Body Shape CalculatorThe body shape quiz finds your likely body shape from three mirror questions about your widest point, your waist and your hips. The quiz rules are this site's own, because no research standard exists for picture-based body shape quizzes; the measurement-based calculator gives a more exact result.
A body shape quiz is a set of visual questions that replaces measurements with what you see in a mirror. The body shape quiz returns the same 8 shapes as the calculator: hourglass, top hourglass, bottom hourglass, spoon, triangle (pear), inverted triangle, rectangle and apple.
What Is a Body Shape Quiz?
A body shape quiz is a questionnaire that estimates body shape from visual proportions instead of tape measurements. A body shape quiz differs from a body shape calculator in one way: the calculator compares exact numbers, while the quiz compares what you see. The quiz is useful when you have no tape measure; the calculator is useful when you need a result you can repeat.
Which Questions Does the Body Shape Quiz Ask?
The body shape quiz asks three questions.
- Widest point: which part of your body looks widest in a mirror — shoulders and bust, hips, waist, or bust and hips about equal.
- Waist definition: how much narrower your waist looks than your bust and hips.
- High-hip shelf: asked only when your hips are widest — whether your hips widen sharply right below the waist.
Stand in front of a full-length mirror in fitted clothing, with your arms slightly away from your body, before answering.
How Does the Body Shape Quiz Decide Your Body Shape?
The body shape quiz matches your answers to one shape with the rules below.
| Widest point | Waist | High-hip shelf | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waist and midsection | any | — | Apple |
| Shoulders and bust | clearly defined | — | Top hourglass |
| Shoulders and bust | slightly or not defined | — | Inverted triangle |
| Hips | defined or slightly defined | yes | Spoon |
| Hips | clearly defined | no | Bottom hourglass |
| Hips | slightly or not defined | no | Triangle (pear) |
| Bust and hips equal | clearly defined | — | Hourglass |
| Bust and hips equal | slightly or not defined | — | Rectangle |
How Accurate Is a Body Shape Quiz?
A body shape quiz is less accurate than measurements, because a mirror cannot show differences of a few inches between bust, waist and hips. Clothing, posture and camera angle change what you see. The measurement-based calculator for your body type compares exact numbers, so use it to confirm the quiz result.
Can Men Take the Body Shape Quiz?
Men can take the body shape quiz, but male shapes compare chest, shoulders and waist, so the male body shape tool gives men a more suitable result.