Face proportions

This face proportions tool puts several dimensions of one front photo in context: width to upper-face height, eye spacing, face length to cheek width, three vertical thirds and five horizontal widths. It draws the landmarks used by each calculation. The browser does the work without uploading your image. Read these as descriptive photo ratios, not as an objective standard for appearance.

The separate proportions in the table

A proportion is one measurement compared with another. Unlike raw pixels, a ratio usually stays the same when you resize an unchanged image. Different ratios can still tell different stories: a broad upper face, wide eye spacing and a long total face are not one property. Labels such as “ideal” often depend on a community convention or a specific research definition.

Face proportions use different denominators

This page gathers several ratios rather than defining one master proportion. Eye spacing uses inner-corner distance over mean eye width; FWHR divides cheekbone width by brow-to-upper-lip height; face length-to-width uses the top mesh point and chin; thirds split the vertical axis into three fractions. The result panel displays each value separately because their denominators and units differ.

Reading face proportions row by row

Read each row with its formula and units. A higher FWHR does not imply a higher eye-spacing value; they involve different points. If a ratio changes between two photos, check the camera pose and overlay before concluding that your face changed. When a value falls near a commonly cited range, remember those ranges are not universal standards and may use different landmarks.

As a hypothetical eye-spacing example, a 40-pixel inner-corner gap and 40-pixel average eye width produce a ratio of 1.0. That says nothing about the FWHR row, which has cheek width and brow-to-lip height as its inputs. Face proportions in this table are separate questions with separate denominators. If only one row changes after a retake, inspect that row’s landmarks before looking for a change in the entire face.

For face proportions, the five-width row deserves separate reading from the three-height row. A central eye gap can occupy more than one fifth of cheekbone width even while its eye-spacing ratio is near one eye width, because those two denominators are different. This is not a contradiction. If face proportions seem inconsistent across pages, write down the endpoints and the denominator before comparing. These face proportions can share an image while answering distinct geometric questions.

How camera pitch changes face proportions

Perspective and head pitch can move these numbers in different directions. A raised chin alters the apparent vertical sections; a close lens emphasizes central features relative to the side of the face. For face proportions, compare a level front photo with similar camera distance and expression. Verify the forehead and mouth points before interpreting the vertical rows. For more comparable landmark spans, read how to take a photo for a PSL rating.

Why the ratios cannot form one ideal

The calculator cannot reconstruct hidden bone or depth from one image, and no row recommends a change to someone’s face. A face proportions number may differ from another website because the two sites used different endpoints. For example, an upper-face height beginning at brow peaks is not directly interchangeable with one beginning at upper eyelids. Compare definitions before interpreting a difference as a personal trait.

Eye spacing near one eye width and thirds near one third are familiar drawing references, not universal targets for face proportions. No separate male or female normal range is applied. A different haircut can expose the top mesh area, and a neutral expression may reveal the lip and eye landmarks more clearly. These are presentation and measurement choices; they do not establish that any ideal proportion has been reached.

Open the denominator behind a table row

Open the fwhr ratio calculator for the exact short-height definition used by the width row, or the facial 3rd calculator for both thirds and five width segments. Those focused pages explain where each denominator starts; comparing them with this table works best with the same portrait.

Face proportions FAQ

What is a facial proportion?

It compares two distances or divides a section by a larger whole, usually producing a unitless ratio.

Is a face ratio the same as a beauty score?

No. The table describes geometry and does not rank overall attractiveness.

Why does FWHR differ between websites?

Different tools may use different height landmarks or face-leveling rules.

Does face length include my hairline?

No. This tool uses the top of the detected face mesh.

Can eye spacing be measured without millimeters?

Yes. It is shown relative to average eye width, so physical scale is unnecessary.

Are the results uploaded?

No. The geometry is calculated in your browser.