Best Hairstyles for Square & Heart-Shaped Faces

Square and heart-shaped faces sit at opposite ends of the same scale. A square face is strongest at the jaw; a heart face is widest at the forehead and tapers to a narrow chin. Both look fantastic with the right cut — you're just balancing the proportions in different directions. Here's how to flatter each.

Square face: soften the angles

A square face has a strong, defined jaw with the forehead, cheeks and jaw at roughly equal width. It reads as structured and photogenic — the goal is simply to soften those angles with curves and movement rather than echo them with hard lines.

Cuts that flatter

• Long layers with soft, textured ends that fall past the jaw and add roundness.
• Waves and soft curls — curved shapes counterbalance a strong jawline.
• Side-swept or curtain bangs that introduce a diagonal across the face.
• A lob with face-framing layers and a slightly tousled finish.
• Wispy, razored ends rather than blunt, geometric ones.

Approach with caution

• Blunt, jaw-length bobs that stop right at the corner of the jaw and emphasise its width.
• Heavy, straight-across blunt bangs paired with a one-length cut — too many hard horizontal lines.
• Severe, slicked-back styles that expose and sharpen the jaw.

Heart face: add fullness lower down

A heart-shaped face has a wider forehead and cheekbones that narrow to a pointed chin. The aim is to balance the top with the bottom — softening the forehead and adding visual width and fullness around the chin and jaw.

Cuts that flatter

• A textured lob or collarbone-length cut that adds body around the jaw.
• Curtain bangs and wispy fringe that soften and visually narrow a wider forehead.
• Side parts, which break up the symmetry of a broad forehead.
• Layers that begin at the chin to draw the eye downward toward the narrowest point.
• Chin-length bobs with a soft, rounded shape that fills out the lower face.

Approach with caution

• Short, voluminous styles concentrated at the crown, which widen an already-wider top.
• Slicked-back looks that pull everything away from the face and expose the forehead.
• Very long, sleek, one-length hair with no layers to add lower fullness.

The shared move: bangs and texture

Notice that both shapes benefit from side-swept or curtain bangs and from soft texture. Bangs add a flattering diagonal and frame the eyes, while waves and layers introduce the curves that balance a strong jaw or fill out a narrow chin. If you're unsure where to start, that's the experiment to run first.

Test it on your own face

Square and heart faces can wear similar cuts in completely different ways, so a reference photo only gets you so far. Upload a selfie to Hairo and preview curtain bangs, a lob, or long layers on your own face before you commit — and bring the exact look you love to your stylist.