Make a GitHub Profile README

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+title: Make a GitHub Profile README
+author: Gabriela Banaag
+uid: CgUQBagDrWWBRUuoh3mkyi3aedg1
+datePublished: 2025-10-12
+description: Learn to make a beautiful GitHub profile README to tell the world about yourself.
+header: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codedex-io/projects/main/projects/build-an-album-finder-with-spotify-api/header.gif
+bannerImage: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codedex-io/projects/main/projects/build-an-album-finder-with-spotify-api/header.gif
+published: false
+readTime: 30
+prerequisites: GitHub account
+versions: None
+courses:
+  - git-github
+tags:
+  - web-development
+  - beginner
+---
+
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+
+# Make a GitHub Profile README
+
+<AuthorAvatar
+author_name="Gabriela Banaag"
+author_avatar="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/codedex-io.appspot.com/o/avatars%2FCgUQBagDrWWBRUuoh3mkyi3aedg1%2Fprofile.png?alt=media&token=bd4976cc-5884-4d84-b819-e1b860cc9e4a"
+username="gabtot"
+uid=""
+/>
+
+<BannerImage
+link="https://i.imgur.com/FVLJd7H.png"
+description=""
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+/>
+
+## Introduction
+
+[GitHub](https://github.com) is a platform that allows developers to store, track, share, and collaborate on code. It's a big way to display your technical projects and progress through repositories (a space for project code), with companies often asking for links to your GitHub when you apply to jobs.
+
+<img src="https://i.imgur.com/egLVWhL.png">
+
+This is my README!
+
+Did you know that there's actually a way to personalize your GitHub to make your personality stand out? In this tutorial, we're going to make a README file about you that's displayed on your profile!
+
+## What's a README file?
+
+A **README file** is a file in a project repository that tells others about your project. It can explain what a project does, setup information, and credits the projects contributors.
+
+In this tutorial, we'll be making a **profile** README - a file that tells others about YOU! Think of your profile README as an about me page on a website. 
+
+[Example]
+
+Make sure you have a GitHub account before we get started! You can create one [here](https://github.com/signup) if you don't have one.
+
+## Making the profile README
+
+1. Make sure you're signed into GitHub.
+2. Find the + button in the upper right corner of the header, and then click **New Repository**.
+3. You'll be prompted to write a name for your repository. Make this your GitHub username. For example, if your username is `codedex_user`, name your repository `codedex_user`.
+4. Select initialize this repository with a README.
+5. Make sure the repository is set to **public**. Click **Create repository**.
+
+## Editing the README
+
+Now we're going to add your information to the file. Some things you can highlight:
+
+- Your school, major, and graduation year
+- Club, internship, and work experience
+- Your proudest accomplishments
+- Links to external sites or social media pages
+- Anything you want!
+
+READMEs are primarily written with **markdown** - it's a way to format plain text and turn it into things like headers, formatted text (bold, italics, underlines), lists, or links!
+
+Here's a quick guide on how to mark down your text:
+
+- **Headers:** `# Header 1` (add more #s to get smaller headers) 
+- **Links:** `(Google)[https://google.com]`
+- **Images:** `![](https://images.com/cat_img.PNG)`
+- **Highlighting code:** ````<script> //code here </script>````
+- **Lists:** Put an asterisk (*), dash (-), or number (1.) before each list item. Each option creates bullet points, dashed lists, and numbered lists, respectively.
+
+## Personalizing the README
+
+There are many plugins and ways to personalize your README!
+
+- Images that show a glimpse into what you do, or style the README!
+- Emojis
+- SVGs (Vector images)
+- Here’s a [superlist](https://github.com/abhisheknaiidu/awesome-github-profile-readme?tab=readme-ov-file#tools) of things you can embed - everything from stats on what languages you use, visitor counters, jokes, or even music players!
+
+## Examples for inspo
+
+Here are some from my friends:
+
+<img src="https://i.imgur.com/5Dc7peG.png">
+
+Heldanna has a timeline of her job experience in a table!
+<br><br>
+
+<img src="https://i.imgur.com/Fr2KEOp.png">
+Grace has a lot of links attached with a nice colored block + logo attached to each link!
+<br><br>
+
+<img src="https://i.imgur.com/79iTNwN.png">
+Kailey has some cards with stats from her repositories!
+<br><br>
+
+## Conclusion
+
+You now have your very own README on your profile! We’d love to see what you’ve made - drop your creations on Discord or Codédex OPC.