How to Easily Set Your Profile Picture to Privacy on Facebook

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An easy guide to hiding your profile picture on mobile or PC
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Do you want to make your profile picture on Facebook private? You can’t make your current profile invisible to everyone, but you can make it so that only you can see your profile picture, or only people you allow to see it in your timeline. This wikiHow teaches you how to change your profile picture's privacy settings and hide it from those you don’t want to see it.

Hide Your Facebook Profile Picture

  1. Open Facebook on your mobile device or in a web browser.
  2. Click or tap your profile icon next to “What’s on your mind.”
  3. Click or tap your profile picture and click or tap See profile picture .
  4. Click or tap the icon with three dots in the upper-right corner.
  5. Tap Edit privacy on mobile or click Edit audience on PC.
  6. Click or tap Only me followed by Save or Done.
Section 1 of 3:

Using Mobile

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  1. The Facebook icon looks like a white "f" on a blue background. Tap the Facebook icon to open the Facebook app.
  2. 2
    Tap your profile picture. It’s in the top-left corner next to the “What’s on your mind” text box. This displays your profile page.
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  3. 3
    Tap your profile picture. It’s the large circular image at the top of the page. It’s next to an icon that resembles a camera. This displays a menu. [1]
  4. 4
    Tap See profile picture . This displays your profile picture in full-screen mode.
    • If you want to see all of your profile pictures, tap Photos on your profile page, followed by Profile Pictures . This displays all of your profile pictures. You can edit the privacy settings for each image individually..
  5. It’s in the upper-right corner of the image. It will open a pop-up menu with all your picture options.
  6. This will open your privacy options on a new page.
  7. 7
    Select a privacy option. You have a few options you can select if you want to hide your profile picture. The following are some of the options you can choose:
    • Only me: This completely hides your profile picture and makes it so that only you can see your profile picture.
    • Friends: This makes it so that only your Facebook friends can see your profile picture.
    • Close friends: This makes it so that only people on your close friends list can see your profile picture.
    • Friends except: This allows your friends to see your profile picture, but allows you to select which friends can’t see your profile picture.
    • Specific friends: This allows you to select which friends can see your profile picture.
  8. 8
    Tap Save . It’s the blue button at the bottom of the page. This saves your privacy settings and hides your Facebook profile picture from those you don’t want to see.
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Using a Computer

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  1. If you are using a PC or Mac, you can adjust your Facebook profile settings using a web browser. Type facebook.com into the address bar at the top of your web browser.
    • If you're not automatically signed in, enter your email or phone, and your password into the login form on the top-right, and click Log In .
  2. 2
    Click your profile picture or name on the top-left. Find your name and profile picture at the top of the left navigation menu, and click on it. This will open your profile page.
    • You can also click your name on the top-right followed by your username. Alternatively, you can click your profile picture next to the “What’s on your mind” text box. These will also open your profile page.
  3. 3
    Click your profile image. It’s the large circular image at the top of your page. This displays a drop-down menu.
  4. 4
    Click See profile picture . It’s in the drop-down menu that appears when you click your profile picture on your profile page.
    • To view all of your profile pictures, click Photos, followed by Albums, followed by Profile Pictures . You can edit the privacy settings for each profile picture individually.
  5. 5
    Click the icon with three dots ••• . It’s next to your name at the top of the panel to the right. This displays a drop-down menu.
  6. 6
    Click Edit audience . This allows you to adjust the privacy settings for your profile picture.
  7. 7
    Select a privacy setting. You have a few options you can select if you want to hide your profile picture. The following are some of the options you can choose:
    • Only me: This completely hides your profile picture and makes it so that only you can see your profile picture.
    • Friends: This makes it so that only your Facebook friends can see your profile picture.
    • Close friends: This makes it so that only people on your close friends list can see your profile picture.
    • Friends except: This allows your friends to see your profile picture, but allows you to select which friends can’t see your profile picture.
    • Specific friends: This allows you to select which friends can see your profile picture.
  8. 8
    Click Done . It’s the blue button at the bottom of the window. Click this option when you are done selecting your privacy settings.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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  1. 1
    Is it possible to hide your profile picture from being seen? No, your current profile picture and cover picture are always public on your profile page. You can only hide your profile picture from appearing in your timeline. This will prevent others from seeing when it was posted and the comments.
  2. 2
    What if I don’t want my face to appear on my profile? You can use an anonymous profile picture. Change your profile picture to show a random object or a solid color.
  3. 3
    Can I hide all my photos all at once? Yes. The easiest way to hide all your photos on Facebook is to hide all your public posts. This will hide everything you’ve posted on Facebook, not just your photos. Once you do this, the only way to make your posts public again is to change the audience settings on each post individually. Use the following steps to limit your past posts:
    • Open the Facebook app and tap the menu icon.
    • Tap the Gear icon in the upper-right corner to open the Settings menu.
    • Tap Posts below “Audience and visibility.”
    • Tap “ Who can see your future posts? ”
    • Select an audience visibility setting.
    • Tap Save .
    • Tap View next to “Limit who can see past posts.”
    • Tap LIMIT PAST POSTS .
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