Lips · Front photo

Lower to upper lip height

lip ratio

Values above 1 mean a fuller lower lip than upper lip. Lips are soft tissue and change with expression.

How it's measured

Height of the red part of the lower lip (lip line to labrale inferius) divided by the height of the red part of the upper lip (labrale superius to the lip line), measured straight down from the eye line.

Reference range

Male reference

1.4–2.0

Female reference

1.4–2.0

Source: Community facial analysis formula (public spreadsheet), top range: 1.4-2.0.

In the score

Counts toward the score with weight 7.5 (Community formula point table: lower lip to upper lip ratio, 7.5 points).

What changes it

• Measured on the skin outline, so muscle and soft tissue affect it as well as bone.

One number, one feature

One measurement describes one detail in one photo. Pose, lens and expression move it, and every reference range is an average from limited samples.