fWHR calculator
Facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) is bizygomatic width — cheekbone to cheekbone — divided by upper-face height, from the upper lip to the mid-brow. Measuring it by eye in a photo editor is unreliable: landmark placement shifts the result more than most real differences between faces.
This calculator locates the landmarks automatically from one front-on photo, computes your soft-tissue fWHR, and shows where it sits relative to the typical adult range (roughly 1.6–2.1, clustering around 1.8–1.9). You also get 36 other proportion measurements in the same pass, free.
No account. Photos are analyzed then immediately discarded — never stored, never used for training.
How it works
- Drop one front-on, neutral-expression photo (or use your camera).
- The engine places 478 landmarks and computes cheekbone width ÷ upper-face height.
- Read your fWHR with the measurement drawn on your own photo, plus the full proportion report.
Frequently asked questions
What is a high or low fWHR?
Measured on soft tissue from a photo, above about 2.0 reads as high (broad, compact upper face) and below about 1.7 as low (longer, narrower upper face). These are descriptive bands, not cut-offs — two common measurement conventions (bony vs soft-tissue) give different numbers.
Is a high fWHR more attractive?
The research does not support that. fWHR came from studies of perceived dominance, not attractiveness. In faces scored against human ratings, a lower fWHR tracked gently with higher attractiveness ratings — it is one weak signal among many.
Is this calculator free?
Yes — your fWHR and the headline analysis are free. The full 37-metric report with every measurement located on your photo is a one-time $9 unlock.
What happens to my photo?
It is analyzed and immediately discarded — never stored, never used for training. There are no accounts and no photo database.