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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.
selfie
'das Selfie' and 'das Profilbild' both have to do with photos of people, but they do not mean the same thing. A 'Selfie' is a photo you usually take of yourself with a mobile phone. A 'Profilbild' is the picture you show in a profile in an app or on a website. A profile picture can be a selfie, but it does not have to be. It can also be a normal photo or even a graphic. There is a risk of confusion because many people use a selfie as their profile picture.
Am Morgen ändert Tom sein Profilbild in der Lern-App.
In the morning, Tom changes his profile picture in the learning app.
Vor dem Konzert macht Lena ein Selfie mit ihrer Freundin.
Before the concert, Lena takes a selfie with her friend.