The face should be divided into twenty parts while reading the face. Detailed information of the character and nature of the man is obtained by the study of all the parts separately and independently.

The face can be divided into following twenty parts for convenience of the study :
- Neck
- Chin
- Jaw
- Lips
- Teeth
- Cheek
- Skin
- Nose
- Eyes
- Eyelash
- Eyelids
- Interciliary Space
- Eyebrow
- Forehead
- Head
- Ear
- Gums
- Hair
- Philtrum
- Philtrum Arc