Tifa has very dark hair, varying brown to black, which typically falls below her waist and is tied at the tips to form a dolphin-tail split.

Tifa has red eyes, though they have been depicted as brown in some appearances. She has an athletic build, with a slender but toned physique, and visible abdominals. Her bust-waist-hip measures are 92-60-88 cm, 1081 and her bust size is Japanese G70 (American 32 DDD).

Tifa is empathic, motherly, intuitive, and reserved, both out of being observant.