How to Change Your Profile Picture on Snapchat: Edit Your Bitmoji

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Complete guide to editing profile image on Snapchat

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Things change, you need to change your Snapchat profile picture, completely understandable. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to do on your Android, iPhone, or iPad! You can change the selfie style or edit the Bitmoji avatar itself. You can also remove your Bitmoji entirely. This wikiHow guide shows you 3 methods on how to change your profile picture on Snapchat.

Things You Should Know

  • Edit your selfie by going to your profile, tapping the Snapcode, and selecting Change Selfie .
  • Edit your Bitmoji appearance by going to your profile, swiping down to open the Bitmoji menu, and selecting Edit Avatar .
  • Delete your Bitmoji by going to settings, tapping Bitmoji and selecting Remove My Bitmoji .
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Editing Your Bitmoji Selfie

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    It's your current profile picture located in the top-left corner.
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    This is your Bitmoji on a yellow background with black dots.
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    This will open a menu where you can change the way your Bitmoji poses in your profile picture.
    • You may be prompted to perform some action in the Bitmoji app (e.g. turn on notifications). If so, tap Skip to proceed to the selfie selection page.
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    Tap a selfie that you want to use as your Snapchat profile picture. You should see a checkmark appear in the corner of the selfie that you selected.
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    You’ve confirmed your selfie selection! It’s as easy as reopening a Snapchat picture .
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Method 2
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Editing Your Bitmoji Appearance

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    It's your current profile picture located in the top-left corner.
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    This will open a menu with options to change your outfit, pose, background, and avatar.
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    You might need to scroll down to see this option.
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    Here, you can change your Bitmoji’s hair, accessories, makeup, facial features, and more!
    • Tap the lightning icon to explore outfits.
    • Tap the heart icon to see your previous outfits.
    • Tap the profile and pencil icon to edit your Bitmoji.
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    This will confirm your changes and save your new Bitmoji appearance. Now the friends you’ve added on Snapchat will see your new Bitmoji look.
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Deleting Your Bitmoji

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    It's your current profile picture located in the top-left corner.
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    This gear-shaped icon is in the upper-right corner.
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    It's in the “My Account” section.
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    This text is at the bottom of the menu.
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    Doing this removes the Bitmoji avatar from your Snapchat profile.
    • If you created your Bitmoji on Snapchat, this will permanently delete the Bitmoji.
    • Speaking of deleting, check out our guide on how to delete a Snap on Snapchat .
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    You can change the Bitmoji avatar style by going to Settings, then Bitmoji. There, you can choose between the three avatar styles.
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      1. Open Snapchat
      2. Tap your profile icon.
      3. Tap your Snapcode.
      4. Tap Edit Bitmoji
      5. Tap Change My Bitmoji Selfie
      6. Tap a selfie.
      7. Tap Done

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