This face shape detector compares your forehead, cheekbones, jaw and face length, then suggests a shape and a close second. Use the result to narrow your haircut choices. You do not need an account, and your photo stays in your browser. The sample shows what a result looks like before you choose a photo.
A shape is a useful description, not a rule about what you can wear. If your result falls between oval and long, compare advice for both. Your hair texture, preferred length and willingness to style it still matter. A cut you enjoy wearing beats one chosen only to satisfy a chart.
How to determine my face shape
Choose a photo taken straight on, with your eyes level and your face evenly lit. Move hair away from the sides of your face where you can. Keep your expression relaxed. A smile can lift the cheeks, while a raised chin changes the jaw outline. You want a clear view of proportions, not your most dramatic portrait.
The colored lines show the areas the tool measures. Look at their placement before trusting the label. The forehead line measures the visible upper face, not the full hairline. If a line appears misplaced, choose another photo. Running the same unsuitable picture repeatedly does not make it a better measurement.
You can also compare these widths in a mirror. Start with the widest area, then ask whether your face looks noticeably longer than it is wide. Finally, look at whether the jaw turns sharply or curves softly. Those observations often give you more useful styling language than a single label does.
Face shape chart: six useful starting points
| Shape | How to recognize it | Cuts to compare |
|---|---|---|
| Oval | Length exceeds width, with a softer jaw | A bob, crop or layers at your preferred length |
| Round | Similar overall length and width, with softer corners | A little height or length around the face |
| Square | A broad jaw with more visible corners | Soft texture or a deliberately sharp outline |
| Heart | A wider upper face and narrower lower face | Volume near the jaw or a softer fringe |
| Long | Length is the most noticeable proportion | A fringe or width at the sides |
| Diamond | Cheekbones stand out above a narrower forehead and jaw | Softer sides or a fringe that opens at the center |
These are options to compare, not a list of permitted haircuts. A square jaw can look good with a square haircut if you want to emphasize it. The useful question is whether you want to repeat a feature or soften its outline. Neither choice is more correct.
Oval face shape
An oval result gives you room to focus on texture and routine. Compare a version with the forehead open against one with a fringe. Look at where the ends land near your jaw and neck. Small differences there can matter more to your preference than the overall haircut name.
Round face shape
For a round result, compare where the widest part of the haircut sits. Extra width at the cheeks and extra height at the top create different outlines. You do not have to hide a round face. Decide whether you prefer a compact silhouette or a longer one, then use that preference when browsing examples.
Worked example: the sample face
On the women's sample photo, Ada, the measured forehead is 0.73 times the cheekbone width, the jaw is 0.79 times that width, and calibrated face length is 1.40 times the width, rounded to two decimals. The tool returns oval. Those figures come from the stored sample landmarks used to draw the example.
The narrow forehead measurement does not decide the result by itself. The classifier compares several measurements, including jaw angle. This is why picking a shape from one ratio can disagree with the combined result. Switch to the men's sample, Noah, and the calibrated length-to-width ratio is about 1.37. Both examples demonstrate the process; neither is a template your face needs to match.
Try reading the example without the label. Notice the cheekbone and jaw lines, then decide where you would like more or less hair volume. That exercise turns a measurement into a specific styling question. You can ask a stylist to compare a fringe with an open forehead instead of asking them to fix your face shape.
What the face shape analyzer can and cannot tell you
The face shape detector uses landmarks and fixed comparison rules. Its confidence number describes how clearly one rule-based score leads the next. It is not a measured probability of being correct, and we do not claim a published accuracy rate. The close second is there because real faces do not fit perfectly into separate boxes.
The top facial landmark sits below the hairline, so the length calculation applies a 1.12 calibration factor. That is a styling heuristic. A fringe, head tilt, camera angle or wide-angle selfie can still change the result. The tool cannot measure your skull, diagnose a condition or tell you which haircut other people will find attractive.
Turn the result into a shortlist
Open the haircut quiz to add your hair texture and upkeep preferences. If you wear frames, compare glasses for face shape alongside the haircut. The eyebrow shape guide helps you compare another part of the same overall outline.
Then browse what haircut suits me with your result. Keep two or three candidates that you would actually maintain. The AI hairstyle changer is a separate try-on service with its own account and credit flow; this free analysis does not generate a new hairstyle.
Before an appointment, save the names of those candidates and one thing you like about each. “Less width at my cheeks” is actionable. “Make me more oval” is much harder to interpret. Use the face shape detector as the start of that conversation, then let your preferences and the practical limits of your hair finish it.
