{"id":428266,"date":"2022-04-07T23:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T23:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:00:19","slug":"what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cDP\u201d Mean on Social Media, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ee3002a623\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CDP%E2%80%9D_Mean_on_Social_Media_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Does \u201cDP\u201d Mean on Social Media, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Display_Pictures\" >Display Pictures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Where_Are_DPs_From\" >Where Are DPs From?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#The_Culture_of_DPs\" >The Culture of DPs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-dp-mean-on-social-media-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Pictures_Pictures_Everywhere\" >Pictures, Pictures Everywhere<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CDP%E2%80%9D_Mean_on_Social_Media_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Does \u201cDP\u201d Mean on Social Media, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-789671\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/diverse-faces-profile-pictures.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/diverse-faces-profile-pictures.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/diverse-faces-profile-pictures.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A collage of photos of diverse people, all smiling.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/many-happy-diverse-ethnicity-different-young-1733872811\">fizkes\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, there\u2019s a good chance that you have a DP. Here\u2019s what this acronym means and why you might run into it on the internet.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Display_Pictures\"><\/span>Display Pictures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DP means \u201cdisplay picture\u201d or, less commonly, \u201cdisplay photo.\u201d It\u2019s the image representing you on a social network or any website. This acronym is widely used on Twitter, but it can also crop up anywhere on the internet or even in real-life conversations. For instance, you might say, \u201cMy DP looks so bad,\u201d to your friend who\u2019s standing right next to you.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use \u201cDP\u201d as a verb about a picture you\u2019re going to turn into your photo. For example, if you see a lovely image of your friend, you might say, \u201cYou should dp this picture of yourself on the beach!\u201d Your DP usually shows ups next to your name in posts and comments.<\/p>\n<p>People typically write this acronym in the lowercase \u201cdp.\u201d It\u2019s part of a \u201cprofile,\u201d a group of identifying inputs on a website such as your display name, location, website, bio, and sometimes a cover photo. Depending on your level of anonymity on a particular website, you can opt to have all of these or none of these be accurate information.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Are_DPs_From\"><\/span>Where Are DPs From?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Display photos are a relatively recent invention. In the very earliest days of the internet, most chatrooms were entirely text-based and used a system known as Internet Relay Chat or IRC. However, during the early 2000s, message boards started popping up that allowed users to set an \u201cavatar,\u201d a common way of calling digital display photos at the time.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until the invention of Facebook, and later Twitter and Instagram, that adding a picture of yourself became a common practice. Nowadays, display photos are an essential component of any social networking site, messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, or nearly anything that requires you to make an account. They\u2019re an invaluable way to help us visualize the people on the internet. People who don\u2019t have a DP are often called \u201crandoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first definition for DP on the internet slang database <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=DP\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> was created in June 2009 and reads \u201cacronym for display picture.\u201d The passage highlights its use in social networks and instant messaging systems, which were common at the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why 2020 Is the Perfect Time to Revisit IRC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Culture_of_DPs\"><\/span>The Culture of DPs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At first glance, picking a display picture might seem straightforward. Snap a picture of yourself, upload it, and that\u2019s the image people will know you by. However, in the last few years, a few unusual quirks have influenced the way people perceive display images.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, it\u2019s common to have your display image be from a \u201cfandom\u201d you identify with if you\u2019re a \u201cstan\u201d or an intense fan. So, for example, if you\u2019re a big fan of a particular sports team, you might have the team\u2019s star player as your image. Fans usually do this to self-identify to other fans, giving them the ability to find other people in their community quickly.<\/p>\n<p>DPs can also create assumptions. For example, Twitter is famous for having constant \u201cdiscourse,\u201d where many users have long discussions with hundreds of tweet replies. Since your DP is the only way someone can visualize who you are, it can significantly influence the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, your DP can be a topic of conversation. Facebook creates a timeline post whenever you change your profile image, so people can comment on post stories or Tweets that draw attention to their recently changed display images.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pictures_Pictures_Everywhere\"><\/span>Pictures, Pictures Everywhere<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have multiple social media accounts, you might notice that each website has a different term for its version of a display picture. However, \u201cdisplay picture\u201d remains one of the most common ways to refer to a profile image \u2014 dating back to instant messaging apps from the late 2000s. That\u2019s why so many people refer to any internet avatar or display image as their DP.<\/p>\n<p>While many people refer to these images as \u201cprofile pictures\u201d as well, this doesn\u2019t have a shortened version on the internet. That\u2019s why \u201cDP\u201d is the go-to term for websites like Twitter, which have character limits. Ironically, while you mostly see \u201cDP\u201d deployed on Twitter because of the culture on the website, Twitter itself calls these images \u201cprofile pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of different naming conventions for a display picture on the internet:<\/p>\n<p>You might also stumble into anonymous communities where adding a picture is uncommon, such as Reddit. 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