How to Hide Your E Mail on Your Facebook Profile

Last Updated: February 4, 2020 Tested

This article will quickly explain how to hide your email address from people who view your Facebook account. Facebook has privacy controls which allow you to select which groups of people can view certain information on your page, and these settings are very easy to access.

Steps

1
Visit https://www.facebook.com and log in to your account.
2
Go to your profile page. You can do this by typing in the URL of your page or by clicking the links that say your name in either the upper right or upper left corners of the home page.
3
Click the "Edit Profile" button in the upper-right corner, underneath your name.
4
Navigate to the link bar along the left side of the edit page and click on the "Contact Information" tab.
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At the top of the Contact Information editing screen, there is a list of email addresses associated with your account. To select privacy setting for one of them, click on the button to the right of the email addresses that looks like a silhouette of people.
- From this drop-down menu, you may select the people who are allowed to see your email address. To hide it from everyone, select "Only me."
- A dialog box will appear to confirm your change. Make sure that "Only me" is selected if you want to fully hide your email address.

Community Q&A

Question

Does my email address normally show on my profile?

Community Answer

If it is set to private, no. But if it is set to "Friends," "Friends of friends," or "Public," then people can see it.
Question

How can I hide my phone number?

Community Answer

Once you add your phone number, you cannot delete it. But if you are talking about Facebook Messenger, click your profile pic in Mobile Facebook, then select "Update Info," scroll down to "Contact Info," click "Edit," and select “Friends Only” or "Remove."