Every Human Design chart is one of five types, and the type is the first thing to know about a chart — it sets your Strategy, the correct way you’re built to engage the world. It is decided by which energy centers are defined: whether your Sacral runs a sustainable engine, whether a motor reaches the Throat to manifest, or whether you’re open enough to mirror everyone around you. Find yours below, or compute your exact chart.
What’s your type?
Your type is computed from your exact birth time — not a quiz. The free chart finds your Type, Strategy, Authority, Profile, and centers in about 60 seconds, no signup.
Your type tells you how to engage; your Authority tells you how to decide, and your Profile tells you the role you play it in. The deepest work of the system is deconditioning — learning, through your Strategy and Authority, to tell your own energy from the energy you absorb through your open centers. The profiles below give you the type layer; the free chart gives you the whole design, and the readings take it section by section.
Frequently asked questions
What are the five Human Design types?
The five types are Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, Manifestor, and Reflector. Your type is set by which energy centers are defined in your chart — especially whether the Sacral is defined and whether a motor connects to the Throat. Each type has a different Strategy (the correct way to engage the world), Signature (how it feels to live correctly), and Not-Self theme (the signal it has drifted off design).
How do I find my Human Design type?
Your type is computed from your exact birth date, time, and place — not a personality quiz. The free Cosmos Daily chart calculates it in about 60 seconds in your browser, along with your Strategy, Authority, Profile, and your defined and open centers.
Which Human Design type is the rarest?
Reflectors are the rarest, at roughly 1% of people, followed by Manifestors at about 9%. Generators and Manifesting Generators together make up around 70% of the population, and Projectors about 20%.
Is one Human Design type better than another?
No — each type is built for a different role and has a different correct strategy. The point is not to be a 'better' type but to live as your own type correctly: a Projector trying to work like a Generator burns out, and a Generator trying to initiate like a Manifestor meets frustration. The relief is structural, not motivational.