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Hunter eyes

Community shorthand for a deep-set eye with a positive tilt.

Hunter eyes is a looksmaxxing term rather than a clinical one. It describes an eye that sits deep in the orbit, with a positive canthal tilt, a relatively low brow, and little of the upper eyelid visible when the eye is open — the combination often summarised as a hooded, forward-set look. Only part of that is measurable from a photograph: canthal tilt is a well-defined angle and this site measures it, while orbital depth and eyelid exposure need a profile or a three-quarter view and lighting that does not flatten the socket. The term has no threshold behind it, so nothing can be said to qualify or not; it describes an appearance the community recognises. Every component of it is orbital bone and tendon position, which means none of it responds to anything non-surgical.

Hunter eyes, drawn on a reference face

Measure this on your own face

What is my canthal tilt?

The inner-to-outer eye corner angle, in degrees, per eye.

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