How to Check Your Canthal Tilt From a Selfie

Quick answer: Take a straight-on photo at eye level with a neutral face, then upload it to a landmark tool such as the free FaceScore canthal tilt test. It finds your inner and outer eye corners, straightens your head, and gives the angle in degrees for both eyes. FaceScore calls +3° or more positive, 0° to +3° neutral, and below 0° negative. The scan runs in your browser and takes about 10 seconds.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

What is canthal tilt?

Canthal tilt is the angle of the line from your inner eye corner (medial canthus) to your outer eye corner (lateral canthus).

• Positive: the outer corner sits higher than the inner corner.
• Neutral: both corners are about level.
• Negative: the outer corner sits lower.

A slight positive tilt is often linked with "hunter eyes" online, but it is only one small part of how a face reads, and many attractive faces have neutral tilt.

How to take a photo that measures well

1. Hold the camera at eye level. Shooting from above or below changes how the eye corners line up.
2. Look straight into the lens. If your head is turned or tilted, one eye's angle changes. FaceScore straightens the head in 3D and refuses photos turned more than 15° sideways or 18° up or down.
3. Keep a neutral face. Smiling lifts the cheeks and changes the outer corner.
4. Use the back camera at arm's length or more. Close front-camera selfies distort the face.
5. Use even light. Shadows can hide the eye corners.

How to measure it

With a tool (about 1 minute):

1. Open the free canthal tilt test.
2. Upload or take the photo. It is measured in your browser and not uploaded.
3. Read the angle for each eye and the average.

By hand (about 5 minutes):

1. Open the photo in any editor that shows a ruler or angle tool.
2. Rotate the photo so the line between your pupils is level.
3. Draw a line from the inner to the outer corner of one eye and read the angle.
4. Repeat for the other eye and average the two.

Doing it by hand works, but small errors in where you click change the result by a degree or more. A landmark tool places the points the same way every time.

Why did two tools give me different numbers?

Tools place the eye corners at slightly different points, and some don't correct for head rotation. Differences of 1–2° are normal. Compare results from the same tool and the same kind of photo.

Can you change your canthal tilt?

Not much without surgery, but the look of your eyes can change:

• Brows: a clean, slightly lifted tail makes the eye line look higher.
• Makeup: a small outer wing or darker outer corner draws the line upward.
• Sleep and puffiness: swelling under the eyes can make the outer corner look lower.
• Photo angle: an eye-level camera gives the truest angle.

FAQ

Is a positive canthal tilt more attractive? It is one small factor. FaceScore gives canthal tilt 15% of the total score; symmetry gives 30%. See how the score is calculated.

Is the test free? Yes. The canthal tilt test, symmetry, face shape and score are free. The optional $19 report adds AI previews of your own face and written advice.