# Cheekbone Height

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

The height of the cheekbone-width landmarks within the pupil-to-upper-lip region.

## What is measured

Calculation: Upper-lip-to-cheekbone-level height ÷ upper-lip-to-pupil-level height × 100

## Why it matters

It locates the widest cheek area vertically. Higher cheek landmarks place more of the midface below them; this is distinct from how far the cheekbones project outward or forward.

- Lower: the widest cheek points sit closer to the upper lip.
- Higher: they sit closer to pupil level; 100% means the same level.

## Where the idea comes from

Evidence: FaceIQ adaptation. This is a FaceIQ landmark-based description of facial shape. The linked research provides background on facial measurement or perception; it has not directly validated this exact formula or its score.

## A worked example

If pupil-to-lip height is 60 units and cheek-to-lip height is 51, cheekbone height is 85%.

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

## How to read your result

Soft tissue and lighting can obscure the widest point. This is a photographed landmark height, not a direct measurement of the cheekbone’s skeleton.

## 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/cheekbone-height · FaceIQ Labs overview for AI assistants: https://www.faceiqlabs.com/llms.txt