Know what you can’t hide
Your public profile — name, gender, username, user ID, profile and cover photo — is public so people can recognise you.
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Visibility
What on my Facebook profile is always public?
Some of your profile is public no matter what: your <b>name, profile picture, cover photo, username and account ID</b>, plus age range, language and country. Everything else you can set an audience for.
How to do it
Set an audience for the rest
Use the audience selector on posts and “Edit basic info” to choose who sees your contact details, birthday and relationship status.
Remember the Public rule
If you share something with Public — or there’s no audience selector on it — it’s public information.
What each option means
| Detail | Public by default? |
|---|---|
| Name, username, account ID | Always public |
| Profile picture & cover photo | Always public |
| Phone, email, birthday, relationship | You choose the audience |
| Your posts | You choose the audience |
Worth knowing
A hidden post can still show up in Feed or search to the audience it was shared with — hiding it on your profile isn’t the same as making it Only me.
Questions
Can I hide my profile picture from non-friends?
You can lock your profile (where available) or use profile picture guard; the current picture itself stays part of your public profile.
Why is my old city or workplace showing?
Those are profile fields with their own audience — open Edit basic info and set each to Friends or Only me.
Sources
Public information on Facebookfacebook.com/help
Privacy Checkup — who can see what you sharefacebook.com/help
Facts are checked against these Facebook Help pages. Items marked “not yet verified” are confirmed before this guide is published.