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This wikiHow teaches you how to change the gender that displays on your Facebook profile.
Can I change my gender on Facebook?
- Facebook lets you choose from a variety of gender descriptors, including many nonbinary options.
- If you don't see a gender that describes you, you can enter your own custom gender.
- You can also specify your preferred pronouns on your profile.
Steps
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Open the Facebook app. It's a white "F" on a blue background.
- If you aren't signed into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password and tap Log In .
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Tap ☰ . It's in the bottom right corner of the screen.Advertisement
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Tap your name. It should be at the top of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap About . It's in a row of options below your profile picture.
- You can also tap Edit About if you have this option below your profile picture.
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Tap More about you . This tab's location on the screen will vary, but it appears directly below your personal information at the top of this page.
- If your profile isn't complete, you'll have to tap Skip in the top right corner of the screen and then tap About again to get to this page.
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Scroll down to the "Basic Info" section and tap Edit . This section is below the "Contact Information" section. The Edit button is in the top right corner of the "Basic Info" window.
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Tap a gender option. You can select Male , Female , or Custom here.
- If you choose Custom , a Custom Gender window will pop up below the Gender section. You can add your preferred pronoun and gender here.
- Tapping the circle in the top right corner of the Gender window will display an option to hide your gender from your Timeline.
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Scroll down and tap Save . It's at the bottom of the screen. Your gender preferences will be updated.
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Open the Facebook app. It's a white "F" on a blue background.
- If you aren't signed into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password and tap Log In .
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Tap ☰ . It's in the top right corner of the screen.
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Tap your name. It should be at the top of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap About . It's in a row of options below your profile picture.
- You can also tap Edit About if you have this option below your profile picture.
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Tap More about you . This tab's location on the screen will vary, but it appears directly below your personal information at the top of this page.
- If your profile isn't complete, you'll have to tap Skip in the top right corner of the screen and then tap About again to get to this page.
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Scroll down to the "Basic Info" section and tap Edit . This section is below the "Contact Information" section. The Edit button is in the top right corner of the "Basic Info" window.
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Tap a gender option. You can select Male , Female , or Custom here.
- If you choose Custom , a Custom Gender window will pop up below the Gender section. You can add your preferred pronoun and gender here.
- Tapping the circle in the top right corner of the Gender window will display an option to hide your gender from your Timeline.
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Scroll down and tap Save . It's at the bottom of the screen. Your gender preferences will be updated.
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Open the Facebook website . Facebook will open to your News Feed page.
- If you aren't logged in, type in your email address and password in the top right corner of the page and click Log In .
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Click your name tab. It's in the top right section of the Facebook page.
- The name tab will also have a small image of your current profile picture.
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Click About . This option is in a toolbar beneath your profile picture.
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Click the Contact and Basic Info tab. It's on the left side of the screen.
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Scroll down and click Edit on the Gender section. You'll have to hover your mouse cursor over the Gender field to see the Edit option.
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Click the box next to "Gender". Doing so prompts a drop-down menu with the following gender options:
- Male
- Female
- Custom
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Click a gender option. Doing so will set it as your profile's default.
- If you choose the Custom option, a Custom Gender window will pop up below the Gender section. You can add your preferred pronoun and gender here.
- If you don't want your gender displaying on your Timeline, uncheck the Show on my Timeline box below the Gender box.
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Click Save Changes . Your preferred gender should now be displayed in your "About" section.
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1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap the menu.
3. Tap your name.
4. Tap About
.
5. Tap More about you
.
6. Tap Edit
on "Basic Info."
7. Update your gender.
8. Tap Save
.
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