How to Change Your Facebook Profile Picture, and the Right Size
Tap Menu, tap your profile picture, choose Select photo or Add Frame, then tap Update. Use a 196 by 196 pixel image or larger. It's always public.
To change your Facebook profile picture, tap Menu, tap your profile picture, choose Select photo or Add Frame, and tap Update. Use an image of at least 196 by 196 pixels, Hootsuite's October 2026 size guide says. Your profile picture is public whatever else you hide, so pick one you're happy for anyone to see.
We read Facebook's help center as Google showed it on October 23, 2026. Facebook's pages refuse our reader, so its steps are quoted from Google's view of them.
"How to change facebook profile picture" gets about 18,100 searches a month, and "facebook profile picture size" another 18,100.
How do you change your Facebook profile picture?
Facebook's help center gives these steps:
- "Tap Menu in the top right of Facebook."
- "Tap your profile picture."
- "Choose to Add Frame or Select photo on Facebook."
- "Tap Update."
You can also take a new photo or pick one from your phone's library at that step, a Reddit answer from March 2025 says.
What size should a Facebook profile picture be?
| Network | Profile photo size |
|---|---|
| 196 by 196 pixels | |
| 320 by 320 pixels |
Hootsuite's social media image sizes guide, October 1, 2026.
Upload something larger if you have it, and keep your face or logo in the middle, since it's shown as a small circle. On Instagram, our guide to changing your Instagram profile picture covers its size and steps.
Can you make your Facebook profile picture private?
You can't fully. Some details stay public whatever you set, and VPNRice's October 2026 privacy guide lists "your profile and cover photos" among them. What you can limit is the full-size version. Where Facebook offers its profile lock, non-friends can't open or download your full-size profile picture, as our guide to making Facebook private explains.
"How to make facebook profile picture private" gets about 1,300 searches a month.
Can you use a temporary profile picture?
Yes. Facebook lets you set one that'll switch back later, and its help center covers "how do I change a temporary profile picture back to my previous picture." A Reddit user found in September 2024 that the phone app only allowed one day, and went to a computer to check.
The rest of your profile
A clear picture helps people know it's you before they add you. Our guides on how to create a Facebook Page and making Facebook private cover the rest of your account. Hclout's free tier gives 20 free Facebook likes on a public post, with no password, on the free page. A short Cloudflare check runs before each claim.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Facebook profile picture?
At least 196 by 196 pixels, Hootsuite's guide says. Larger is fine.
Is my Facebook profile picture public?
Yes. It's public even when the rest of your profile is private.
How do I add a frame to my Facebook profile picture?
Tap your profile picture, then choose Add Frame instead of Select photo.
Can I change my profile picture back after a temporary one?
Yes. Facebook's help center covers switching a temporary picture back to your previous one.
Sources
- Facebook Help Center pages on adding or changing a profile picture and temporary profile pictures, as Google showed them on October 23, 2026
- Hootsuite, "Social media image sizes guide," October 1, 2026, read through our server on October 23, 2026
- VPNRice's Facebook privacy guide, October 21, 2026, read through our server on October 23, 2026
- Reddit r/facebook (March 9, 2025 and September 27, 2024), as Google showed them
- Google Ads Keyword Planner, worldwide, read October 23, 2026
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