profile icon

User identity image

A profile icon is a small image representing a user's identity on digital platforms—social media, forums, apps, messaging services.

It typically appears as a thumbnail beside usernames and posts.

The icon may be a photo, illustration, avatar, or the platform's default silhouette when no image has been uploaded: I finally changed my profile icon from that generic gray circle.

Related

silhouette · headshot · portrait · circle · settings · menu · login · face · identity · photo · default · placeholder · anonymous · person · dropdown · bio · username · social media

Categories
Opposites
visual abstraction vs. detailed representation

profile iconphoto gallery

cover image

abbreviated vs. expanded user representation

profile iconprofile page

User information display

individual vs. anonymous/collective identity

profile icondefault avatar

Preset user image

Family

profile, icon, profiles, profiled, profiling, profiler, icons, iconic, iconically

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G