At a glance
- Term
- Midface ratio
- Area
- Face geometry
- Measurable from a selfie
- Yes: pupil line to upper lip, divided by interpupillary distance
- Evidence
- No evidence
- Related
- Facial thirds, Interpupillary distance, Philtrum ratio
How to measure the ratio
Divide the pupil-to-upper-lip height by your interpupillary distance, which means the distance between your pupils. Measure both distances in the same image, using the same units. That gives you the midface height ratio described here.
The order matters. Height goes above the dividing line; pupil spacing goes below it. If you find another formula online, check its landmarks and order before comparing results.
What a higher or lower result means
A lower result means less pupil-to-lip height relative to pupil spacing in that image. A higher result means more height relative to that spacing. Neither result tells you whether your face needs changing.
Keep the full formula in view. The number depends on both distances, so calling it a measurement of midface length alone leaves something out. Two results aren't comparable unless they describe the same proportion.
There's no evidence for an ideal target
A forum preference for a compact midface doesn't establish a beauty rule. There's no evidence here to support a best midface proportion or a cutoff between attractive and unattractive.
Being able to measure a feature doesn't prove that it predicts beauty. Keep those claims separate. A precise-looking result can still lack evidence for the meaning someone attaches to it.
Facial thirds and philtrum ratio describe other facial proportions. Don't treat those terms as interchangeable with this pupil-to-lip ratio.
How to use a selfie result
The free face-symmetry scan reads landmark distances from one selfie. It reports left-right differences and basic ratios, and names what it measured. Read those labels before interpreting a result.
If you keep the measurement, keep the photo and formula with it. That preserves what the number describes. Don't turn a result from one image into a reason to change your face.
Questions people ask
- Can you measure midface ratio from a selfie?
- Yes. Divide the height from the pupil line to the upper lip by the distance between the pupils. The result describes that proportion in the photo.
- What is a good midface ratio?
- There's no evidence-backed ideal given for this ratio. A forum's preferred number doesn't establish a target you need to reach.
- Does a compact midface mean you're more attractive?
- Forums may describe it that way, but the evidence verdict is no evidence. This measurement doesn't provide a supported beauty ranking.
Written from the measurements and ingredient facts on this site, then checked for the usual mistakes. Not medical advice.
Related pages
The closest pages in this section, picked by topic rather than by date.
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