How to find your face shape

Updated September 2026 · By TQ Tech

Your face shape describes the overall outline of your forehead, cheekbones, and jawline. Knowing it helps you pick hairstyles, glasses, and grooming choices that balance your features instead of fighting them.

Quick answer

The fastest way is to use a face shape detector app: take a front-facing selfie, let AI measure your proportions, and review the shape label with confidence and measurements. You can also estimate manually with a mirror and a few reference points.

What you need

Step-by-step: manual method

  1. Outline your face. Trace the outer edge of your hairline, temples, cheekbones, jaw, and chin on a photo or mirror.
  2. Compare widths. Note whether your forehead, cheekbones, or jaw are widest.
  3. Check length vs width. Longer faces often read as oblong; similar length and width suggest round or square.
  4. Match a category. Compare your pattern to the seven face shapes.

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How MyFaceShape helps

MyFaceShape analyzes a cropped selfie with AI, classifies one of seven shapes, and shows proportion measurements plus feature scores. You get styling tips and guides matched to your result — not a generic label.

MyFaceShape face shape detector result showing oval classification and ratings
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