Gwansang (관상) is the Korean art of reading character and fortune from a face. It grew out of Chinese physiognomy but became its own thing over centuries: a distinctly Korean practice that weighs face shape, feature proportions, and overall harmony.
Face shape comes first. Oval, round, square, heart, diamond, oblong. Each carries different associations in Korean physiognomy. An oval face traditionally signals balance and adaptability. A square face suggests determination and practicality. The shape sets the frame; the features fill in the story.
Then the features. The forehead maps to career and early fortune. The eyes map to character and relationships. The nose maps to wealth and middle-age fortune. The jaw maps to perseverance and late fortune. Proportions between these features matter as much as the features themselves. A strong nose with a weak jaw reads differently than the reverse.
Symmetry carries weight. A balanced face suggests a balanced life path in traditional interpretation. The "three zones" (삼정) divide the face into upper, middle, and lower sections, each governing a different life stage. If one zone dominates, that stage of life gets more emphasis in the reading.
The Face Code tool here uses MediaPipe face landmark detection to measure your facial proportions entirely in your browser. No photo leaves your device. The analysis runs locally via WebAssembly, and only the derived measurements (not your image) feed the AI interpretation. You get your face shape, feature analysis, and a gwansang-style reading without handing your selfie to a server.