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The face-shape measuring guide
Four measurements with a soft tape, one comparison table, and your face shape settled for good. Printable.
What you need
A soft measuring tape (a string and a ruler works), a mirror, and hair pulled fully back.
The four measurements
- Forehead width. Across the widest part of your forehead, roughly halfway between eyebrows and hairline.
- Cheekbone width. From the sharpest point of one cheekbone to the other, just below the outer corner of each eye.
- Jaw width. From the corner of the jaw below one ear, around the chin, to the other corner. Halve it for the straight-line figure most guides use.
- Face length. From the center of your hairline to the tip of your chin.
Read your result
| If | Your shape is likely |
|---|---|
| Length clearly greater than cheekbone width (1.5x or more), widths similar top to bottom | Oblong |
| Length a little greater than width, forehead slightly wider than jaw, soft angles | Oval |
| Length and cheekbone width close to equal, soft jaw | Round |
| All three widths close to equal, angular jaw | Square |
| Cheekbones clearly widest, forehead and jaw narrower | Diamond |
| Forehead clearly widest, chin narrow or pointed | Heart |
| Jaw clearly widest, forehead narrower | Triangle |
Two rows feel true at once? That is normal: faces are continuous, categories are not. Go with the row whose measurements win by the bigger margin, and read both shape guides.