おでこ vs ひたい - is there any difference?

Both show as having the same meaning so I am wondering which to use.
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おでこ vs ひたい - is there any difference?
The only difference is in the formality.

「おでこ」 is informal, colloquial and conversational.

「額{ひたい}」, by comparison, is slightly more formal than 「おでこ」.

Both mean " ** _forehead_** " and in most people's daily lives, 「おでこ」 is
probably used more often than 「額」. In my life, at least, I say and hear 「おでこ」
considerably more often.

Which one to use would totally depend on the occasion and the speaker. If you
have a specific situation in mind, please let us know.

Additional Info: You do not have to know this, but 「でこ」 in 「おでこ」 originally
means " ** _protrusion_** " and 「お」 is the honorific 「お」.
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They have a little difference nuances.
[Wikipedia(Japanese)](https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%8D) says :

> くだけた言い方でおでこ（でこ）[[1]](https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%8D#cite_note-1)

Anyway, ひたい(額) is formal. おでこ is informal.
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