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Heart Face Shape: Broad Forehead, Pointed Chin

A heart face is widest at the forehead and narrows through the cheekbones to a distinctly pointed chin. Styling works by adding visual width low down, around the jaw, rather than at the temples.

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Heart Face Shape Detector

How It Works

  1. 1. Pick a straight-on photo, or switch to the live camera tab. Nothing is uploaded — it stays in this browser tab.
  2. 2. Markers are placed on the photo automatically and your result appears immediately — drag any marker onto your hairline, chin, forehead, cheekbones or jaw to sharpen it.
  3. 3. Pick Women or Men for gender-specific styling tips, and all seven face shapes are scored with a confidence level.

This is a guided measuring aid, not automatic face recognition. No face detection, biometric template or identification of any kind is performed.

1.32 – 1.53 typically
Length ÷ width band
7
Shapes scored
3
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Quick answer

Do You Have a Heart Face Shape?

A heart face shape is widest across the forehead, narrower at the cheekbones and narrower again at the jaw, ending in a pointed chin. The deciding measurement is forehead versus jaw: on a heart face the forehead is clearly the wider of the two.

Definition

What Is a Heart Face Shape?

A heart face shape is an inverted triangle: broad at the top, narrow at the bottom. Measure your forehead and your jaw — if the forehead is clearly the wider of the two and your chin comes to a point, the outline reads as heart.

A widow's peak at the hairline reinforces the impression but is not required. What matters is the measurement, not the hairline pattern.

The taper is usually gradual: forehead widest, cheekbones a little narrower, jaw narrower again. Where the cheekbones instead stand clearly wider than both the forehead and jaw, the shape is a diamond rather than a heart.

Heart outline

The Three Signatures

Proportion
Length ÷ average width: 1.32 – 1.53 typically
Widths
Forehead clearly the widest point; jaw noticeably narrower
Jawline
Narrow, tapering to a distinct point
  • Forehead is the widest part of the face
  • Cheekbones slightly narrower than the forehead
  • Jaw noticeably narrower than the forehead
  • Chin tapers to a distinct point
  • Sides of the face angle inward from temple to chin
  • Overall impression an inverted triangle

Common error

Why People Get Heart Wrong

  • 1

    A widow's peak makes people assume heart even when the forehead does not actually measure widest.

  • 2

    Heart and diamond both have pointed chins, so the chin alone cannot separate them.

  • 3

    Hair worn forward across the forehead hides the widest measurement and can make a heart face read as oval.

Tell them apart

Heart vs the Shapes It Gets Confused With

One deciding difference each. Measurements settle most of these; the jaw settles the rest.

Confused withThe one thing that decides it
DiamondWhere the width peaks. A heart face is widest at the forehead; a diamond is widest at the cheekbones with a narrow forehead. Both taper to a pointed chin.
OvalThe chin. An oval chin is softly rounded and the cheekbones are the widest point. A heart face peaks at the forehead and ends in a point.
OblongAn oblong face keeps a similar width from forehead to jaw and has a rounded chin. A heart face narrows sharply and points. If your forehead and jaw measure close to equal, you are not a heart.

Hair

Hairstyles for a Heart Face Shape

Split by what people actually search for. The principle is the same in both columns — only the toolkit differs.

Women

What Works

  • Chin-length cuts that build volume at the jaw
  • Side-swept bangs to soften a broad forehead
  • Layers starting below the cheekbone
  • Soft waves through the lower half of the hair

Approach With Care

  • Volume concentrated at the crown or temples
  • Very short pixies that expose and widen the upper face
  • Slicked-back styles that put the forehead on full display

Men

What Works

  • Side-swept fringe across a broad forehead
  • A fuller beard to widen the narrow chin
  • Medium length with some weight at jaw level

Approach With Care

  • Swept-back styles that expose the full forehead
  • Goatees, which narrow an already narrow chin

Eyewear

Glasses for a Heart Face Shape

Frames draw the strongest horizontal line on your face, so the shape you choose matters more than the brand.

Look For

  • Bottom-heavy frames that add visual weight low down
  • Rimless or thin-topped frames
  • Softly rounded shapes to echo the tapering outline

Approach with Care

  • Heavy top bars and browline frames, which widen the forehead
  • Wide, top-heavy frames such as strong cat-eyes

Fit and prescription come first — a frame that sits badly will never look right regardless of shape.

Ayla Willow, Face shape specialist

About the author

Ayla Willow

Face shape specialist

Founder and editor of Oblong Face Shape

Ayla founded Oblong Face Shape to fix a specific problem: most face shape advice online tells you what to do without telling you why, and most face shape quizzes return a label without showing the numbers behind it.

Every guide on this site explains the mechanism first, then the recommendation. Every detector result shows the four measurements it used and scores all seven shapes, so you can check the answer rather than take it on trust.

  • Measurement-ledEvery result traces back to four measurements you can check yourself.
  • Shown, not assertedThe ratio and width spread sit next to the label on every result.
  • On-device analysisPhoto and camera detection run in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
  • Sources namedWhere a guide cites research, the study and year are linked, not paraphrased.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Direct answers to the questions people ask about heart faces.

What is a heart face shape?
A heart face shape is widest across the forehead, narrower at the cheekbones and narrower again at the jaw, ending in a distinctly pointed chin. The outline reads as an inverted triangle.
How do I know if my face is heart or diamond?
Compare your forehead and cheekbone measurements. On a heart face the forehead is the widest point. On a diamond the cheekbones stand clearly wider than both the forehead and the jaw. Both shapes have pointed chins, so the chin will not decide it.
Do I need a widow's peak to have a heart face shape?
No. A widow's peak strengthens the visual impression but the shape is defined by measurements — a forehead clearly wider than the jaw, with a pointed chin. Plenty of heart faces have a straight hairline.
What hairstyles suit a heart face shape?
Cuts that add volume at the jaw and soften the forehead: chin-length styles, side-swept bangs, and layers starting below the cheekbone. Crown volume and slicked-back styles emphasise the width up top.
What glasses suit a heart face shape?
Bottom-heavy or thin-topped frames, which add visual weight to the narrower lower face. Heavy browline frames widen the forehead, which is already the widest part.

Every Face Shape

Seven shapes, seven guides. Each one has the same detector, tuned to that shape.