3

   Read the shape and the three ratios

   The result names the closest shape and prints face length, forehead width and jaw width as fractions of the cheekbone width, so you can see how close the call was.

Four things move a face-shape result more than anything about the face itself. Hair across the temples hides the forehead width and can turn an even outline into a taper. Turning the head reduces the visible width on one side and shortens the measured span. Tipping the chin up or down changes the length while the widths stay the same. A close wide-angle lens enlarges the middle of the face and compresses the edges, which shifts every ratio at once.

• Pull hair back from both temples and both jaw corners.
• Keep the head straight rather than turned or tilted.
• Hold the chin level, not raised and not tucked.
• Step back and use modest zoom instead of a close front camera.
• Use even light so both jaw corners stay visible.
• Compare two photos only when the setup was the same.

A face shape is a description of an outline. It is not a beauty verdict, it is not a ranking, and it carries no statement about health, character or worth. Styling guides use the labels to suggest a haircut or a frame shape, which is a matter of taste. Treat a borderline result as what it is: a face that sits between two names, which is common and completely ordinary.