Here's how to add a rainbow filter to your Facebook photo in honor of the gay marriage ruling

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On Friday, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling declared that gay marriage is now legal nationwide.

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If you didn't notice the news before, no doubt you've seen it by now on your Facebook wall as friends post news articles and celebratory memes.

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And now Facebook is getting in on the action by letting users add a rainbow filter to their profile pictures.

Add a little rainbow to your Facebook profile photo, w/ a tool we built for Pride -- & now #marriageequality! https://t.co/piz2lLvby6

- Liz Heron (@lheron) June 26, 2015

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Spotted by Business Insider's managing editor Emily Cohn, the entire process is really easy.

After clicking this link to facebook.com/celebratepride, users are directed to a page that shows what their rainbow picture would look like.

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Click "Use as Profile Picture," and Facebook will add the filter to your existing profile photo.

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Here's my final product.

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You can also go in and update your photo caption to get rid of the Facebook link.

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It looks like Facebook built the filter for Pride celebrations around the country this month, not for the SCOTUS decision itself.

But it's still a fun filter to celebrate the historic ruling. Happy Pride!

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