How to Hide Your Birthday on Facebook

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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent anyone from seeing your date of birth on Facebook. It's super easy to change your birthday privacy settings on both the Facebook website and mobile app.

  1. Click on your profile picture or on the Menu button.
  2. Select Settings and Privacy , and then Settings .
  3. Tap on Profile details or Personal details .
  4. Click Birthday and change the visibility to "Only Me."
  5. Click Save to hide your birthday from your profile.
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    This is the blue icon with a white "f" inside. You'll find it on your home screen or in your app list.
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    This is the three horizontal lines at the top-right (Android) or bottom-right (iPhone/iPad) corner of the screen.
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    It's just about halfway down the menu.
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    This is the first option in the Settings & Privacy submenu.
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    This option is under the "Audience and Visibility" header.
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    You'll find this about halfway down the menu. Now you'll see your birthdate and birth year.
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    You'll need to adjust the privacy of your birth date (month and day) and birth year separately.
    • The menu icon says the current privacy level, such as Public or Friends .
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    This tells Facebook not to show your birthdate to anyone who looks at your profile. It will still be visible to you.
    • If you're okay with people you're friends with knowing your birthday, you could select Friends here instead.
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    If you'd also like to hide your year of birth (and your age) from your profile, tap the privacy menu next to your birth year and select Only me (or Friends , to make it friends-only) as well.
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    Tap this option at the top-right corner to save your changes. Your new preferences will take effect immediately.
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    Go to https://www.facebook.com in a web browser. Facebook will open to your News Feed page if you're logged in.
    • If you aren't logged in, follow the on-screen instructions to sign in now.
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    Look for a small round version of your profile photo in the upper-right area of the page. This takes you to your profile.
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    It's near the top of your profile, but below your cover image.
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    It's in the left panel.
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    You'll see this under the "Basic Info" header.
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    Your birthdate is actually separated into two sections—the month and date of your birth, and your birth year. You must control the privacy level of each of these two details separately. The privacy menu is the menu directly to the right of your birth date.
    • The menu states the current privacy level of your birthdate. For example, if your birthdate is public, you'll see Public on the menu.
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    This ensures that nobody can see your date of birth on Facebook.
    • If you're okay with friends seeing your date of birth but not random strangers, you can choose Friends instead.
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    If you also want to hide your age from your profile, click the privacy menu next to your birth year and select Only me (or Friends , to make it friends-only).
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    It's at the bottom-right corner of this section. Your changes are now saved.
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      • You can also change your birthdate to a different date if you want to throw people off. Just be aware that you can't change your birthdate too often or Facebook will catch on.
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      1. Open the Facebook app.
      2. Tap the menu icon.
      3. Tap Settings & Privacy .
      4. Tap Settings .
      5. Tap Profile information .
      6. Tap Edit next to "Basic info."
      7. Tap the privacy menu next to your birthdate.
      8. Select Only me .
      9. Tap Save .
      For more tips, including how to hide your birthday using the Facebook app, read on!

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