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Customizing your profile

You can customize your profile so that other people can get a better sense of who you are and the work you do.

About your profile

Your profile page tells people the story of your work through the repositories you're interested in, the contributions you've made, and the conversations you've had.

About your organization's profile

Your organization's profile page shows basic information about your organization.

Personalizing your profile

You can share information about yourself with other GitHub users by setting a profile picture and adding a bio to your profile.

Managing your profile README

You can add a README to your GitHub profile to tell other people about yourself.

Pinning items to your profile

You can pin gists and repositories to your profile so other people can quickly see your best work.

Setting your profile to private

A private profile displays only limited information, and hides some activity.