FACE SHAPE GUIDE
💗 Heart Face Shape
A wide forehead tapering to a delicate, pointed chin
What is a heart face shape?
A heart-shaped face is widest at the forehead and narrows to a small, often pointed chin. Cheekbones are high. A widow’s peak is common but not required — the proportion that matters is a broad upper third over a narrow jaw.
How to tell if your face is heart
Compare forehead width with jaw width. If the forehead is clearly wider, the chin is narrow or pointed, and the cheeks sit high rather than low and full, the shape is a heart. A wide jaw under a narrow forehead is the opposite pattern: triangle.
- ✓Forehead is the widest part of the face
- ✓Cheekbones are high and prominent
- ✓Jawline narrows sharply into a pointed or narrow chin
- ✓Often paired with a widow's peak hairline
Heart vs the shapes it gets confused with
Heart vs diamond
A heart is widest at the forehead. A diamond is widest at the cheekbones, with a narrow forehead and a narrow chin. If your temples are narrower than your cheeks, look at diamond.
Diamond face shape →Heart vs oval
Oval narrows gradually and stays balanced. A heart narrows sharply, so the chin looks small relative to the forehead. That pointed chin is the tell.
Oval face shape →Hair for a heart face
Chin-length bobs, side parts, and volume at the jaw visually widen the narrowest part of the face. Heavy volume only at the crown adds to a forehead that is already the widest point.
Makeup for a heart face
Blush: Blush low on the apples, blended outward, balances a wider upper face.
Contour: Lightly contour the temples; add soft highlight along the jaw to visually widen it.
Brows: Rounded brows soften the forehead's width.
Where to focus: Lips! Drawing attention to the lower face is instantly harmonizing.
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Try the free face shape detector →The other face shapes
🥚 Oval
The most balanced shape — length ≈ 1.4× width, softly tapered jaw.
🌕 Round
Length ≈ width, full cheeks, soft rounded jaw and chin.
◼️ Square
Forehead ≈ cheeks ≈ jaw in width, with sharp jaw corners.
💎 Diamond
Narrow forehead and jaw with striking, wide cheekbones.
📏 Oblong
Clearly longer than wide, with even widths and a soft jaw.
🔻 Triangle
Widest at the jaw, narrowing up to the forehead.
Frequently asked questions
What is a heart-shaped face?
The forehead is the widest part, the cheekbones are high, and the jaw tapers to a narrow or pointed chin. A widow’s peak is common, but a wide forehead over a small chin is enough.
What is a heart-shaped jawline?
It is the lower half of a heart face: the jaw narrows quickly from the ears into a delicate, often pointed chin, rather than staying wide or square.