CSS Avatar Control | HTML5 Profile Images

Overview

Avatar is a pure CSS control used to add initials, icons, or images representing people or objects in different shapes and sizes. The Avatar control can be easily integrated with ListView, Badge, Card, and other container controls.

Profile or image avatar

The JavaScript Avatar control supports various types of images to represent user profile images like those in applications such as Mail, Outlook, GitHub, and StackOverflow.

Initial avatar

Represent a user’s initials in different sizes.

Text or word avatar

Create word or text avatars from user names.

Media types

The JavaScript Avatar control supports well-known media types, icons, SVG, font icons, and text.

Shapes and sizes

The JavaScript Avatar control can be either square or circular in one of five sizes: extra small, small, medium, large, and extra large. By default, avatars are created in a square shape with a medium size.

Avatar shapes and sizes documentation

UI customization

Completely customize the avatar attributes, like dimensions and colors.

Avatar customization documentation

Avatar generator

In applications like Gmail, StackOverflow, GitHub, and others, user avatars are represented using Identicons, which are visual representations of hash values of IP addresses.

Use the Syncfusion JavaScript Avatar and Badge controls to integrate dynamically generated Identicons by following the instructions in this blog:

Dynamically Generate and Integrate GitHub-Like User Avatar

Integration with other controls

Easily integrate the JavaScript Avatar control with layout controls, specifically ListView and Card, to achieve different UIs, such as mobile contacts, Mail-like, Outlook-like, and more. Integrate it with the Badge control to represent a notification count like in email applications.

Integrate Avatar with Badge documentation

Other supported frameworks

The Avatar control is also available in React, Angular, and Vue frameworks. Check out the different Avatar platforms from the links below:

Frequently Asked Questions

✅ Why should you choose Syncfusion JavaScript Avatar?

Simple, customizable, pure HTML5/CSS profile avatar that supports square and circle shapes.
Widely used standard sizes (extra small, small, medium, large, an extra large) for various application scenarios.
Easily integrated with other controls such as ListView, Card, NavBar, and Badge.
One of the best JavaScript Avatar controls on the market, offering a feature-rich UI.
Simple configuration and API.
Support for all modern browsers.
Touch-friendly and responsive.
Expansive learning resources such as demos and documentation to learn quickly and get started fast.

✅ Where can I find the Syncfusion JavaScript Avatar demo?

You can find our JavaScript Avatar demo here.

✅ Can I download and use the Syncfusion JavaScript Avatar for free?

No, this is a commercial product and requires a paid license. However, a free community license is also available for companies and individuals whose organizations have less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue and five or fewer developers.

✅ How do I get started with Syncfusion JavaScript Avatar?

A good place to start would be our comprehensive getting started documentation.

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