Knowing your body proportions can be helpful when choosing clothes, comparing different styles, or simply understanding how your measurements relate to one another. This What’s My Body Type Calculator gives you an estimated body shape based on your bust or chest, waist, and hip measurements.
The result is a general guide rather than a strict label. Bodies come in many different proportions, and it’s completely normal for your measurements to fall between two categories.
The calculator looks at the relationship between your main body measurements rather than focusing on one number.
For women, it compares:
Bust
Waist
Hips
For men, it compares:
Chest
Waist
Hips
You can enter measurements in either inches or centimeters. Height and weight are optional and are not used to decide your body shape.
For the most consistent result, use a flexible measuring tape and take your measurements while standing naturally.
Bust or chest: Measure around the fullest part of your bust or the broadest part of your chest. Keep the tape level around your body.
Waist: Measure around your natural waist, usually the narrowest part of your torso. Don’t pull your stomach in while measuring.
Hips: Measure around the fullest part of your hips and buttocks. Make sure the tape stays level.
Try to use the same measuring method for all three measurements.
The calculator uses several commonly discussed body-shape categories for women.
An hourglass shape generally has similar bust and hip measurements with a noticeably smaller waist.
The upper and lower parts of the body appear relatively balanced, with the waist creating more definition through the middle.
A pear or triangle shape generally has hips that are noticeably wider than the bust.
The lower body therefore has more width in proportion to the upper body.
An inverted triangle shape generally has a bust that is noticeably wider than the hips.
This creates a broader appearance through the upper body compared with the lower body.
A rectangle shape generally has relatively similar bust and hip measurements, with less difference between those measurements and the waist.
The overall silhouette tends to look more straight rather than strongly defined at the waist.
Not every set of measurements fits neatly into a traditional category. The calculator uses Balanced when the proportions don’t strongly match one of the other categories.
This is a normal result because body proportions exist on a spectrum.
Men’s body-shape categories are based on the relationship between chest, waist, and hips.
A trapezoid shape generally has a chest that is somewhat broader than the waist and hips, creating a gradual transition from the upper body toward the lower body.
A rectangle shape generally has chest, waist, and hip measurements that are relatively similar.
This creates a more consistent width through the torso.
An inverted triangle shape generally has a noticeably broader chest compared with the waist and hips.
The upper body therefore appears wider toward the shoulders and chest.
A triangle shape generally has a waist or hip measurement that is broader in relation to the chest.
This creates more width toward the middle or lower part of the body.
An oval classification indicates that the waist is relatively fuller compared with the chest and hips according to the calculator’s measurement rules.
These categories are broad descriptions rather than fixed definitions.
Height does not determine your body shape.
Someone who is tall and someone who is shorter can have very similar proportions between their chest or bust, waist, and hips. That’s why the calculator uses measurements to determine the result.
Height is included as an optional field because it can be useful for the BMI calculation when weight is also entered.
Weight alone cannot determine your body type.
Two people can have the same weight but completely different proportions. Similarly, people with different weights can have similar relationships between their chest, waist, and hips.
For that reason, weight is optional in this calculator and does not affect the body-shape result.
Your body type can be used as a starting point when experimenting with clothing, but it shouldn’t limit what you wear.
You may find it useful for exploring:
Different shirt and top cuts
Waistlines
Jeans and trousers
Dresses and skirts
Jackets and coats
Necklines
Different proportions and silhouettes
The most useful approach is to treat these categories as suggestions rather than rules. Fit, comfort, and personal preference are just as important.
There isn’t one universal formula used by every body-type calculator.
Different tools may use different measurement thresholds or definitions for each category. Small differences in how you measure yourself can also affect the result.
For example, if your bust and hips are very close in measurement, a small change of an inch or two could move your result from one category to another.
That doesn’t mean either result is necessarily wrong. It may simply mean your proportions are close to the boundary between categories.
Your measurements can change over time, so your calculated body type can change as well.
Factors such as changes in body composition, exercise, pregnancy, aging, and natural weight changes may affect your bust or chest, waist, and hip measurements.
You don’t need to think of your result as a permanent classification.
Women need their bust, waist, and hip measurements. Men need their chest, waist, and hip measurements.
Yes. The calculator supports both centimeters and inches, and you can select the appropriate unit next to each measurement.
No. They are optional. Your body-shape result is calculated from your main body measurements.
It provides an estimate based on the measurement rules built into the calculator. Because body shapes are continuous rather than strictly divided into categories, the result should be viewed as a general guide.
Yes. It’s common for someone to have proportions that don’t perfectly match one category. Your result may be close to another category depending on your exact measurements and the classification system being used.
No. There are no clothing restrictions associated with a body type. The categories can simply give you another way to explore different silhouettes and styles.
No. If you enter your height and weight, the calculator can display an estimated BMI separately, but BMI does not determine your body-shape category.
No. This is a general body-proportion and styling tool. It isn’t intended to diagnose a medical condition or provide medical advice.