Add, change, edit, or delete your LinkedIn profile photo

Last updated: 1 year ago
Adding a profile photo increases the credibility of your profile as it allows people to see who you are when you send invitations to connect.
You can add, change, edit, or delete your LinkedIn profile photo at any time from the introduction section on your profile. You can also change the visibility of your profile photo to decide who can see it.

To add a profile photo:

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
  2. Click View Profile.
  3. Click on the Camera icon in your introduction section.
    • If you’ve already added a profile photo, you won’t see the Camera icon.
  4. From the Add photo pop-up window, you can:
    • Click Use camera to take a photo using your device’s camera.
    • Click Upload photo to select an image from your computer.
  5. Follow the prompts to take a new photo or upload one.
  6. After uploading the photo, you can:
    • Crop the photo, use photo filters, adjust, change the position and size, rotate, or select the visibility of your profile photo.
  7. Click Save photo.
To change, edit, or delete your profile photo:
  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
  2. Click View profile.
  3. Click on your profile photo in your introduction section.
  4. In the Profile photo pop-up, you can:
    • Click Edit, to crop the photo, use photo filters, adjust, change the position and size, rotate or change the visibility of your profile photo.
    • Click Add photo and follow prompts to change your profile photo.
    • Click Frames to add a frame to your profile photo.
    • Click Delete to delete your photo.
  5. Click Save photo.

Notes:

  • We’ll keep your original photo until you upload a new one, in case you want to make changes.

  • We won’t be able to restore or retrieve your old photo if you delete your old photo or upload a new one. 

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