Boring avatars

Boring avatars is a tiny JavaScript React library that generates custom, SVG-based avatars from any username and color palette.

Install

npm install boring-avatars

Usage

import Avatar from 'boring-avatars';

<Avatar name="Maria Mitchell" />;

Props

Prop	Type	Default
size	number or string	40px
square	boolean	false
title	boolean	false
name	string	Clara Barton
variant	oneOf: marble, beam, pixel,sunset, ring, bauhaus	marble
colors	array	['#92A1C6', '#146A7C', '#F0AB3D', '#C271B4', '#C20D90']

Name

The name prop is used to generate the avatar. It can be the username, email or any random string.

<Avatar name="Maria Mitchell"/>

Variant

The variant prop is used to change the theme of the avatar. The available variants are: marble, beam, pixel, sunset, ring and bauhaus.

<Avatar name="Alice Paul" variant="beam"/>

Size

The size prop is used to change the size of the avatar.

<Avatar name="Ada Lovelace" size={88}/>

Colors

The colors prop is used to change the color palette of the avatar.

<Avatar name="Grace Hopper" colors={["#fb6900", "#f63700", "#004853", "#007e80", "#00b9bd"]}/>

Square

The square prop is used to make the avatar square.

<Avatar name="Helen Keller" square/>

API service

Important

Please note that the old service was paused in July 31st 2024. We recommend transitioning to our new API service to ensure uninterrupted access and support.

Get access to the Boring avatars API service here →.