Measure the precise angle of your eyes to determine if you have a positive, neutral, or negative canthal tilt using advanced AI landmarking.
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Upload your photo to discover your precise canthal tilt angle and what it means for your facial aesthetics.
Canthal tilt is the angle of your eyes: the slope of an imaginary line drawn from the inner corner of your eye (the medial canthus) to the outer corner (the lateral canthus), measured against a horizontal line. If the outer corner sits higher than the inner corner, the tilt is positive. If it sits lower, the tilt is negative. If they're roughly level, it's neutral.
It's a small detail — usually just a few degrees either way — but it has a noticeable effect on how the eye area reads. That's why it has become one of the most discussed features in facial aesthetics and looksmaxxing, and why "what is my canthal tilt?" is such a common question.
This free canthal tilt calculator measures your tilt in degrees from a single front-facing photo and tells you whether it's positive, neutral or negative.
| Tilt | Angle (this tool) | How it tends to read |
|---|---|---|
| Positive | +3.5° or more | Alert, sharp, "almond" or feline eyes; the outer corners lift slightly |
| Neutral | between −2° and +3.5° | Level, balanced, approachable eyes |
| Negative | −2° or less | Softer, gentler eyes; can read as tired or sad at stronger angles |
Positive canthal tilt is the shape most often associated with attractiveness in looksmaxxing culture and is common among fashion models. It gives the eye area a lifted, alert look, and it's one of the two main ingredients of so-called hunter eyes.
Neutral canthal tilt is very common. The eyes sit level, which gives an open, friendly look.
Negative canthal tilt means the outer corners droop slightly below the inner corners. It's often described as a "puppy-dog" or doe-eyed look — gentle and expressive. At stronger angles it can make someone look tired, which is why it gets a bad reputation online.
In terms of how faces are perceived, a mildly positive tilt is generally preferred — it's associated with youth and alertness, and an upward-slanting eye is part of the "ideal" in most modern beauty standards. In most adults the outer corner naturally sits a little higher than the inner one — oculoplastic surgeons often describe it as roughly 1–2 mm above — so a slightly positive tilt is simply normal.
That doesn't make a negative tilt a flaw. Plenty of widely admired faces have neutral or slightly negative tilts, and the eye area's overall look depends just as much on brow position, eyelid shape, under-eye support and expression. Canthal tilt is one variable, not a verdict.
The calculator runs Google's MediaPipe Face Mesh in your browser — your photo isn't uploaded — and places precise landmarks on the inner and outer corner of each eye. For each eye, it measures the angle of the line between the two corners relative to horizontal, then averages the left and right eyes.
Averaging both eyes has a useful side effect: if your head is slightly rolled to one side, one eye's tilt reads higher and the other's lower by the same amount, so the average stays close to your true tilt.
The score that comes with your angle reflects how the tilt is generally perceived:
Canthal tilt is measured in single degrees, so photo quality matters more here than for most tools:
The tilt itself is set by the bones of your eye socket and the tendons that anchor the corners of your eyelids, so it doesn't change through exercises, mewing or facial yoga. What can change is how it looks:
It's also worth knowing that canthal tilt tends to decrease with age, as the tissues supporting the outer corner of the eye gradually relax. A negative tilt that develops later in life is a normal part of ageing.
Canthal tilt is the angle between the inner and outer corners of your eye. A positive tilt means the outer corner sits higher than the inner corner, a negative tilt means it sits lower, and a neutral tilt means they're roughly level.
A mildly positive canthal tilt is generally seen as more attractive — it reads as youthful and alert, and it's common among models. But neutral and slightly negative tilts are very common and aren't a flaw; the overall eye area depends on many other features too.
A positive canthal tilt means the outer corners of your eyes sit higher than the inner corners, giving an upswept, almond-shaped look. This calculator classifies anything from about +3.5° upward as positive.
A negative canthal tilt means the outer corners of your eyes sit lower than the inner corners. It gives a softer, gentler look. This calculator classifies anything at −2° or below as negative.
No. It's a normal variation in eye shape, not a health problem, and many attractive people have it. It's sometimes considered less ideal in looksmaxxing circles because strong negative tilts can make the face look tired.
A mildly positive tilt is usually considered ideal — this calculator scores tilts of about 5–9° highest. Very steep tilts above roughly 10° score a little lower because they can look unnatural.
Upload a straight-on, neutral-expression photo to this calculator. It finds the inner and outer corners of each eye, measures the angle of the line between them in degrees, and averages both eyes.
The underlying tilt is set by bone and tendon structure, so exercises and mewing won't change it. Brow grooming, winged eyeliner and reducing puffiness can change how it looks. Surgical options like canthoplasty exist, but they carry real risks and should only be considered with an oculoplastic surgeon.
Almost everyone has slightly asymmetrical eyes, so a difference of a degree or two is normal. Larger differences in a photo are often caused by a tilted head, which is why this tool averages both eyes.
Yes, it tends to become less positive with age as the tissues that support the outer corner of the eye loosen.
Not quite. A positive canthal tilt is one part of hunter eyes. The other part is eye shape: hunter eyes are also relatively narrow, with little visible upper eyelid. The hunter eyes test measures both.
Yes. It's free, needs no account, and analyses your photo in your browser.