Every PSL tier from sub5 to gigachad, the structural markers the community associates with each, and how the folklore maps to a real, validated percentile.
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If you came to this page from a looksmax.org thread, the looksmaxxingwiki, or a Reddit rate-me post, you already speak the dialect: sub5, LTN, MTN, HTN, Chadlite, Chad, Gigachad. The vocabulary descends from PUAhate, SlutHate, and Lookism, the three early-2010s forums whose initials gave PSL its name. Those forums are mostly gone — PUAhate was shuttered, SlutHate moved, Lookism splintered — but the rating dialect persists across looksmax.org, /r/Vindicta, /r/truerateme, and a long tail of Discord servers and Twitter accounts that still post rate-me content using the same band names.
The dialect is intentionally harsh and structurally pessimistic. Within the forums, "sub5" gets thrown at anyone the poster is feeling uncharitable about, "MTN" is the default sneer for normal-looking people, and the upper bands (Chadlite, Chad, Gigachad) are reserved for what would unambiguously read as model-tier in a casting room. That compression is editorial, not measurement — a real-world 6.5 on a casual 1-to-10 scale gets called MTN in PSL because PSL anchors its ceiling harder. This chart maps the bands to fixed percentiles so the labels line up with measured structure instead of forum mood.
What the chart is for: translating a real percentile into the band name the community is going to use anyway. Your Face Score is a validated percentile — checked against how real people actually rate faces (r ≈ 0.8 across 5,500 benchmark faces), which is more than any PSL rate-me thread can claim. Mapped to fixed percentiles: Sub5 sits below the 30th, LTN at 30th-55th, MTN at 55th-75th, HTN at 75th-90th, Chadlite at 90th-95th, Chad at 95th-99th, Gigachad in the top 1%. The 17 geometry metrics come along as a per-feature measurement map, never blended into an attractiveness score. Use the band name to speak the local dialect; trust the validated percentile for the actual measurement.
Structural markers: Multiple structural metrics measuring below their baseline ranges. Often: poor jawline ratio, soft midface, asymmetry visible at conversational distance, skin texture, recessed chin. Typically three or more drag metrics sit below baseline simultaneously.
Practical notes: The community uses this tier most aggressively and least usefully. The largest available structural gains live here, but they are almost always soft-tissue: body composition (lower visceral fat reveals jawline), skin, posture, and grooming. Twelve weeks of consistent work moves most sub5 users into the LTN band.
Structural markers: Below-average baseline. One or two drag metrics (commonly skin, posture, expression default, or jawline definition) hold the overall read below average. Structural metrics are largely in baseline range.
Practical notes: LTN stands for low-tier-normie. This is the band with the highest practical ROI on lever work. Targeting the specific drag metric typically moves users into the MTN band within 4 to 6 months.
Structural markers: Mid-tier-normie. No metrics strongly flagged in either direction, or one or two metrics in the 75th percentile range with the rest at baseline. The face reads positively in good lighting.
Practical notes: Moving from MTN to HTN typically requires removing one specific drag metric and amplifying one specific strong metric simultaneously. The paid report identifies both. Without targeted work, most users plateau here.
Structural markers: High-tier-normie. Multiple structural metrics in the 75th to 90th percentile range, often including a positive canthal tilt, strong jawline ratio, balanced facial thirds, and clear skin. The face reads positively across lighting and angles.
Practical notes: HTN is the practical ceiling of soft-tissue and lever work. Moving from HTN to Chadlite typically requires structural assets that are largely set by the late twenties. Body composition, expression refinement, and photo competence carry the remaining gains.
Structural markers: Multiple metrics in the 90th percentile or higher. Strong structural baseline (gonial angle, FWHR, midface volume, canthal tilt all favorable), excellent soft-tissue, and habitual photo competence. The face reads as distinctly above average at first glance.
Practical notes: This is largely a maintenance band. Sleep, skin, body composition, and recovery sustain it. Drift downward is more likely from neglect than upward from effort.
Structural markers: Structural assets across the board, consistent across multiple photos and lighting conditions, plus expression and presentation that compound the baseline. Rare in the general population, more common in modeling and casting filters.
Practical notes: No improvement plan in the looksmaxxing sense. Maintenance protocols carry the entire upside in this band. Structural intervention is almost always a net negative.
Structural markers: Exceptional structural baseline plus exceptional soft-tissue presentation. Less than 1 in 100 men sit here against the percentile distribution. Often appears in high-fashion casting and elite professional modeling.
Practical notes: The community uses gigachad more as a meme than a measurement. Real top-percentile faces are rare and the structural baseline is largely genetic. The score is descriptive, not aspirational.
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