What shape is YOUR face? Scientists identify our NINE distinct face shapes (Photo)

The number of our face shapes is no longer limited to four, with scientists identifying five new distinct shapes among Australian faces.

Dr Kendra Schmid, a leading facial recognition scientist, analysed over 1000 faces from different states across Australia, unmasking five new face shapes.

New face shapes that were discovered are kite, rectangle, teardrop, heptagon and oblong in research conducted by Dr Kendra Schmid.

Before this research, more than half of Australians thought their face was oval, however, it has turned out that only 14 per cent actually have this shaped face.

The research, found that around one-third of Australians are unsure of their face shape, prompting a better understand of the different shapes of individuals.

The most common face was a new model, coined ‘kite’, which is found among 20.4 per cent of Australians.

The second most common shape is the heart frame, which is a more traditional pre-existing shape among Australians.

FRAMING AUSTRALIAN FACES  

#1 KITE: 20% of Australians 

Characteristics: Kite face shapes have prominent cheekbones, which are slightly wider than the mid and lower forehead. The kite face narrows at the jawline and the chin.

#2 HEART: 20 % of Australians 

Characteristics: Heart faces have a longer and wider forehead, with cheekbones a similar width to the lower forehead. Hearts have a slightly more prominent jaw than kite shapes and narrow at the chin.

#3 RECTANGLE: 16% of Australians

Characteristics: Rectangle faces are recognisable by their defined jaw line, of similar width to the cheekbone and lower forehead.

#4 OVAL: 14% of Australians

Characteristics: Ovals are typically smaller than average on all measures. Oval faces are widest at the cheekbone and narrow through the forehead and jaw.

#5 ROUND: 11% of Australians 

Characteristics: Round faces have soft, balanced features, typically with a shorter face length and narrower cheek and jawline.

#6 SQUARE: 7% of Australians 

Characteristics: An angular face shape, where the forehead and chin lengths are almost equal. Square faces are angular with wider but equal forehead cheekbone and jaw width.

#7 TEARDROp: 5% of Australians 

Characteristics: Teardrops is a shorter face, with a narrow forehead and cheekbone. This is the only group for which the forehead length is shorter than the chin.

#8 HEPTAGON: 4% of Australians 

Characteristics: Heptagon faces are typically longer than average. Their most striking features are a wide forehead and prominent cheekbones.

#9 OBLONG: 2% of Australians 

Characteristics: While rare, the oblong differs from other groups being longer and wider through all measures.

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