There are many ways to customize your profile's appearance and features. You can personalize everything from your avatar and banner to various profile elements to create a unique identity.
What this article covers:
How to Navigate to the Profiles Tab
In order to change anything in your User Profile, you first need to access User Settings.
Desktop
1. Tap on the cogwheel [] located at the bottom-left of the app to open User Settings.
Cogwheel Icon
2. Next tap on the Profiles tab to access and update anything within your Profile.
Profiles tab in User Settings
Mobile
1. Tap on your Avatar in the bottom-right corner of your mobile app.
2. Next tap on Edit Profile.
3. And now you can customize your display name, avatar, and more.
To customize your User Profile and per-server profiles, tap your avatar and Edit Profile on mobile
How to Customize your Profile
Avatar
1. Navigate to the Profiles page and change your avatar by pressing the Change Avatar button or tapping your current avatar.
You can upload your own image (or choose a GIF if you're a Nitro subscriber) as your avatar. Supported file types are PNG and GIF.
2. When you're satisfied with your selection, select Apply and then Save Changes to confirm.
How to Add a GIF as Your Profile Picture
Selecting a recent avatar on Desktop
About Me
You can share a little about yourself in your profile card in the About Me section. What are some games that you’re playing right now? Do you have a favorite quote? Favorite emojis? Include all of this and more!
The About Me section can contain the following:
- Up to 190 characters (this includes emojis, markdown text, and links)
- Markdown text and links
- Emojis
- Unicode characters
About Me in Profiles
While you fill out your About Me, you can see a preview of what it’ll look like. Once you’re finished, just tap on Save to save changes.
Example of About Me in a profile
Pronouns
You can add your preferred pronouns in the Pronouns section.
Pronouns section in Profiles
After filling out your preferred pronouns, you can press on Save to save changes.
Banner
Banners must be PNG, JPG, or animated GIF files under 10MB, with minimum dimensions of 680×240 pixels.
1. To upload a banner tap on the Change Banner button.
Change Banner button under Profile Banner
2. Here you can either upload your own image (or choose a GIF to use as your banner if you’re Nitro member).
Select an Image menu
3. After uploading your custom image or selecting a GIF, the option to crop will appear. Once it looks exactly how you want it to, you can tap on Apply. If you tap on Skip, it’ll crop it with the default settings.
Example of Edit Image window for Profile Banner
Avatar Decorations
Want to add more razzle-dazzle to your avatar? Apply a decoration to it!
Avatar decorations are unique cosmetics designed to style your avatar with fun and charming looks that you can wear for any occasion.
Shop Banner in Profiles on Desktop
Purchased decorations are yours to keep and get added to your collection - you can find them in your Profiles tab > Change Decoration.
Once you’ve decided on the decoration you’d like to use, apply it and save your changes!
Select Apply to set your avatar decoration
Profile Effects
Profile effects are snazzy animated effects that play on your profile when someone views your profile, letting you level up your look and wow your profile admirers.
After heading to your Profiles tab, tap on Change Effect.
Change Effect in Profiles
Like avatar decorations, purchased profile effects are yours to keep and get added to your collection - you can find them in your Profiles tab > Change Effect. From there, you can apply your owned profile effects or access the Shop to purchase additional effects. Learn more about profile effects here.
Select Apply to set your profile effect
Profile Theme
Nitro subscribers can select both the Primary and Accent colors for your profile.
Select Profile Theme Colors: Choose a primary and accent color on desktop
After selecting a color, you can see a preview of what your profile will look like before you save changes. After choosing your desired colors you can then tap on Save to save changes.
And that’s it!