{"meta":{"title":"Pinning items to your profile","intro":"You can pin gists and repositories to your profile so other people can quickly see your best work.","product":"Account and profile","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/account-and-profile","title":"Account and profile"},{"href":"/en/account-and-profile/how-tos","title":"How-tos"},{"href":"/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/profile-customization","title":"Profile customization"},{"href":"/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/profile-customization/pinning-items-to-your-profile","title":"Pin items"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Pinning items to your profile\n\nYou can pin gists and repositories to your profile so other people can quickly see your best work.\n\n## Pinning items to your profile\n\n1. In the top right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture, then click **Your profile**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the dropdown menu under @octocat's profile picture. \"Your profile\" is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/profile/profile-button-avatar-menu-global-nav-update.png)\n2. At the top of the \"Popular repositories\" or \"Pinned\" section, click **Customize your pins**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the \"Pinned\" section of a user profile. A link, labeled \"Customize your pins\", is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/profile/customize-pinned-repositories.png)\n3. Optionally, to change which items are included in the searchable list, next to \"Show\", select or deselect **Repositories** and **Gists**.\n4. Optionally, to make it easier to find a specific item, in the \"Filter repositories and gists\" field, type the name of a user, organization, repository, or gist.\n5. Optionally, reorder the items in the \"Pinned\" section. In the upper-right corner of a pin, click <svg version=\"1.1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" class=\"octicon octicon-grabber\" aria-label=\"The grabber symbol\" role=\"img\"><path d=\"M10 13a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Zm0-4a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Zm-4 4a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Zm5-9a1 1 0 1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0ZM7 8a1 1 0 1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0ZM6 5a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Z\"></path></svg> and drag the pin to a new location.\n6. Select up to six repositories and gists, combined.\n7. Click **Save pins**.\n\n## Further reading\n\n* For reference information, see [Profile reference](/en/account-and-profile/reference/profile-reference#pinning-items-to-your-profile)."}