Oval face shape
Face length is greater than width, with a forehead slightly wider than a gently rounded jaw.
How to recognise it: Longer than wide, cheekbones the widest point, and a gentle taper to a rounded chin with no sharp angles.
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Face Shape Detector
What is my face shape? Upload or take a straight front-facing photo and get your shape in seconds — free, no account. This face shape test measures 468 facial landmarks with MediaPipe and matches you to one of 8 shapes using geometry — never AI guessing.
How the face shape detector works
The detector runs entirely in your browser and classifies your shape with geometry — never AI guessing. It works in three steps:
Step 1
Take or upload a front-facing photo
Look straight at the camera with your full face visible, hair off your forehead and jawline if you can, and soft, even light. JPG, PNG, or WEBP up to 8 MB.
Step 2
The detector measures your face
It maps 468 facial landmarks with MediaPipe, corrects for head tilt, and measures face length, forehead, cheekbone, jaw, and chin widths, plus jaw curvature and chin angle.
Step 3
You get your shape and close matches
Your proportions are compared against all 8 shape profiles. You see a primary shape with a confidence score, your top matches as percentages, and why the result was chosen.
For an accurate result
- Face the camera straight on — a turned or tilted head changes the measured widths.
- Keep your full face and forehead visible, with hair pulled back from the hairline and jaw.
- Use soft, even light and a sharp, in-focus photo.
- Have exactly one person in the frame.
- Hold the camera at arm's length or further — very close selfies distort proportions.
The 8 face shapes and how to recognise each
The mirror-and-lipstick method and a soft measuring tape both struggle with the same problem: the differences between shapes are ratios, not absolute sizes, and eyes are poor at judging ratios. The detector measures them instead — face length against width, forehead against jaw, cheekbone prominence, jaw curvature, and chin angle — from 468 landmarks, with no AI guessing involved. These are the 8 shapes it distinguishes:
Round face shape
Length and width are close, with soft, curved sides and a rounded jawline.
How to recognise it: Face length and cheekbone width are close, and the jaw has no visible corner.
Square face shape
Forehead, cheekbones, and jaw are similar in width with a strong, angular jawline.
How to recognise it: Forehead, cheekbones, and jaw measure about the same, and the jaw corners are sharp.
Rectangle face shape
Square proportions stretched longer — an elongated face with an angular jaw.
How to recognise it: Clearly longer than wide, with forehead, cheekbones, and jaw close in width and an angular jaw.
Triangle face shape
Jawline is wider than the cheekbones and forehead.
How to recognise it: The jaw is the widest point and the forehead is the narrowest.
Heart face shape
A wider forehead tapers through the cheekbones to a narrow, often pointed chin.
How to recognise it: The forehead is the widest point and the face narrows to a small or pointed chin.
Diamond face shape
Cheekbones are the widest point, with a narrower forehead and a tapered chin.
How to recognise it: Cheekbones are clearly the widest point; forehead and jaw are both noticeably narrower.
Oblong face shape
Noticeably longer than wide with fairly straight sides and a rounded chin.
How to recognise it: Noticeably longer than wide with straight sides — like Rectangle, but with a rounded chin instead of an angular jaw.
Real faces sit on a spectrum — many share traits of two shapes. When your top two matches are close, the detector says so and shows the percentages rather than forcing a single label. That's more honest than any quiz that always returns exactly one answer.
How to measure your face shape manually
No photo? Use a soft measuring tape and a mirror, with your hair pulled back. Take four measurements:
- Face length: From the centre of your hairline straight down to the tip of your chin.
- Forehead width: Across the widest part of your forehead, about halfway between your eyebrows and hairline.
- Cheekbone width: Across the most prominent point of each cheekbone, just below the outer corners of your eyes.
- Jaw width: From the corner of your jaw below one ear to the same point on the other side.
Note which of the three widths is largest and whether your face is clearly longer than it is wide, then check the jaw — rounded or angular. Match the pattern:
| Your measurements | Likely shape |
|---|---|
| Length and cheekbone width are close, jaw is soft | Round |
| Length and width are close, all three widths similar, jaw angular | Square |
| Clearly longer than wide, cheekbones widest, rounded jaw | Oval |
| Clearly longer than wide, all three widths similar, jaw angular | Rectangle |
| Clearly longer than wide, straight sides, rounded chin | Oblong |
| Forehead widest, narrow or pointed chin | Heart |
| Cheekbones widest, forehead and jaw both narrower | Diamond |
| Jaw widest, forehead narrowest | Triangle |
Tape measurements over a curved face and a hairline that is hard to pin down make borderline cases tricky — if two rows both fit, the detector above shows how close the two shapes are.
Hairstyles and glasses for each face shape
The usual goal is balance: add height or width where your face is narrower and keep volume away from where it is widest. These are styling conventions, not rules — use them as a starting point.
Oval
Hairstyles: Almost any length works, from short crops to long layers. The one thing to avoid is heavy hair that hides the outline of the face.
Glasses: Most frames suit it. Choose frames about as wide as the widest part of your face so they don't overwhelm it.
Round
Hairstyles: Height at the crown, long layers that fall below the chin, and side parts add length. Rounded chin-length bobs and heavy blunt fringes tend to add width.
Glasses: Angular frames — rectangular, square, or wayfarer styles that are wider than they are tall — add definition. Small round frames repeat the roundness.
Square
Hairstyles: Soft layers, waves, side-swept fringes, and lengths that fall past the jaw soften the angles. Blunt cuts that end right at the jaw draw attention to it.
Glasses: Round, oval, or thin-rimmed frames contrast with the angular jaw. Boxy, heavy frames repeat the squareness.
Rectangle
Hairstyles: A fringe and volume at the sides make the face read shorter; waves at cheek level soften the jaw. Extra height on top and long, flat, straight hair add length.
Glasses: Deep frames with some curve — oversized, round-edged, or with decorative temples — break up the length and soften the corners.
Triangle
Hairstyles: Volume at the crown and temples, side-swept fringes, and layers that start above the jaw add width up top. Avoid fullness at jaw level.
Glasses: Top-heavy frames — browline, cat-eye, or frames with a bold upper rim — widen the upper face.
Heart
Hairstyles: Chin-length bobs, side-swept fringes, and volume around the jaw balance a wider forehead. Lots of height at the crown exaggerates it.
Glasses: Bottom-heavy, rimless, or light-coloured frames and oval or aviator shapes add width lower down without widening the forehead.
Diamond
Hairstyles: A fringe and fullness at forehead and chin level balance wide cheekbones. Avoid volume that sits exactly at cheekbone height.
Glasses: Oval, cat-eye, or rimless frames, or browline styles with detail on top, soften the cheekbones and add width at the brow.
Oblong
Hairstyles: Side volume, layers around the cheeks, and a fringe make the face read shorter. Avoid extra height on top and long, flat styles.
Glasses: Tall, deep frames — square, round, or with bold temples — fill the vertical space and add width.
Face shape decides cut and frame shape; colour is a separate question. For which shades suit you, find your depth on the skin tone chart or take the colour analysis test.
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Face shape detector FAQ
How do I find my face shape?
Take a straight, front-facing photo with your hair off your forehead and jaw, and run it through the face shape detector at the top of this page — it measures your proportions and names the closest of 8 shapes in seconds. To check by hand, measure your face length plus your forehead, cheekbone, and jaw widths, then see which width is largest and how length compares with width.
Is this face shape test free?
Yes. The face shape detector is free with no account or sign-up, and it runs entirely in your browser.
How accurate is a face shape detector?
Measuring landmarks is more consistent than judging in a mirror, because face shapes differ by ratios that the eye misjudges. The result is only as good as the photo: a tilted head, hair covering the forehead or jaw, and close-up selfies (which distort proportions) all skew it. Hold the camera at arm's length or further, and look straight at it.
Can I have two face shapes?
Yes. Real faces sit on a spectrum and many share traits of two shapes. When your top two matches are close, the detector says so and shows both percentages instead of forcing one label — borrow styling ideas from both.
What is the difference between an oblong and a rectangle face?
Both are noticeably longer than they are wide. A rectangle face has an angular, square-cornered jaw; an oblong face has fairly straight sides and a rounded chin.
Can my face shape change?
Your bone structure sets the outline in adulthood, but weight change, ageing, and facial hair can change how full or angular your cheeks and jaw look. That can move a result between two neighbouring shapes, such as oval and oblong.
Does it work for both men and women?
Yes. The detector measures the same facial proportions for everyone, so the 8 shapes and the measuring method are the same. Only the styling advice differs, mostly in hair length.