- To hide your email on LinkedIn, click your profile icon located in the top menu of your dashboard.
- Choose and select 'Settings & Privacy'[a][b].
- Go to the Visibility section and click the option for ‘Who can see and download your email address'.
- In the Email Visibility settings, select the ‘Only me’ option to keep your email address private[c][d].
How to Hide your Email on LinkedIn
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📌 Why this matters
Hiding your email prevents recruiters and sales teams from scraping your contact information for unsolicited outreach campaigns. You maintain control over who can initiate professional conversations while still appearing accessible through LinkedIn's messaging system. Your email address often serves as a gateway to other personal information through data brokers and reverse lookup services. When you keep it private, you force meaningful connections to happen through proper LinkedIn channels, which naturally filters out low-effort mass outreach and creates more intentional networking opportunities.
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