title	About your profile
shortTitle	Personal profile
intro	Your {% data variables.product.github %} profile showcases your work, contributions, and information you choose to share publicly.
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contentType	concepts
category	Customize your profile

Your {% data variables.product.github %} profile showcases your work, contributions, and information you choose to share publicly.

{% data reusables.profile.profile-visibility %}

Key profile elements

Your profile includes these customizable elements:

• Profile README: A customizable section at the top of your profile
• Personal info: Profile picture, name,{% ifversion profile-pronouns %} pronouns,{% endif %} and bio
• Contribution activity: Visualizes your work on {% data variables.product.github %}
• Pinned items: Repositories and gists you choose to highlight
• Status: Shows your current availability and what you're working on
• Achievements and badges: Recognizes your participation in programs or milestones

Your profile README

You can share information about yourself with the community on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} by creating a profile README. {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} shows your profile README at the top of your profile page.

You decide what information to include in your profile README, so you have full control over how you present yourself on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. Here are some examples of information that visitors may find interesting, fun, or useful in your profile README.

• An "About me" section that describes your work and interests
• Contributions you're proud of, and context about those contributions
• Guidance for getting help in communities where you're involved

You can format text and include emoji, images, and GIFs in your profile README by using {% data variables.product.company_short %} Flavored Markdown. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% ifversion fpt %}

Private profiles

To hide parts of your profile page, you can make your profile private. This also hides your activity in various social features on {% data variables.product.github %}. A private profile hides information from all users, and there is currently no option to allow specified users to see your activity.

After making your profile private, you can still view all your information when you visit your own profile.

For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

Differences between private and public profiles

When your profile is private, the following content is hidden from your profile page:

• Achievements and highlights
• Activity overview and activity feed
• Contribution graph
• Follower and following counts
• Follow and Sponsor buttons
• Organization memberships
• Stars, projects, packages, and sponsoring tabs
• Your pronouns

When your profile is private, the following optional fields are still publicly visible:

• README
• Bio
• Profile picture

When your profile is private, your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} activity will not appear in the following locations:

• Activity feeds for other users
• Discussions leaderboards
• Site-wide search results
• The Trending page

Profile visibility options

You can control the visibility of specific profile elements or set your entire profile to private.

{% endif %}

Next steps

• For a general tutorial on personalizing your profile, see AUTOTITLE.
• For more specific profile customization, see AUTOTITLE.
• For reference information, see AUTOTITLE.