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Facial Ratios Calculator
The ratio list people post on looksmax forums, measured on 478 landmarks instead of a ruler on a screenshot. Thirteen ratios from one front-facing photo, each shown with the forum's ideal and, where one exists, the study behind it.
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How it is measured
The same definitions the thread uses.
Every ratio is computed the way the forum defines it: pupil centres for the eye span, alar base for nose width, the widest cheekbone points for face width, the mouth corners at rest, stomion for the lip split. Head roll is removed first. The hairline is estimated from the forehead landmarks, so the lower-to-full-face ratio is the softest number on the list.
- ESR
- Pupil-to-pupil distance over cheekbone width. Forum ideal 0.45 to 0.47. No published study sets this range.
- EME angle
- The angle at the mouth centre between lines to each pupil. Forum ideal 47 to 50 degrees. Convention.
- Chin to philtrum
- Stomion-to-chin height over nose-base-to-lip-top height. The original thread says 2.0 to 2.25; the replies argue up to 3.
- Jaw to cheekbone
- Bigonial over bizygomatic width. The thread's 1.35 the other way round was disputed in its own replies; 0.85 to 0.95 is the value most people settled on.
- Profile-only ratios
- Gonial angle and cervicomental angle need a side view. The app measures them on the 3D scan; a front photo cannot.
Sources
What this is based on.
The measurement and its reference ranges come from published research. Studies use different methods and populations, so compare your number with the range shown on this page rather than with other tools.
- 1.
Farkas LG, Hreczko TA, Kolar JC, Munro IR (1985). Vertical and horizontal proportions of the face in young adult North American Caucasians: revision of neoclassical canons. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. PubMed 3883374
Tested the classical facial canons on real faces.
- 2.
Farkas LG, Katic MJ, Forrest CR, et al. (2005). International anthropometric study of facial morphology in various ethnic groups/races. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. PubMed 16077306
Facial proportions measured across ethnic groups; normal ranges vary by population.
- 3.
Pallett PM, Link S, Lee K (2010). New "golden" ratios for facial beauty. Vision Research. PubMed 19896961
Which eye-spacing and eye–mouth ratios looked most attractive in experiments.
- 4.
Holland E (2008). Marquardt's Phi mask: pitfalls of relying on fashion models and the golden ratio to describe a beautiful face. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. PubMed 18175168
Why a single 'ideal' ratio such as the golden ratio does not describe real faces.
- 5.
Kartynnik Y, Ablavatski A, Grishchenko I, Grundmann M (2019). Real-time facial surface geometry from monocular video on mobile GPUs. arXiv. arXiv:1907.06724
The face-mesh model that places the 468 surface landmarks this tool measures from.
- 6.
Ablavatski A, Vakunov A, Grishchenko I, et al. (2020). Real-time pupil tracking from monocular video for digital puppetry. arXiv. arXiv:2006.11341
The iris model that adds 10 eye landmarks (478 in total), used for pupil-based reference lines.
Our own data: how much each reading moves when the same face is photographed again is published on the methodology page. How we choose sources.
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FAQ
Are these ratios scientific?+
Three of them have literature behind them: fWHR, canthal tilt and the cervicomental angle. The rest are conventions that circulate on forums. The tool shows the forum ideal next to each reading and says plainly where no study exists.
Why do my numbers differ from what I measured on a screenshot?+
A ruler on a screenshot picks landmarks by eye and ignores head roll. The tool places 478 points, removes roll, and uses the same landmark every time, so two photos of the same face agree with each other.
Can I change these ratios?+
Width ratios are bone and do not move in adults. Lip ratio moves with expression and posture. Chin-to-philtrum and lower-face ratios shift with the head tilt in the photo. Fat under the chin changes what the jaw line reads as. The app tracks the same numbers across rescans.
What is the ratio sheet?+
After the scan you can save a one-image summary of all thirteen readings to post or keep. It is drawn in your browser from the numbers on screen.
Is my photo uploaded?+
No. Everything runs in your browser.
One reading here.
Nineteen in the app.
A controlled scan, every reading against its ideal band, bone vs trainable, a plan, and a 3D model on Face ID iPhones.