The Best Hairstyles for Every Face Shape in 2026
A stylist-approved cheat sheet matching cuts to all seven face shapes — from round-face pompadours to oblong-friendly fringes.
Read article →When you upload a photo, a neural network called a face mesh model examines the image and returns 478 coordinates — one for each anatomical landmark it has been trained to find: the corners of your eyes, the arc of your jaw, the peak of your hairline, the tip of your chin.
The model runs entirely in your browser via WebAssembly — the photo is processed on your own device and never touches a server.
Landmarks alone do not name a face shape. The next stage is measurement: the app computes distances between specific landmark pairs and normalizes them into ratios, so photo resolution and camera distance stop mattering.
Classification is a nearest-profile match. Each face shape has a signature ratio profile: oblong means length far exceeds width; triangle means the jaw out-measures the cheekbones. Your ratios are compared against all seven profiles and converted into probabilities.
The confidence score reflects how decisively your measurements match the winning profile. A 97% oval is unambiguous; an 86% result usually means you are a blend of two shapes.