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Concepts

Cheekbone width Brow bone Cheekbone

WorldZygomatic bone The paired irregular bone forming the cheek and part of the eye socket.Face shape · Most faces 🇺🇸 United StatesTavlugun A traditional chin tattoo worn by Indigenous Iñupiaq women.Marking

🇮🇱 Israel and 2 morePe'ot Sideburns left uncut above the cheekbone as required by Jewish law.Beard · Most faces WorldAnti-eyebrow A facial piercing placed just beneath the brow or above the cheekbone.Adornment

WorldInuit snow goggles Traditional Arctic eyewear with narrow slits to prevent snow blindnessFrame · Most faces

WorldNasion A natural dip in the bone structure between the eyes and the top of the nose.Nose

WorldBrow ridge The bony crest above the eye sockets that supports facial structure and protects the eyes.Brows

WorldChin The forward-pointing lower section of the jawbone below the mouth.Jaw and cheeks WorldGlabella The smooth skin area between the eyebrows and above the nose.Nose WorldMalar region The triangular cheekbone area of the human face.Jaw and cheeks WorldSquare face shape A face shape with a broad forehead and jawline of similar width.Face shape WorldHooded eyes An eye shape where excess skin from the brow bone folds over the eyelid crease.Eyes · Most faces WorldDeep-set eyes An eye shape where the eyeball sits deeper in the skull, making the brow bone appear more prominent.Eyes WorldArched eyebrows Eyebrows with a lifted peak that add definition and geometry to the face.Brows · Round faces WorldSoft-angled eyebrows An eyebrow shape with a rounded peak that softens facial angles.Brows · Square faces

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Nasion: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Pe'ot: Andrew Dyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Inuit snow goggles: McLeod, Public domain, source
Brow ridge: Falbygdens museum, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
Chin: User:Tizio cropped the original to show just the cleft chin, to be sho, Public domain, source
Zygomatic bone: Anatomography, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp, source

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