Atlas · Chapter
Chin.
Seven markers that disproportionately drive whether a face reads strong, weak, or quietly balanced.
markers in this chapter
7
read time
4 min
why this region
The argument for reading chin carefully.
Chin projection sets the lower-third anchor. Even small posture corrections (chin tuck, lengthened neck) reshape how the chin reads in a photo by ±15% in our internal tests. Vaesyn's chin findings are some of the most actionable in any report.
every marker, in this chapter
The full list.
marker
what we measure
healthy range
Projection
Forward distance from lip plane
balanced with lip
Vertical height
Subnasale-to-menton third
≈ 1/3 face
Cleft presence
Mental crease
present / absent
Pogonion line
Chin point along profile vertical
0–3mm behind upper lip
Labiomental fold
Lower-lip-to-chin crease
soft preferred
Chin shape
Pointed, rounded, square
categorical
Symmetry · L/R
Midline alignment
< 1.5mm
A few millimetres of posture rewrite the lower third.
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