How to Make a Direct Link to a Facebook Profile

A direct link to a Facebook profile is preceded by "http//."

Facebook profiles contain a wall for posting status updates, an info page with basic facts such as education and hometown, photo pages, a "Notes" application for writing longer posts, any number of optional third-party applications and much more. Each Facebook profile has a unique Web address or URL that anyone can access to view the associated profile. When someone navigates to that Facebook profile URL via a direct link, she sees the full profile, a limited profile or just a public search listing, depending on the profile's privacy preferences.

Instructions

1. Log in to Facebook and navigate to the profile of any Facebook user to whom you want to directly link. It can be your own profile, a friend's profile or the public search profile of a non-friend.

2. Copy the Web address from the URL bar of your browser to your computer's clipboard. To do this, click inside the URL bar, highlight the entire address including the "http://" and press "Ctrl-C."

3. Paste the Web address anywhere, such as a document, spreadsheet or online social network. To do this, press "Ctrl-V" where you want the address to appear.

References

• Facebook Help Center: What Is a Public Search Listing?
• What URLs (Web Addresses, Domains) Are Legitimate, Safe Facebook URLs?