A way of establishing your website presence and is often used as part of the registration process when setting up an account on social media platforms. An online profile may be used on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It can involve a brief description of yourself, group or business and the completion of questions relating to your personal identity such as your birthday, occupation or city of residence.

Some people may prefer to keep this information anonymous and use pseudonyms, or nicknames, as part of their online profile. It also can be referred to as an online persona or online identity.