Upload your photo to measure your midface ratio — the proportion between your brow-to-nose zone and your nose-to-chin zone. Discover if you have a long or short midface.
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The midface is the central part of your face, from your brows down to the base of your nose — the area that holds your eyes, cheeks and nose. Its length compared with the rest of your face has a big effect on how your face looks: a compact midface tends to look youthful and balanced, while a long midface can make the face look longer and the features more spread out.
This free midface ratio calculator compares your midface with your lower face:
Midface ratio = midface height ÷ lower face height
Midface height runs from the average height of your brows to the base of your nose. Lower face height runs from the base of your nose to the bottom of your chin. In a balanced face the two are about equal, so the ideal ratio is close to 1.0.
The calculator runs Google's MediaPipe Face Mesh in your browser — your photo isn't uploaded — and places landmarks on your brows, the base of your nose and your chin. It measures the two heights, divides them, and scores the result out of 100 based on how close it is to 1.0.
| Score | Result |
|---|---|
| 85–100 | Ideal midface length |
| 68–84 | Well-balanced |
| 52–67 | Slight elongation |
| Below 52 | Long or short midface |
Your result also tells you which way you lean: a ratio above about 1.12 means your midface is relatively long compared with your lower face, and below about 0.88 means it's relatively short.
If you came here from a looksmaxxing forum, you may have seen "midface ratio" or MFR used for a slightly different measurement: the distance between your pupils divided by the height from your pupils down to your upper lip. In that version, a compact midface means a ratio close to 1 — eyes far enough apart relative to a short pupil-to-lip distance.
Both versions describe the same idea — whether your midface looks compact or long — but they use different reference points. This calculator compares the midface with the lower face, which shows how your midface fits your overall vertical proportions. For a horizontal look at the eye area, the eye spacing calculator measures the distance between your eyes.
A long midface stretches the space between the eyes and the mouth. It's often associated with a longer nose and can make a face look more mature. Many attractive faces have a slightly long midface, particularly in men.
A short or compact midface keeps the eyes, nose and mouth close together. It's associated with youthfulness and is often discussed as an ideal in looksmaxxing communities. A very short midface relative to a long lower face can make the lower face look heavy, though.
What causes a long midface? Mostly the shape of the upper jaw (maxilla) and nose. The midface can also look longer when the lower face is short — for example, with a small chin.
The length of your midface is set by your bone structure. Things that change how it looks:
Mewing and facial exercises don't change midface length in adults.
On this calculator, the midface ratio is your midface height (brows to the base of your nose) divided by your lower face height (base of your nose to your chin). A ratio close to 1.0 is ideal.
A ratio close to 1.0 is ideal. This calculator scores ratios near 1.0 highest; above about 1.12 means a relatively long midface and below about 0.88 a relatively short one.
A compact midface keeps the eyes, nose and mouth relatively close together vertically. It's associated with a youthful look and is often seen as an ideal in looksmaxxing.
In looksmaxxing forums, MFR usually means the distance between the pupils divided by the height from the pupils to the upper lip. It measures midface compactness using different reference points from this calculator.
Not without surgery, since it's set by bone structure. Hairstyles, brow grooming and facial hair can change how balanced your face looks.
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