Hunter eyes
Hunter eyes are deep-set, almond-shaped eyes with a level or upward tilt, a low brow and very little upper eyelid showing. The word comes from online looks forums, not from medicine, but each part of it can be checked in a mirror.
How to tell in a mirror
- Look straight into a mirror or take a front photo with your face level and relaxed.
- Check the tilt: imagine a line through the inner and outer corner of one eye. Hunter eyes run level or slightly upward.
- Check the upper lid: with your eyes open, little or none of the lid skin between the lashes and the crease should show.
- Check the shape and depth: the eye is longer than tall, and the brow sits low and close to the eye, so the eye looks set back.
- If the outer corner drops and a lot of lid shows, the look is closer to what forums call prey eyes.
What people mean by hunter eyes
Hunter eyes is a nickname for a cluster of features: a positive or neutral canthal tilt, a hooded or hidden upper lid, a low and straight brow, and eyes set deep under a strong brow bone. The look reads as focused and intense, which is where the name comes from. No eye doctor uses it as a diagnosis, and there is no fixed cut-off for any of the parts.
Hunter eyes vs prey eyes
Prey eyes is the opposite nickname. It describes rounder eyes with a downward or neutral tilt, more visible upper lid, and white showing below the iris. Most people sit somewhere between the two. Neither is healthier, and plenty of people with round, open eyes are considered very attractive.
How hunter eyes relate to eye shape
Hunter eyes are mostly almond eyes with a positive tilt, so the closest standard terms are almond and upturned. Depth and lid exposure are the extra parts. The eye shape test measures form and tilt from a photo, which covers two of the four features.
Can you get hunter eyes?
Bone structure decides most of it, so it is largely inherited. Sleep, less puffiness and grooming the brows can change how much lid shows a little. Surgery such as a brow lift or canthoplasty can change the shape, with real risks. Mewing, eye exercises and so-called bone smashing have no good evidence behind them, and pressing on the face or eyes can cause harm.
A note on looksmaxxing
Labels like hunter and prey eyes come from forums that rank faces. Use them as a description if they help you, for makeup, glasses or photos. They say nothing about your eyesight, your health or your worth.
Want a measured answer instead of a mirror check? The eye shape test reads form, tilt and spacing from one photo. All six shapes are compared in the guide to the different eye shapes.
Questions people ask
What are hunter eyes?
Hunter eyes are deep-set almond eyes with a level or upward tilt, a low brow and little visible upper eyelid. The term comes from online looks forums.
How do I know if I have hunter eyes?
Look straight ahead in a mirror. If the outer corner sits level with or above the inner corner, the eye is longer than tall, and little upper lid shows under a low brow, you have most of the features.
What is the difference between hunter eyes and prey eyes?
Hunter eyes tilt level or up and show little upper lid. Prey eyes are rounder, often tilt down, and show more lid and more white around the iris.
Are hunter eyes the same as almond eyes?
Not quite. Almond describes the outline of the eye. Hunter eyes are usually almond, but they also need a positive or neutral tilt, a low brow and little visible lid.
Can you get hunter eyes naturally?
Mostly no, because bone structure sets the brow and tilt. Less puffiness and groomed brows can change the look a little. Avoid pressing on your eyes or face; there is no evidence that it works and it can cause injury.
Do hunter eyes have a positive canthal tilt?
Usually yes, or a level one. A clearly negative tilt, where the outer corner drops, is the opposite of the hunter eye look.
Is there a hunter eyes test?
There is no official one. The Eye Shape AI scanner measures eye form and tilt from one photo, which are the two parts of hunter eyes you can measure from the front.
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