Jawline Rating: Rate My Jawline
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How the jawline is scored
The jawline is one of twelve features the model scores out of 10 on every face. It reads the definition of the mandibular border against the neck, the angle of the jaw beneath the ear, the width of the jaw relative to the cheekbones, and how cleanly the line carries from ear to chin. Chin and bone structure are scored separately, so the jawline score is specifically about the line, not the whole lower face.
Across 17,032 analyses the average jawline scores 5.59, almost exactly the overall mean of 5.59. It has one of the widest spreads of any feature (standard deviation 1.24), which is the first hint that the jaw does more to sort faces than most features do. 17.4% of people score 7 or above on the jawline.
The jawline separates high and low scorers more than any other feature
This is the finding that makes the jawline worth its own page. For each of the twelve features we took the 560 faces rated 8 or above overall and the 4,307 rated under 5, and measured the gap between what the two groups average on that feature. The jawline gap is the largest of the twelve.
| Feature | Mean | 8+ faces | Under-5 faces | Gap | Changeable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jawline | 5.59 | 8.89 | 4.53 | 4.36 | Partly |
| Bone structure | 5.6 | 8.9 | 4.58 | 4.32 | No |
| Skin | 5.3 | 8.33 | 4.05 | 4.28 | Yes |
| Facial harmony | 5.58 | 8.66 | 4.55 | 4.11 | Barely |
| Chin | 5.39 | 8.48 | 4.43 | 4.05 | No |
| Symmetry | 5.62 | 8.54 | 4.74 | 3.81 | Barely |
| Cheeks | 5.42 | 8.25 | 4.5 | 3.75 | Partly |
| Eyes | 5.97 | 8.62 | 5.04 | 3.58 | Partly |
| Nose | 5.36 | 8.01 | 4.51 | 3.5 | No |
| Lips | 5.65 | 8 | 4.65 | 3.35 | Partly |
| Eyebrows | 5.94 | 8.27 | 5.11 | 3.16 | Yes |
| Forehead | 5.39 | 7.66 | 4.84 | 2.82 | Partly |
Faces rated 8+ average 8.89 on the jawline. Faces rated under 5 average 4.53. That is a gap of 4.36 points — ahead of bone structure (4.32) and skin (4.28), and well ahead of the nose (3.5). The top three are close enough to call a near-tie, but the jawline is the one at the top, and it is the only one of the three that is neither entirely fixed nor entirely about skincare.
The jawline also correlates with the overall rating at 0.92. It is named as a person's single best feature 16% of the time — one of the highest rates of any feature — and their weakest 9.1% of the time. Compare skin, which is someone's weakest feature 38% of the time, and the chin, which is almost never the best feature (0.1%) but is the worst for 8.4%.
Figures use analyses from January 2026 onward (n=17,032), after the Dec 2025 model recalibration. Earlier analyses used a different scale.
What is a good jawline score?
Above 5.59 is above average. A 7 puts you among the 17.4% of people who reach that on the jawline — a larger share than reach 7 on the overall rating (8.1%), because the jaw is scored with a wider spread than the composite. An 8 or above on the jawline is what faces rated 8+ overall typically show (8.89 on average), so if you score there, your jawline is doing the kind of work that high overall scores are built on.
A jawline in the 4s is not unusual — the under-5 group averages 4.53 — and, unlike the nose or bone structure, a chunk of what drags it there is soft tissue and lighting rather than bone. That is why the study labels the jaw "Partly" changeable, where the nose and chin are marked "No".
Why the jawline matters more than the nose
People fixate on the nose. It sits in the middle of the face, it is what you notice in profile, and it is the feature cosmetic surgery is most associated with. The data is blunt about it: the nose ranks 9th of twelve on separation, with a gap of 3.5 against the jawline's 4.36. The nose is almost never a person's best feature (0.5%) and only 7.7% of people score 7+ on it, because it is scored on a narrow band (standard deviation 0.93) that does not move much between faces.
The jawline behaves differently. It frames the whole lower face, it is the main cue for how "structured" a face reads, and it varies a lot between people — so it has room to separate them. If a face is going to be rated highly, the jawline is usually part of the reason. The eyes are the only feature with a higher share of 7+ scores (22.6%), and even they separate the two groups by less (3.58).
What actually changes a jawline — and what does not
Every other page ranking for this term ends with a list of jawline exercises. We are not going to, because the evidence is not there. Here is the honest version.
- Body-fat percentage — the biggest lever. The jawline is bone under soft tissue. Lower body fat means less tissue between the bone and the skin, and less under the chin, and the line appears. This is the single change most responsible for the before/after photos attributed to everything else.
- Skin quality. A crisp edge needs skin that reflects light evenly. Texture, redness and shine all blur the line in a photograph. Skin is the feature most people score worst on (38%), and it is the one that responds to a basic routine.
- Posture and head position. Not a change to your face, but a change to how it reads: chin slightly forward, head level or a touch elevated. This is most of what people notice after "mewing", and it works immediately, with no months of practice.
- Mewing and jaw exercises — no good evidence. Adult jaw bone does not remodel in response to tongue posture. Heavy chewing can enlarge the masseter, which makes the lower face wider; for some faces that reads as a stronger jaw and for many it does not, and it is not the same as definition. Anyone selling you a jawline routine is selling you the weight loss and posture changes that usually come with it.
- Beard and hairstyle. A beard shaped below the jaw can draw a line that is not there; hair volume changes the apparent width of the face and therefore the apparent width of the jaw. Both count in a photo, and both are reversible.
The bone itself is set. Surgical options exist and are a conversation for a qualified surgeon, not a website. Everything above is what moves the number without them.
Getting an accurate jawline reading
Angle matters more for the jawline than for any feature except symmetry. The score is read from the visible edge between jaw and neck, and that edge appears or vanishes depending on where the camera is.
- Camera at eye level, not below. Shooting from below hides the line under the chin and adds soft tissue. From slightly above it sharpens — which is flattering but not honest. Eye level is the fair reading.
- Chin neutral. Pushing the chin forward flatters; tucking it hides. Hold your head as you would in conversation.
- Light from the front, slightly above. A little shadow beneath the jaw is what defines it in a photo. Flat ring-light from straight on erases the line; light from directly overhead exaggerates it.
- Hair off the jaw, collar low. Anything covering the angle of the jaw below the ear will be read as the edge of the face.
- Take three and compare. The jawline score moves between photos more than most features. Your real number is the middle of the range, not the best one.
A note on the flattering angle
The high-angle, chin-forward selfie can add a point or more to a jawline score. That is fine if you want to know your best-case number — just do not compare it with someone else's straight-on photo. Same angle, same light, same rules, or the comparison means nothing.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good jawline score?
The average jawline scores 5.59 out of 10 across 17,032 analyses, so anything above that is above average. Only 17.4% of people reach 7 or higher on the jaw. People rated 8+ overall average 8.89 on the jawline; people rated under 5 overall average 4.53.
How is my jawline rated?
The model looks at the definition of the mandibular border against the neck, the angle of the jaw below the ear, the width of the jaw relative to the cheekbones and the face, and how cleanly the line reads from ear to chin. It is scored out of 10 as one of twelve feature scores, alongside the overall rating.
Does jawline matter more than the nose?
In our data, yes, and by a clear margin. The jawline is the feature with the largest gap between high and low scorers: 4.36 points between people rated 8+ and people rated under 5. The nose separates the same two groups by only 3.5 points, 9th of the twelve features. Jawline is also picked as someone's best feature 16% of the time; the nose 0.5%.
Does mewing or jawline exercise actually work?
There is no good evidence that tongue posture or chewing exercises change adult jaw bone. What people report after "mewing" is almost always a change in how they hold their head and tongue in photos, plus whatever weight they lost at the same time. The masseter muscle can grow with heavy chewing, which widens the lower face — that is a real effect, but it is not the same as a sharper jawline, and for many faces it is the opposite.
Why does my jawline look different in every photo?
Because the jawline is the feature most affected by camera angle. Shooting from slightly above and with the chin pushed a little forward separates the jaw from the neck and sharpens the line. Shooting from below or with the chin tucked does the reverse. The same jawline can move two points between these two photos without anything about your face changing.
Can I improve my jawline score?
Partly — that is exactly how the data labels it. Two things genuinely change how a jawline reads in a photo: body-fat percentage, which controls how much soft tissue sits over the bone and under the chin, and skin quality, which controls how crisply the edge shows. Neither changes the bone underneath, and neither needs an exercise routine.
Is a strong jawline more important for men or women?
The model scores the jaw on definition and proportion for every face, but what reads as ideal differs: a wider, squarer jaw is typically scored well on male faces, while a narrower, tapered line with a defined edge tends to score well on female faces. "Strong" is not the same as "wide".
Is the jawline rating free?
Yes. The jawline score comes with the free rating, alongside eleven other feature scores — symmetry among them — and your percentile. You sign in first — Google or Apple, one tap — and it is free.
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