Tinder safety

Your safety comes first.

Meeting new people should feel exciting, not uncertain. Find tools and resources to help you stay in control, on and off Tinder.

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Safety isn’t a feature.It’s our foundation.

Because when you feel safe enough to be yourself, the possibilities are endless.

Here’s how we show up at every step.

Our approach to safety

Face Check¹, Photo Verification, Share My Date, block, unmatch and report – all close at hand. Built to help you stay in control at every step.

Verification Features

Connect with confidence

Verification features like Photo Verification and Face Check¹ help you feel more confident that there’s a real person behind the profile.

Respect

Chat respectfully.

Chat safety features like Are You Sure? and Does This Bother You? help keep conversations respectful, so you can focus on the spark.

Control

Stay in control.

Vibes off? Block, unmatch or report anything that crosses the line.

Support

Meet safely.

From Share My Date to safety tips, get some back-up before it goes IRL.

A few things worth knowing before the first date.

Get a vibe check first.

Chat in the app while you get a better read. Only share your number, socials or other personal details when it feels right.

Meet somewhere public first.

Pick a place where there’s people around for the first hangout. A coffee shop, a bar, a park.

Tell someone your plans.

Use Share My Date or let a friend know who you’re meeting, and where you’re going and when.

Keep your phone charged.

Make sure you can call, text, map or head out if you need to.

Control how you get there and home.

Plan your own way there and back, so leaving is always your call.

Trust what you’re feeling.

If something feels off, listen to that. You can leave, block, unmatch or report anytime.

A few more things worth knowing:

Get to know them on Tinder.

We use a combination of technology and human review to help keep conversations safer. Users with bad intentions often try to move things to text or another app quickly – that’s a signal worth paying attention to.

Travelling somewhere new?

If you’ve added your sexual orientation to your profile, we’ll automatically hide it in certain regions where it may not be safe to show. Once you leave, we’ll show it on your profile again.

Consent is ongoing.

Every experience on Tinder should be consensual from start to finish. If something doesn’t feel right at any point, trust that feeling.

Tinder is where meaningful connections happen.

Our community thrives when everyone feels welcome. That’s why we take our Community Guidelines seriously.

See something that shouldn’t be here? Report it.

Every report helps us keep Tinder safe for everyone.

Read our Community Guidelines

Some helpful resources:

We’re here to help you feel safe and supported from match to meet-up.

Any questions? Everyone has at least 1.

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1. Face Check is available in select markets and requirements may vary by location.

OK, but ... why Tinder?

With features like Double Date, Music Mode, Astrology Mode, Passport, Relationship Goals and Photo Verification, Tinder continues to be the world’s most popular dating app, available in 190 countries, with over 55 billion matches made since we launched the Swipe. Behind each of those matches is a real person. That’s always been the point. It’s where you go to meet people you wouldn’t have met otherwise: a new crush, a travel companion, a slow burn that turns into something real. Whatever you’re looking for, or not looking for yet, Tinder gives you the space to work it out.

Create a profile, set your preferences and start swiping. Like someone and they like you back, that’s a match. From there, it’s up to you. Send a message, make a plan, see what happens. With features like Double Date, Music Mode, Passport, Chemistry and more, Tinder is built for every kind of connection: casual, serious or somewhere in between.