Make your own rainbow profile picture for social media

The profile pictures of many social media users are once again adorned with rainbow colors. The rainbow flag stands for diversity, human rights, acceptance and peace. If you want to join, you can also flag your profile picture with the Pride, Pace or Progress flag. You can find out how this works on PC and smartphone here.

By coloring the profile picture on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Co., many users show their solidarity (LGBTQ Ally) or affiliation. Be it to protest against the entrenched way of thinking of certain people or to celebrate a specific event such as June as Pride Month, the recognition of trans rights or the legalization of gay marriage in a country.

on Facebook has an extra feature, so that you can assign different rainbow symbols or filters to your current profile picture. On most other social networks, you have to lend a hand yourself.

What rainbow flags are there?

Various movements use the rainbow flag as a symbol of freedom and progress. You can find one here Overview of the rainbow flags as well as the various pride flags of the LGBTQIA+ community. These are the three flags that are currently being used the most on social media:

PC: Create rainbow profile picture in browser

You don’t need to install any software on your PC to create your rainbow profile picture – it works conveniently in the browser. All you need is your photo and the rainbow flag file on your hard drive. Then proceed as follows:

1. Opens in one new tab the side Pixlr.com.
2. Click on the “Open image” button and chooses your profile photo out.
3. Choose in the menu “Add image” on the left and then “scroll” to insert the rainbow flag.
   

4. in the menu to the right you click below “levels” on the three points (…) for the rainbow flag.
5. Here you are with the slider the transparency a.
   The smaller the percentage, the weaker the visibility of the flag – 50 percent should normally give a good result.
   

6. Lastly, you have to Adjust size and position.
   • About the vertices can you take the flag enlarge and shrink.
     

   • If you Mouse pointer on the flag moved, you can come with me held left click the move image.
     

7. If everything fits, click on the bottom right “Save” button.
8. Finally, click on the Download button and saves the file to diskso that you can upload the photo to other social networks as a profile picture.

Smartphone: Use the app to put the rainbow flag on the photo

With the Pixlr app you can also create a rainbow profile picture on Android and Apple devices. All you have to do is install the app and have the photo and your desired rainbow flag on your device’s memory. Then proceed as follows:

1. Opens the Pixlr app and taps the Photos option.
2. choose yours profile pic from your mobile device’s memory.
3. Tap on that in the bottom left toolbox-Symbol.
   

4. Choose the Dual lighting option off and taps on the boxto the rainbow flag to select.
5. puts on bottom slider the transparency a. Normally, 50 percent should produce a good result.
6. Now you can with two fingers the size of the flag customize and with one finger the position determine.
   

7. When you’re satisfied, tap the hook bottom right.
8. Finally, tap on the top right “Finished” and then at the bottom left “Save Image”to grab the photo to your storage.

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