fwhr calculator

fwhr stands for facial width to height ratio. The same fraction is also called face width to height ratio. It is the width across the cheekbones, divided by the height of the upper face.

Width is the distance between the two cheekbones. Height runs from the point between the eyebrows to the top edge of the upper lip. Facial research has used this measure. An fwhr number is still only that fraction, not a comment on personality, hormones, aggression, or success.

If the width is large next to that height, fwhr comes out higher. If the height is large next to the width, fwhr comes out lower. You are looking at a proportion in one photo. The proportion is not a verdict on the person in the photo.

The fwhr calculator runs in your browser. Choose Male or Female. Tick the box to confirm you are 18 or older and the photo is your own face. Then upload a frontal photo or take a selfie. The file stays on your device and is not sent to a server.

The calculator uses the cheekbone edges, the point between the eyebrows, and the top edge of the upper lip. It divides the width by the height and shows fwhr to two decimal places. Two lines are drawn on the photo. One runs across, from cheekbone to cheekbone. The other runs down, from between the eyebrows to the top edge of the upper lip.

Check the lines before you trust the number. The horizontal line should cross the cheekbones, not the jaw or the temples. The vertical line should stop at the top of the upper lip. If a line sits on hair, take another photo.

Side to side tilt of the whole head is already removed. This fwhr calculator measures horizontal width and vertical height, not how far the head leans left or right. The same photo on the same device gives the same fwhr. A different photo, different light, or a different angle can change the fwhr reading.

On the men's version, the fwhr range is 1.92 to 2.03. On the women's version, the fwhr range is 1.65 to 1.80. The fwhr calculator then says your reading is below that range, within it, or above it. The words follow the version you selected.

These ranges are targets often used in looksmaxxing. They were calibrated on a small set of sample portraits. They are not population statistics, and they are not a medical reference. Within the range or outside it, an fwhr reading is not a health finding.

Above the range is not better, and below it is not worse. The label only places that reading against the selected target. Switch versions and the fwhr number from the photo can stay the same, while below, within, or above changes.

The height in fwhr runs from between the eyebrows to the top of the upper lip. Tip your chin down, or lift it, and that height changes on the photo. The fwhr reading can change with it. A camera near eye height, with the head level up and down, keeps that height steadier.

A wide angle shot up close makes the middle of the face look wider. The cheekbones can read broader than they would from farther back, and that extra width can push fwhr up. A smile lifts the upper lip, shortens the measured height, and can raise fwhr even when the cheekbones have not moved.

Hair over a cheekbone edge makes the width hard to place, so the fwhr reading is less dependable until that edge is visible. Even light helps the edges show. A new photo, a change in light, or a new angle can still move fwhr after you fix the setup.

fwhr is one of 12 ratios in the psl rating. On the men's version it sits in Dimorphism, beside jaw to cheekbone width. On the women's version that category is called Femininity. The homepage tool also returns a score from 0 to 8, a tier, and four category scores. This fwhr calculator does not. It reports the fwhr number, the two lines, and whether the reading is below, within, or above the selected range.

The psl calculator shows how category scores become the 0 to 8 number. Other ratios, including canthal tilt, have their own pages. An fwhr reading here is only this fraction, not the rest of that score.

An fwhr reading is a geometric estimate of two distances in one photo. It is not a judgment of you. Skin, hair, expression, clothes, and personality sit outside the fraction.

Facial research has used this measure. This page does not connect fwhr to hormones, aggression, or success. A reading above the target, or below it, is not evidence about your health or your character.

The lines on the photo mark the two distances. They are not a preview of a different face. The site does not generate a face, edit yours, or show a changed version of the photo. It does not teach surgery or recommend a procedure or any treatment. If you have a medical concern, ask a licensed professional.