What eye shape do I have?

Eye shape chart

The six eye shapes, each on a sample face with the detector’s own readings drawn on. Most eyes are a mix of two, such as hooded and downturned, so the result gives a share for every shape.

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  Longer than tall · crease shows · corners taper

  Almond

  Almond eyes are about three times as wide as they are tall, with pointed corners, a visible crease and a little of the upper lid showing. The iris touches or tucks just under the upper lid, with no white above or below it. It is the most common eye shape.

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  Tall opening · white around the iris

  Round

  Round eyes open taller than they are long and curve evenly top and bottom, so a sliver of white often shows above or below the iris. The crease is usually clear. They read as big and bright.

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  Outer corner higher than the inner corner

  Upturned

  Upturned eyes rise from the inner corner to the outer corner, giving a lifted, cat-eye line. The lower lid often looks slightly raised at the outer end too. A gentle upward tilt is common; a clear one is what gives this shape its name.

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  Outer corner lower than the inner corner

  Downturned

  Downturned eyes slope down toward the outer corner, which gives a soft, gentle look. The outer end of the upper lid can droop slightly. It often comes with a hood, and the tilt can grow with age as the brow and lid relax.

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  Crease hidden by a fold of skin from the brow

  Hooded

  Hooded eyes have a crease, but a fold of skin from the brow bone hangs over it and covers most of the moving lid when the eyes are open. Close the eyes and the crease appears. Hoods are common and become more so with age.

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  No crease at all · smooth, flat upper lid

  Monolid

  A monolid has no crease: the upper lid runs smooth from the lashes to the brow, so there is no fold even when the eye closes. It is common in East Asian faces and often comes with an epicanthic fold at the inner corner, which can make the eyes look wider apart.

Sample faces are AI-generated.

Four more ways eyes are described

Eye shape charts often add these. They describe how the eyes sit in the face, not the outline of the opening, so they combine with any shape above.

• Close-set

  Gap between the eyes under one eye width

  The inner corners sit close together, so the space between the eyes is less than the width of one eye.

  Measured: the detector reads the gap (G).

• Wide-set

  Gap between the eyes over one eye width

  The eyes sit further apart than one eye width. An epicanthic fold at the inner corner can make eyes look wider-set than they are.

  Measured: the detector reads the gap (G).

• Deep-set

  Eyes sit back under a strong brow bone

  Deep-set eyes sit further back in the skull, so the brow bone casts a shadow and the lid looks smaller. Often seen with hooded lids.

  Not measured: a single front photo cannot see depth. Check from the side in a mirror.

• Protruding

  Eyes sit forward · lid looks prominent

  Protruding or prominent eyes sit further forward, so more of the lid and white of the eye shows. They usually also read as round.

  Not measured directly: the opening (O) and white above the iris come close.