When viewed frontally, the skull is wider than deep and contributes to the rectangular envelope-shaped appearance of the head. In profile, the Pekingese face must be flat. The chin, nose leather and brow all lie in one plane. In the natural position of the head, this plane appears vertical but slants very slightly backward from chin to forehead. It is black, broad, very short and in profile, contributes to the flat appearance of the face.
Nostrils are open.
The nose is positioned between the eyes so that a line drawn horizontally across the top of the nose intersects the center of the eyes. They are large, very dark, round, lustrous and set wide apart. The look is bold, not bulging. The eye rims are black and the white of the eye does not show when the dog is looking straight ahead. It is deep.