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Interactive headache location chart.

Tap the exact areas, add the overall pattern and pain quality, then take a clear description or one-page record to an appointment.

Map this episode
Location describes the episode; it does not identify the cause or headache type.Use it alongside timing, symptoms, and what changed.

Interactive location map

Build a clearer description

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Tap every area that matches this episode. Left and right mean your left and right; the front view faces you.

Front of head location mapKeyboard-accessible regions for the crown, forehead, temples, eyes, sides of the head, face, and jaw.Crown or top of headLeft foreheadRight foreheadLeft templeRight templeAround or behind the left eyeAround or behind the right eyeLeft side of headRight side of headLeft face or jawRight face or jaw

Prefer a list?

One-page record

Use this with timing, symptoms, and other details from the episode.

No location marked yet.

Location is descriptive, not diagnostic.calmraine.com/tools/headache-chart/

Make the record more useful

Location is the start, not the whole story.

01

When

Note when it began, how quickly it developed, and how long it lasted.

02

What else

Add nausea, light or sound sensitivity, vision changes, or other symptoms you noticed.

03

What changed

Record whether this episode differed from your usual pattern and how it affected normal activity.

Need a longer record?

Use the 8-week headache diary Prepare for an appointment

A note about urgent symptoms

A chart should never delay care.

Seek urgent medical help for a sudden severe headache, new weakness or difficulty speaking, confusion or reduced consciousness, fever with a worsening headache, a headache after a recent head injury, or a substantial change from your usual pattern. If symptoms are severe or you are worried, contact local emergency services or a qualified healthcare professional.

Method & sources

Built to support description—not self-diagnosis.

The map uses original, non-overlapping anatomical areas and neutral wording. It deliberately keeps broad patterns separate from precise regions so one choice never blocks another.

Created and last updated 16 August 2026.

  1. International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd editionInternational Headache Society · Current web edition
  2. Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and managementNICE · Updated 3 June 2025
  3. Understanding Headache LocationsNational Headache Foundation · May 2026
  4. HeadacheJohns Hopkins Medicine · Accessed 16 August 2026