Why does my apple id show up as my number

one day i texted a friend of mine and instead of my number showing up my email did. does anyone know why it does that and how to fix it?

You sent an iMessage, not a text message as in SMS/MMS.
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > You can be reached by iMessage at. If you don't want to be reached at your Apple ID email address with iMessage, deselect it there.
Below Start new conversations from, make sure your cell phone number is selected.

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