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What is a Profile Picture on Social Media?

A profile picture, profile photo, or profile image (abbreviated PFP) is an image that appears next to your display name on your posts and in your profile page in social media websites that is meant to represent you. It's also called your avatar.

A profile page in Bluesky of user Virtual Curiosities, next to the follow button, a three dots button with a dropdown menu displayed under it, the actions in the menu are: Share, Add to Lists, Mute Account, Block Account, and Report Account.
A profile page on Bluesky. Observe the display name "Virtual Curiosities," and above it the profile picture, which is a drawing of a computer.

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Canonicality: according to Google Trends, the term "profile picture" is more common than "profile photo," which is more common than "profile image."

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