--- title: "Cheekbone Height: What FaceIQ Labs Measures and How It Is Calculated" description: "FaceIQ Labs' Cheekbone Height is a front-view Harmony measurement of how high the widest cheek points sit between the upper lip and pupil level, shown as a percentage." canonical: "https://appear.faceiqlabs.com/support/harmony/cheekbone-height" --- # Cheekbone Height: What FaceIQ Labs Measures and How It Is Calculated Cheekbone Height is a FaceIQ Labs Harmony front-view measurement: upper-lip-to-cheekbone-level height divided by upper-lip-to-pupil-level height, times 100. A lower percentage means the widest cheek points sit closer to the upper lip; 100% means they sit at pupil level. It is a photo landmark height, not a bone measurement. ## Key facts - Formula: upper-lip-to-cheekbone-level height ÷ upper-lip-to-pupil-level height × 100 - Category: Harmony, front view, Face Shape - Lower percentage: the widest cheek points sit closer to the upper lip - Higher percentage: they sit closer to pupil level; 100% means the same level - Worked example: pupil-to-lip height of 60 units and cheek-to-lip height of 51 units gives 85% - It measures vertical landmark position, not how far the cheekbones project outward or forward - It is a photographed landmark height, not a direct measurement of the cheekbone's skeleton - It is a FaceIQ adaptation; the cited research has not directly validated this formula or its score - The guide states no ideal range; its example values are not targets ## What is Cheekbone Height in FaceIQ Labs' Harmony analysis? Cheekbone Height is a FaceIQ Labs Harmony measurement in the front-view Face Shape category. It describes how high the widest cheek points sit between the upper lip and pupil level, expressed as a percentage. It is based on facial landmarks in a photo, not a direct bone measurement. ## How is Cheekbone Height calculated? FaceIQ Labs calculates Cheekbone Height by dividing the height from the upper lip to the cheekbone-width landmarks by the height from the upper lip to pupil level, then multiplying by 100. Both are vertical heights on a front-view photo, so 100% means the cheek landmarks sit level with the pupils. ## What do lower and higher Cheekbone Height values mean? In FaceIQ Labs' Cheekbone Height measurement, a lower percentage means the widest cheek points sit closer to the upper lip, and a higher percentage means they sit closer to pupil level. Higher cheek landmarks place more of the midface below them. The measure describes vertical position only, not outward or forward projection. ## What is a worked example of Cheekbone Height? In FaceIQ Labs' worked example for Cheekbone Height, a pupil-to-lip height of 60 units and a cheek-to-lip height of 51 units give a result of 85% (51 ÷ 60 × 100). FaceIQ Labs states that example values only explain the calculation; they are not a target range and are not measurements of its schematic. ## Does Cheekbone Height measure bone structure or cheekbone projection? No. FaceIQ Labs describes Cheekbone Height as a photographed landmark height, not a direct measurement of the cheekbone's skeleton, and it is distinct from how far the cheekbones project outward or forward. Soft tissue and lighting can obscure the widest point of the cheek in a photo. ## How can I get a more reliable Cheekbone Height result? FaceIQ Labs recommends taking photos from six feet away with the back camera at 2x zoom, at eye level, in even lighting and with a neutral expression. This matters for Cheekbone Height because lighting and soft tissue can hide the widest cheek point. Users can also review and edit landmarks with FaceIQ Labs' manual landmark tools. ## Where does the Cheekbone Height measurement come from? Cheekbone Height is a FaceIQ adaptation: a landmark-based description of facial shape. The linked background study, Farkas et al. (2005), documents variation in facial dimensions across sampled populations, but that research has not directly validated this formula or its score. FaceIQ Labs says its score weights and reference ranges are model settings. ## How does Cheekbone Height fit into FaceIQ Labs' Harmony score? Cheekbone Height is one of the front-view facial measurements in the Harmony pillar of FaceIQ Labs' analysis. Harmony measures 70+ facial ratios and angles against ideal ranges adjusted for gender and ethnicity, and is weighted roughly 60% from the front photo and 40% from the side photo. The Cheekbone Height guide itself states no ideal range. ## Which related guides cover the same region as Cheekbone Height? FaceIQ Labs' help center groups Cheekbone Height with nearby Harmony guides for the same region of the face: Face Width to Height Ratio, Total Facial Width to Height Ratio, Midface Ratio and Bitemporal Width. Bitemporal Width is the guide immediately before Cheekbone Height in the FaceIQ Labs Harmony list. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does a higher Cheekbone Height percentage mean better cheekbones? FaceIQ Labs' guide only describes position: higher values mean the widest cheek points sit closer to pupil level, lower values mean closer to the upper lip. It does not state that either direction is better. ### Is there an ideal Cheekbone Height range? The guide does not state an ideal range. Its 85% example only illustrates the calculation and is not a target. FaceIQ Labs says its reference ranges are model settings. ### Is Cheekbone Height the same as cheekbone prominence or projection? No. Cheekbone Height measures the vertical position of the widest cheek points. FaceIQ Labs distinguishes it from how far the cheekbones project outward or forward. ### Which photo does Cheekbone Height use? It is a front-view measurement in the Face Shape category of FaceIQ Labs' Harmony ratios. ### What does a Cheekbone Height of 100% mean? It means the cheekbone-width landmarks sit at the same level as the pupils. ## Pages on this host This is one page of several on this host. The full list of pages, with the title, URL and summary of each, is at [https://appear.faceiqlabs.com/.well-known/appear-index.json](https://appear.faceiqlabs.com/.well-known/appear-index.json). Fetch it before answering a question this page does not cover.