# Bitemporal Width

Harmony · Front view · Face Shape · https://www.faceiqlabs.com/support/harmony/bitemporal-width

Temple width as a percentage of cheekbone width.

## What is measured

Calculation: Temple-to-temple width ÷ cheekbone width × 100

## Why it matters

This describes how the forehead outline transitions into the cheeks. Two faces can have the same cheek width but quite different upper-face taper because their temples differ in width.

- Lower: the temples are narrower relative to the cheeks.
- Higher: the temples are closer to, or exceed, cheekbone width.

## Where the idea comes from

Evidence: FaceIQ adaptation. Comparing widths belongs to the anthropometric tradition. FaceIQ expresses these photographed distances as a ratio; population measurements provide context rather than proof of this particular scoring range.

## A worked example

126 units across the temples ÷ 140 across the cheeks × 100 = 90%.

Example values explain the calculation. They are not a target range.

## How to read your result

Hair can conceal the true temple outline. Use the marked facial boundaries rather than the hairstyle’s silhouette.

## Research & further reading

These sources explain the history or related evidence. FaceIQ’s score weights and reference ranges are model settings; the papers do not collectively validate the scoring system.

- Farkas et al. (2005). [International anthropometric study of facial morphology in various ethnic groups/races](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16077306/). Documents variation in facial dimensions across sampled populations. Descriptive measurements explain variation; they do not establish an attractiveness score.

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Source: https://www.faceiqlabs.com/support/harmony/bitemporal-width · FaceIQ Labs overview for AI assistants: https://www.faceiqlabs.com/llms.txt