Do I Have a Heart Face Shape?
Upload a photo, use your live camera, or enter 4 measurements. Find out if your face is heart shaped — 14.1% of people — with a forehead dominance score and complete hairstyle, glasses and makeup tips.
Quick answer: You have a heart face shape if your forehead is the widest part of your face — roughly 15% or more wider than your jaw — and your chin tapers to a narrow point. Many heart faces show a widow's peak (a V-dip at the hairline centre), though it is not required. Heart is the 4th most common of the 7 shapes at 14.1%, and more common in women. If your cheekbones are the widest point instead, you likely have a diamond face shape. Use the free test below to check.
What Is a Heart Face Shape?
A heart face shape has a wide forehead as its widest point, tapering through the cheekbones down to a narrow or pointed chin — the silhouette of an upside-down heart. The overall impression is top-heavy elegance: strength across the brow, delicacy at the chin.
- Forehead is the widest measurement — wider than both cheekbones and jaw
- Forehead measures roughly 15% or more wider than the jaw
- Face narrows steadily from the cheekbones toward the chin
- Chin is narrow, often distinctly pointed
- A widow's peak (V-dip at the hairline centre) is common, but not required
Heart is the 4th most common face shape at 14.1% of people — more frequent than square (9.5%), triangle (8.6%) and diamond (~5%), and notably more common in women than men. See all 7 face shapes ranked for the full distribution.
Heart vs Diamond vs Oval: How to Tell Them Apart
All three can show visible cheekbones and a tapering lower face — the deciding line is always which point is truly widest.
| Feature | ❤️ Heart | 💎 Diamond | 🟢 Oval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widest point | Forehead | Cheekbones (dramatic) | Cheekbones (gentle) |
| Forehead | Widest of the face | Narrow | Slightly narrower than cheeks |
| Jaw | Narrow, tapered | Narrow, angular | Softly rounded |
| Chin | Pointed or narrow | Pointed | Gently rounded |
| Hairline | Often a widow's peak | Any | Any |
Heart vs inverted triangle: nearly the same shape. The traditional distinction is the hairline — heart has a widow's peak, inverted triangle has a straight hairline — but the styling rules are identical. And if you suspect your face is simply long with even widths, read the oblong vs heart comparison or check with the face shape calculator (92%+ accuracy from 4 measurements).
Heart Face Shape Hairstyles — Women
The one rule: add width low, keep the forehead calm. Your upper face already has presence; good styles bring balance to the narrow chin and jaw.
Heart Face Shape Hairstyles — Men
More grooming technique in the men's styling guide.
Best Glasses for a Heart Face Shape
| Frame | Rating | Why It Works |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom-heavy / semi-rimless bottom | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Adds visual weight to the lower face, balancing the wide forehead |
| Aviators | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | The teardrop shape widens the mid-and-lower face naturally |
| Round & oval frames | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Soft curves ease the taper from wide top to narrow chin |
| Rimless / light rims | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Minimal structure avoids adding any weight up top |
Avoid: top-heavy browline frames and oversized bold-top frames — they double down on the forehead's width.
Makeup & Contouring for a Heart Face
Heart Face Shape Celebrities
Celebrity shape assessments are based on visible facial geometry in front-facing photos and are consistent with the classifications used across this site's tools and guides.