Hairstyle suggestions for the heart face shape
A heart face shape has the forehead as its widest point, narrowing steadily down to a narrow, often pointed chin.
Here's how to check the shape yourself, then hairstyle, beard, and glasses suggestions, each with a plain-language reason for why it balances that shape.
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Key traits
- Length vs width
- Length is greater than width.
- Widest point
- Forehead is the widest point, with the cheekbones close behind.
- Jawline
- Jawline narrows steadily from the cheekbones down.
- Chin
- Chin is narrow and often comes to a point.
How to check
- Measure across your forehead and your cheekbones; on a heart-shaped face the two are close, both wider than the jaw.
- Measure your jaw width and compare it with those two measurements — it should be noticeably narrower.
- Check whether the face narrows steadily from cheekbones to chin.
- Look at your chin: a heart-shaped face usually tapers to a narrow point.
Often confused with
Hairstyles
Short
Feminine
Textured crop with side-swept fringe
A fringe swept to one side narrows the visible width of the forehead.
Chin-length bob with soft ends
Fullness that lands right at the chin adds volume there to balance a wider forehead.
Masculine
Short side part with the top swept to one side
A deep side part breaks up the straight line across the forehead, so it reads narrower instead of as one solid block.
Textured crop with a low fade
A low fade keeps width close at the sides while a little top texture stays clear of the forehead.
Medium
Feminine
Collarbone lob
Length and fullness ending at the collarbone add volume near the jaw and chin.
Curtain bangs covering the forehead corners
Bangs covering the forehead's corners narrow how wide it reads.
Masculine
Medium layers with a low fade
A low fade at the sides keeps width down while length below the ear adds volume near the jaw.
Side part with medium length
An off-center part reduces the visible width of the forehead above a narrower chin.
Long
Feminine
Long waves with volume kept at the chin
Waves that carry fullness down to chin length add volume there, balancing a wider forehead above.
Long layers with curtain bangs covering the forehead corners
Curtain bangs covering the forehead's corners narrow how wide it reads, while long layers add width lower down.
Masculine
Flowing length with a side fringe
A side fringe narrows the forehead while length below the jaw adds volume near the chin.
Layered length with volume kept low
Keeping volume low, near the jaw, balances a forehead that is wider than the chin.
What to avoid
High volume piled at the crown
Extra height at the crown draws attention upward, widening the forehead by comparison.
Full, straight-across fringe
A dense fringe straight across adds visual width right at the forehead.
Beard styles
Short boxed beard
A squared outline at the chin adds width there, balancing a forehead that reads wider.
Heavy stubble
Even coverage down to the jaw adds a little width along the chin to match the forehead.
Beard with fuller sideburns
Fullness carried down through the sideburns adds width near the jaw beneath a wider forehead.
Glasses
A useful starting point for any shape: frame width close to or a little wider than the cheekbone width, with the top edge sitting near the brow line.
Aviator frames
A frame wider at the top than the bottom matches a wider forehead and draws the eye downward.
D-frame with detail along the bottom edge
Detail low on the frame carries visual weight down toward the chin, balancing a wider forehead.
Questions and answers
Does my photo get uploaded anywhere?
No. Your photo is analyzed entirely on your device, inside your browser. It is never sent to a server, and it's cleared from memory as soon as your result is shown.
Why does it need to download something the first time?
The first time you use the photo tool, your browser downloads about 15.8 MB of analysis files. Your browser keeps them, so you usually won't need to download them again.
How accurate is the result, and what does the confidence number mean?
Face shape has no single standard definition, so there's no ground truth to grade the result against. The confidence number shows how closely your measurements match the assigned shape compared with the other five — not the chance that the result is correct. When two shapes are close, the result says you're between them and lists suggestions for both.
Are these suggestions backed by research?
They reflect common, widely used styling principles — for example, adding height where a face is wide, or softening an angular jaw. There's no controlled study proving they work; each suggestion says what it balances so you can judge it yourself.
What if I don't want to take or upload a photo?
Answer the 7-question quiz instead. Answers that match your face point to the same shape as a photo would; if the quiz and a photo disagree, you're likely between two shapes.
How is a heart face shape different from a diamond or oval face shape?
A heart face is widest at the forehead, while a diamond face is widest at the cheekbones with a narrower forehead. An oval face has a forehead and jaw that are closer in width than a heart face shape.