What is my face shape? Find out from one photo
Choose a straight-on photo and this free tool measures three proportions in your browser: face length against cheekbone width, jaw width and forehead width. It names the closest face shape, oval, round, square, long, heart or diamond, and links to hairstyles that tend to suit it. Your photo is never uploaded.
Your photo stays on this device. It is read in your browser and never uploaded or stored.
Use a straight-on photo at eye level, hair off your face, neutral expression, even light.
How the face shape tool works
- A face-landmark model (Google’s MediaPipe Face Landmarker) runs inside this browser tab and places 478 points on your face.
- The tool measures three widths and one length between those points: across the forehead above the brows, across the cheekbones, across the jaw corners, and from the top of the forehead to the chin.
- It divides the length and the forehead and jaw widths by the cheekbone width, so the result doesn’t depend on how big the photo is. The measurements are taken in three dimensions, so a slight turn of the head doesn’t change them.
- It names the closest shape from those three ratios and draws the lines it measured on your photo, so you can check them by eye.
The detector is downloaded the first time you choose a photo. The photo itself is drawn on your screen and read on your device; nothing is sent to MaxxLook or stored.
The six face shapes, as proportions
| Shape | Proportions | Hairstyle guide |
|---|---|---|
| Oval | A little longer than wide; forehead slightly wider than a gently tapering jaw | Hairstyles for oval faces |
| Round | About as wide as long, with a soft jaw | Hairstyles for round faces |
| Square | About as wide as long, with a jaw almost as wide as the cheekbones | Hairstyles for square faces |
| Long | Clearly longer than wide | Hairstyles for long faces |
| Heart | Wider forehead, narrower jaw and chin | Hairstyles for heart-shaped faces |
| Diamond | Cheekbones widest, with a narrower forehead and jaw | Hairstyles for diamond faces |
Most faces sit between two shapes, which is why the tool shows the three ratios as well as the label. The guide to choosing a hairstyle for your face explains why proportions are more useful than a single word.
Take a photo that measures well
- Straight on, at eye level. A camera above or below your eyes changes how long your face and jaw look.
- Hair off your face and forehead. The tool needs to see the edges of your face.
- Neutral expression, mouth closed. A smile widens the lower face.
- Arm’s length or further. Close selfies with a wide lens stretch the middle of the face.
- No filters. Beauty filters reshape the jaw and cheeks.
If your head is turned or tilted, the tool says so and doesn’t give a reading, because a turned head changes every proportion. More setup advice is in how to take face scan photos.
What this tool can’t tell you
- Where your hairline is. The landmark model stops at the upper forehead, so the measured length is shorter than a tape-measure face length. The thresholds allow for that.
- Anything from one photo with certainty. Two photos of the same face give slightly different ratios. Try two or three photos if your result sits near a boundary.
- Whether a haircut will suit you. Hair texture, density, hairline and how you style it matter as much as face shape. Try On in the MaxxLook app will render hairstyles on your own photo, labeled as AI renderings, once renders are switched on, so you can compare before you cut.
How this differs from the MaxxLook app
This tool is a free, single-photo reading. The MaxxLook app works from six guided photos and 170+ measurements against reference ranges, ranks what is most worth trying, and re-checks what changed over time. The app doesn’t sort faces into shapes; it reports proportions such as facial thirds. For how its numbers are made, see how the scores work.
Common questions
How do I know my face shape?
Compare your face length with its width across the cheekbones, then compare your forehead and jaw widths with your cheekbones. Clearly longer than wide reads long; about as wide as long reads round or square, depending on the jaw; a wider forehead and narrow jaw reads heart. This tool measures all three from one straight-on photo.
Is this face shape tool free and private?
Yes. It is free with no sign-up, and the photo is read by a model running in your browser. The photo is never uploaded to MaxxLook or stored.
Why did I get a different face shape from another photo?
Camera height, distance, head tilt and expression all change face proportions slightly. If your ratios sit near a boundary, a small change in the photo can change the label, so read the three ratios rather than the label alone.