Hooded eyes meaning: what the upper-lid fold tells you

Yes, a selfie can measure visible upper-lid height when your eye is open. Keep that condition attached to the result. A photo with your eyes closed doesn't answer the same question.

The common mistake is treating a number from a single photo as a fixed fact about your face. Before comparing results, check that both measurements describe the same feature under comparable conditions. Don't give the number more meaning than its label supports.

Check your eyeliner with your eyes open, because that's when you can see what the fold covers. If a copied line disappears beneath it, adjust the placement to the lid space you can see.

You don't need a target lid height to make that choice. If you're considering brow shaping, keep brow shape and visible lid space separate in your comparison. Each describes a different feature.

The evidence status is established for the anatomical feature described here. That status doesn't supply an ideal amount of visible lid or a reason to change yours.

The free face-symmetry scan reads landmark distances from one selfie and reports left-right differences and basic ratios. It names what it measured. For related labels, including hunter eyes, use the glossary to check each definition before comparing results.