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A photo or graphic that a person uses for self-presentation in their user profile on a website, in a social network, or in an app.
Für ihre Bewerbung hat sie ein professionelleres Profilbild auf LinkedIn hochgeladen.
For her job application, she uploaded a more professional profile picture on LinkedIn.
This word is made up of 'Profil' (profile) and 'Bild' (picture). So it is literally the picture you use for your personal online profile.
Dein Profilbild ist sehr sympathisch.
Your profile picture looks very friendly.
In connection with 'Profilbild' (profile picture), the verbs 'hochladen' (to upload), 'ändern' (to change), 'wechseln' (to switch/change), or 'auswählen' (to choose) are often used.
Ich sollte mal wieder mein Profilbild ändern.
I should change my profile picture again sometime.
A very common construction is 'etwas als Profilbild verwenden' (to use something as a profile picture) or 'etwas als Profilbild haben' (to have something as a profile picture). This describes which photo you use for this purpose.
Er verwendet ein Foto seiner Katze als Profilbild.
He uses a photo of his cat as his profile picture.
avatar
Both words can refer to an image that represents a person online. “Profilbild” specifically refers to the photo or graphic in a user profile. “Avatar” is broader and can also be an artificial character in a game or forum. Use “Profilbild” for an account picture and “Avatar” for a virtual character.
Für mein Benutzerprofil wählte ich ein neues Profilbild aus.
I chose a new profile picture for my user profile.
Im Computerspiel stellt mein Avatar die Figur dar, die ich steuere.
In the computer game, my avatar is the character I control.
