Harmony · Front view · Face Shape
Face Width to Height Ratio
Cheekbone width divided by the height from brow level to the upper lip.
What is measured
The calculation
Cheekbone width ÷ brow-to-upper-lip height
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Why it matters
It describes how broad the central face is for its height. The same cheekbone width produces a larger ratio when the brow-to-lip span is shorter, so both dimensions need to be read together.
- Lower: narrower cheeks, a taller central face, or both.
- Higher: wider cheeks, a shorter central face, or both.
Where the idea comes from
FaceIQ adaptation
Width-to-height measurements are used in facial anthropometry. Definitions of facial height vary between studies; FaceIQ specifically uses the brow reference and Cupid’s bow, so published values using other endpoints are not interchangeable. [1]
A worked example
140 units of cheek width ÷ 70 units of central height = 2.00. At the same width, a height of 80 gives 1.75.
Example values explain the calculation. They are not a target range and are not measurements of the schematic above.
Research & further reading
The sources below explain the history or related evidence. FaceIQ’s score weights and reference ranges are model settings; these papers do not collectively validate the scoring system.
[1] Farkas et al. · 2005
International anthropometric study of facial morphology in various ethnic groups/racesDocuments variation in facial dimensions across sampled populations. Descriptive measurements explain variation; they do not establish an attractiveness score.