---
title: Customizing your profile
intro: You can customize your profile so that other people can get a better sense of who you are and the work you do.
redirect_from:
  - /articles/customizing-your-profile
  - /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile
  - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile
  - /account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Profiles
children:
  - /managing-your-profile-readme
  - /pinning-items-to-your-profile
  - /setting-your-profile-to-private
contentType: how-tos
shortTitle: Profile customization
---