Personality type compatibility, honestly

Pick any two of the 16 types to see what they share, where they clash, and what helps in love, friendship and work.

Why there are no scores in this chart. Most compatibility charts colour pairs green or red. The research doesn’t back that up: how similar two people are explains almost nothing beyond each person’s own traits.[1] Each person’s emotional stability, agreeableness and conscientiousness matter far more.[2] Every pair page explains what that means for those two types.

All 136 pairings

Find your type in the left column, then pick the other type. Same-type pairs are on the diagonal.

TypeENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ENFJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ENFPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ENTJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ENTPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ESFJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ESFPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ESTJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ESTPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
INFJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
INFPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
INTJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
INTPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ISFJENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
ISFPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP
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ISTPENFJENFPENTJENTPESFJESFPESTJESTPINFJINFPINTJINTPISFJISFPISTJISTP

The 16 types

ENFJ · The Mentor
Warm, expressive, idealistic, organized.
ENFP · The Spark
Enthusiastic, imaginative, warm, spontaneous.
ENTJ · The Director
Outgoing, visionary, decisive, driven.
ENTP · The Innovator
Energetic, inventive, argumentative, spontaneous.
ESFJ · The Host
Sociable, practical, caring, organized.
ESFP · The Enthusiast
Lively, practical, friendly, spontaneous.
ESTJ · The Organizer
Outgoing, practical, decisive, structured.
ESTP · The Operator
Bold, practical, competitive, spontaneous.
INFJ · The Visionary
Reflective, imaginative, caring, planful.
INFP · The Idealist
Gentle, imaginative, empathetic, open-ended.
INTJ · The Strategist
Quiet, curious, independent, organized.
INTP · The Analyst
Reserved, inquisitive, skeptical, flexible.
ISFJ · The Caretaker
Quiet, practical, kind, conscientious.
ISFP · The Artisan
Gentle, grounded, kind, easygoing.
ISTJ · The Steward
Reserved, practical, direct, dependable.
ISTP · The Tinkerer
Reserved, hands-on, independent, adaptable.
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Sources

  1. Dyrenforth, P. S., Kashy, D. A., Donnellan, M. B., & Lucas, R. E. (2010). Predicting relationship and life satisfaction from personality in nationally representative samples from three countries: The relative importance of actor, partner, and similarity effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99(4), 690–702.
  2. Malouff, J. M., Thorsteinsson, E. B., Schutte, N. S., Bhullar, N., & Rooke, S. E. (2010). The five-factor model of personality and relationship satisfaction of intimate partners: A meta-analysis. Journal of Research in Personality, 44(1), 124–127.
  3. McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T. (1989). Reinterpreting the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator from the perspective of the five-factor model of personality. Journal of Personality, 57(1), 17–40.