Knowing your body proportions can make it easier to understand which clothing shapes, cuts, and silhouettes may work well for you. This calculator uses your bust or chest, waist, and hip measurements to give you an estimated body type.
You can also enter your height and weight for additional information, including an optional BMI calculation. The result is intended as a simple guide rather than a permanent label.
Start by choosing Female or Male. The calculator changes the upper-body measurement from bust to chest depending on your selection.
Enter your measurements in either inches or centimeters. You can use different units for different measurements if that is more convenient.
Height and weight are optional. If you enter them, the calculator can also display your BMI alongside your body-type result.
When everything is ready, click Calculate My Body Type. Your result will appear underneath the form.
If you select Female, measure around the fullest part of your bust. Keep the measuring tape level across your back and avoid pulling it too tightly.
For Male, measure around the fullest part of your chest while keeping the tape comfortably positioned around your body.
For the most consistent result, stand naturally and use a flexible measuring tape.
Measure around your natural waist, which is generally the narrower part of your torso.
Keep the tape comfortably against your skin without tightening it. Try not to hold your stomach in while measuring, as this can change the result.
Place the measuring tape around the fullest part of your hips and buttocks. Make sure it stays level rather than rising or dropping at the front or back.
Taking the measurement while standing naturally will give you a more useful result.
The calculator uses the relationship between your bust, waist, and hips to estimate a common body-shape pattern.
An hourglass result generally means your bust and hips are relatively similar in measurement while your waist is noticeably smaller.
This result means your hip measurement is noticeably larger than your bust measurement.
An inverted triangle result means your bust measurement is noticeably larger than your hip measurement.
A rectangle result generally means your bust and hips are relatively similar, with less difference between those measurements and your waist.
A balanced result means your measurements do not strongly match one of the other patterns. Your proportions may sit between several common categories.
For men, the calculator looks at the relationship between the chest, waist, and hips.
This pattern generally means the chest is noticeably wider than the hips, creating a broader upper-body appearance.
A triangle result means the hips are noticeably wider than the chest.
An oval result occurs when the waist measurement is larger than both the chest and hip measurements.
A rectangle pattern generally means the chest and hips are relatively similar, with less difference between the waist and those measurements.
A trapezoid result indicates that the chest is somewhat broader than the waist while the chest and hips remain relatively balanced.
Height can influence how your proportions appear, but it is not used to determine the body-shape category in this calculator.
For example, two people can have the same bust, waist, and hip measurements while having different heights. Their overall appearance may be different even though their measurement-based body type is similar.
Weight alone cannot determine your body shape.
Two people can weigh the same amount while having very different proportions. Muscle mass, bone structure, and where body fat is distributed can all affect the way a person’s body looks.
That’s why the calculator uses your bust or chest, waist, and hip measurements for the body-type result.
If you enter your height and weight, the calculator also provides an optional BMI value.
BMI compares weight with height and is commonly used as a general screening measure. It does not directly measure body fat, muscle mass, or body shape.
Because of this, BMI should not be treated as a complete description of your body.
Body-shape categories are simplified. Real bodies don’t always fit neatly into one category.
You may be close to the boundary between two shapes, or your proportions may not closely match any of the categories. Small differences in measurement can also affect the result.
Use the result as a starting point for understanding your proportions rather than as a strict definition of your body.
Once you know your general proportions, you can experiment with different clothing styles and see what you enjoy wearing.
You might compare different necklines, waist placements, jacket lengths, trousers, skirts, dresses, or layering techniques. There is no single style that you have to follow for a particular body type.
Your comfort and personal preference matter just as much as the measurements.
Yes. The calculator allows you to enter bust or chest, waist, and hip measurements in either inches or centimeters.
Yes. Height can be entered in feet, inches, or centimeters.
Yes. Choose lb from the weight-unit menu. You can also enter weight in kilograms.
No. The body-type calculation requires your bust or chest, waist, and hip measurements. Height and weight are optional and provide additional information.
Your measurements can change with changes in muscle mass, body fat, age, lifestyle, and other factors. Because the calculator is based on current measurements, your result can change as your proportions change.
No. It is designed to provide general information about body proportions and is not a medical or health assessment.
Your body type is simply one way of describing the relationship between different measurements. It doesn’t determine what you should wear, how you should look, or what your body should be.
Use the calculator to learn more about your proportions, then experiment with styles that make you feel comfortable and confident.