when you restrict someone on facebook what can they see

When you restrict someone on Facebook, they stay on your friends list, but they can only see a very limited, more “public-only” version of your profile.

Quick Scoop

• A restricted person can usually see:
  • Posts you set to Public (globe icon).

* Posts where you tag them, or where a mutual friend tags both of you, if that post’s audience includes them (for example, “Friends of friends”).

* Public profile info like your name, profile picture, cover photo, and other details you’ve marked as public.

• A restricted person typically cannot see:
  • Posts you share only to “Friends” or to custom lists that do not include them.

* Most friend-only timeline content such as normal status updates, non‑public photos, and many things others post on your timeline if the audience is set to friends only.

• Other key points:
  • They are not notified that you restricted them; it is invisible from their side.

* You still remain “friends,” can visit each other’s profiles (subject to privacy settings), and can still message each other unless you separately limit or mute them in Messenger.

* Stories and similar content follow the same rule: if the story is public, they can see it; if it is shared only with friends or a custom group that excludes them, they cannot.

What They See In Practice

• If you post a photo or status and set the audience to Friends:
  • The restricted person will not see it on your timeline or in their feed.

• If you post something and set it to Public:
  • They will see it just like any other user, including in your public timeline view.

• If you tag them in a post:
  • They can see that post, even if your usual audience is more limited, as long as the post’s audience allows them in (for example “Friends of friends”).

Restrict vs Block (Snapshot)

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Feature	Restrict	Block
Still friends?	Yes, they stay on your friends list.	No, the connection is removed.
See your public posts?	Yes.	Generally no; your profile is largely hidden.
See your friends‑only posts?	No, unless tagged or included via a broader audience.	No.
Messages possible?	Yes, unless separately limited in Messenger.	No normal messaging or interactions.
Do they get notified?	No notification.	No direct notification, but effects are obvious if they search you.

Forum‑Style Takeaway

“Restrict” is like putting someone behind a one‑way glass: they still stand there as your ‘friend,’ but what they see is mostly just the public façade and the occasional tag, not your everyday private posts.

TL;DR: When you restrict someone on Facebook, they can see only your public content and posts involving them (or sometimes mutual tags), not your normal friends‑only updates, and they are never alerted that you changed anything.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.