About HEXACO Lab
A free, anonymous personality testing platform based on peer-reviewed research. 64 types, 6 dimensions, 18 languages.
Why We Built This
The HEXACO model measures six continuous dimensions of personality — including Honesty-Humility, which most popular frameworks miss entirely. Developed by Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton through cross-cultural lexical research, it produces 64 distinct types instead of the usual 16.
We built HEXACO Lab to make this research accessible — free, anonymous, and available in 18 languages.
The Science
Our personality test uses the IPIP-HEXACO (International Personality Item Pool) — a public domain resource for personality measurement. The six dimensions are:
Our Brain Type test is based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory (Frames of Mind, 1983) — identifying your dominant intelligence among eight types.
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Key References
Lee, K., & Ashton, M. C. (2004). Psychometric properties of the HEXACO Personality Inventory. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 39(2), 329–358. DOI
Ashton, M. C., & Lee, K. (2007). Empirical, theoretical, and practical advantages of the HEXACO model. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 11(2), 150–166. DOI
Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Basic Books.
Our Principles
Free forever
No paywalls, no premium tiers, no "unlock your full report" upsells.
Privacy-first
No accounts required, no personally identifiable information collected.
Open science
Built on public domain research and peer-reviewed models.
18 languages
Personality is universal. Testing shouldn't be limited by language.
Contact
General inquiries: hello@hexacolab.com
Privacy: privacy@hexacolab.com
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