Head · Medical · Common
Forehead Width
The width of the forehead.
ForeheadWidth
How to measure
Application
Used in helmet front edge design, headband sizing, and medical facial proportion assessment.
Posture
Head level, looking straight ahead.
Landmark
Measured across the widest point of the forehead, typically just above the eyebrows.
Tool
Rigid ruler or spreading caliper.
Clothing
Push all hair back fully to expose the skin surface at the forehead edges.
Common mistake
Hair covering the forehead edges artificially narrows the measured width.
API example
Request a predicted value for a 34-year-old woman at the 50th percentile in the United States. Adjust age, percentile, gender, and country to match your design scenario.
POST https://api.humanform.app/v1/predict
Authorization: Bearer hf_live_...
Content-Type: application/json
{
"measurement": "ForeheadWidth",
"gender": "Female",
"age": 34,
"percentile": 50,
"country": "US",
"unit": "cm"
}Response values depend on age, percentile, gender, and country. Create a free dashboard account to run live predictions.
See design examples for worked scenarios that combine multiple measurements, or read the methodology page for percentile-based design thinking.
Explore the dataset
Humanform covers 148 measurements with country-adjusted predictions and separate female and male profiles. Browse the full inventory or read the API reference for request syntax.