The social media profile picture could be the window to your soul. According to the study, social media users can be grouped into one of the Big Five model personality traits – openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism – based on their profile picture alone.

What your Facebook photo says about you?

A study from the University of Pennsylvania reveals what your Facebook profile picture says about you, and your personality. It turns out that — just like the Magic 8 Ball — your social media profile picture knows all. Extraverts enjoy interacting with others, have high group visibility and are perceived as energetic.

What your profile picture means?

Definition: A profile picture is the image that represents a social media account in all its interactions across a platform. Profile pictures are displayed as an avatar next to the account name on posts, comments and mentions (depending on the platform).

Is your profile picture really your identity?

Essentially, this photo is how people see you online. It says who you are. If you use a picture of your baby, you are essentially telegraphing to the world that your entire identity is your kid.

Is using someones profile picture illegal?

Not so, according to attorney Smith. He said anytime you take someone elses photo from a social media page and repost without permission - even if you are in the picture - you are breaking the law. They are using the image when they do not have the permission to do so, Smith said. That is copyright infringement.

Do Facebook profile pictures reflect users personality?

The research was conducted in the form of an on-site visual study evaluating the profile pictures of Facebooks users. User personalities were found to have an influence on choice of profile pictures and profile pictures were found to reflect the users personality.