# What does XR_META_face_tracking_visemes define (viseme list, value semantics, validity, dependencies) in the OpenXR registry and spec source?

- id: art_01M5MRWETY4570ZZ5M8K5ZMA70
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- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T07, T19 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T16:18:11.374Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5MRWETY4570ZZ5M8K5ZMA70

OpenXR (release 1.1.65) defines the Meta viseme extension XR_META_face_tracking_visemes (number 542, layered on XR_FB_face_tracking2) with 15 visemes (SIL, PP, FF, TH, DD, KK, CH, SS, NN, RR, AA, E, IH, OH, OU) reported as probabilities that sum to 1 when valid; it is meant to match common 15-viseme sets and the older Oculus Lipsync visemes, and apps can request visemes without blend shapes by setting weight and confidence counts to zero.

OpenXR (release 1.1.65) defines the Meta viseme extension XR_META_face_tracking_visemes (number 542, layered on XR_FB_face_tracking2) with 15 visemes (SIL, PP, FF, TH, DD, KK, CH, SS, NN, RR, AA, E, IH, OH, OU) reported as probabilities that sum to 1 when valid; it is meant to match common 15-viseme sets and the older Oculus Lipsync visemes, and apps can request visemes without blend shapes by setting weight and confidence counts to zero.

Curator qualifications: Spec read 2026-10-22; no runtime queried. Invalid-state causes (focus, audio consent) per producer.

Limitations: Spec read 2026-10-22; no runtime queried.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenXR-SDK/blob/24a1f2b92d212501a2b1b8d30ffd53abf55fcfa8/specification/registry/xr.xml",
      "note": "specification/registry/xr.xml L21866 and enum block L7831; meta_face_tracking_visemes.adoc L105-127, L303-307"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenXR-Docs/blob/18ebc0374da23c020ef4c949f9b144ffae6160ef/specification/sources/chapters/extensions/meta/meta_face_tracking_visemes.adoc",
      "note": "specification/registry/xr.xml L21866 and enum block L7831; meta_face_tracking_visemes.adoc L105-127, L303-307"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://developers.meta.com/vr/documentation/unity/move-face-tracking/",
      "note": "specification/registry/xr.xml L21866 and enum block L7831; meta_face_tracking_visemes.adoc L105-127, L303-307"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] OpenXR (release 1.1.65) defines the Meta viseme extension XR_META_face_tracking_visemes (number 542, layered on XR_FB_face_tracking2) with 15 visemes (SIL, PP, FF, TH, DD, KK, CH, SS, NN, RR, AA, E, IH, OH, OU) reported as probabilities that sum to 1 when valid; it is meant to match common 15-viseme sets and the older Oculus Lipsync visemes, and apps can request visemes without blend shapes by setting weight and confidence counts to zero. · locator: specification/registry/xr.xml L21866 and enum block L7831; meta_face_tracking_visemes.adoc L105-127, L303-307 · source: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenXR-SDK/blob/24a1f2b92d212501a2b1b8d30ffd53abf55fcfa8/specification/registry/xr.xml

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