---
id: avatar
title: Avatar
---

Avatars are found all over ui design from lists to profile screens. They are
commonly used to represent a user and can contain photos, icons, or even text.

<div class="component-preview component-preview--grid">
  <figure>
    <img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar/avatar--photo.jpg" alt="Standard Avatar" />
    <figcaption>Standard</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure>
    <img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar/avatar--title.jpg" alt="Avatar with Title" />
    <figcaption>Title</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure>
    <img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar/avatar--icon.jpg" alt="Avatar with Icon" />
    <figcaption>Icon</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure>
    <img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar/avatar--edit.jpg" alt="Standard Avatar with edit button" />
    <figcaption>Standard with edit button</figcaption>
  </figure>
</div>

## Usage

```js
import { Avatar } from 'react-native-elements';

// Standard Avatar
<Avatar
  rounded
  source={{
    uri:
      'https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/ladylexy/128.jpg',
  }}
/>

// Avatar with Title
<Avatar rounded title="MD" />

// Avatar with Icon
<Avatar rounded icon={{ name: 'home' }} />

// Standard Avatar with edit button
<Avatar
  source={{
    uri:
      'https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/adhamdannaway/128.jpg',
  }}
  showEditButton
/>
```

#### Avatar with initials

<img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar_with_initials.png" width="500" >

```js
import { Avatar } from "react-native-elements";

<Avatar
  size="small"
  rounded
  title="MT"
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
/>
<Avatar
  size="medium"
  title="BP"
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
/>
<Avatar
  size="large"
  title="LW"
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
/>
<Avatar
  size="xlarge"
  rounded
  title="CR"
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
/>
```

#### Avatar with icons

<img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar_with_icons.png" width="500" >

```js
import { Avatar } from "react-native-elements";

<Avatar
  rounded
  icon={{name: 'user', type: 'font-awesome'}}
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
  containerStyle={{flex: 2, marginLeft: 20, marginTop: 115}}
/>
<Avatar
  size="small"
  rounded
  icon={{name: 'user', type: 'font-awesome'}}
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
  containerStyle={{flex: 2, marginLeft: 20, marginTop: 115}}
/>
<Avatar
  size="medium"
  overlayContainerStyle={{backgroundColor: 'blue'}}
  icon={{name: 'meetup', color: 'red', type: 'font-awesome'}}
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
  containerStyle={{flex: 3, marginTop: 100}}
/>
<Avatar
  size="large"
  icon={{name: 'rocket', color: 'orange', type: 'font-awesome'}}
  overlayContainerStyle={{backgroundColor: 'white'}}
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
  containerStyle={{flex: 4, marginTop: 75}}
/>
<Avatar
  size="xlarge"
  rounded
  icon={{name: 'home', type: 'font-awesome'}}
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
  containerStyle={{flex: 5, marginRight: 60}}
/>
<Avatar
  size={200}
  rounded
  icon={{name: 'user', type: 'font-awesome'}}
  onPress={() => console.log("Works!")}
  activeOpacity={0.7}
  containerStyle={{flex: 2, marginLeft: 20, marginTop: 115}}
/>
```

#### Avatar with title placeholder

<img src="/react-native-elements/img/avatar_with_title_placeholder.gif" width="500" >

```js
import { ListItem } from 'react-native-elements';

<ListItem
  leftAvatar={{
    title: name[0],
    source: { uri: avatar_url },
    showEditButton: true,
  }}
  title={name}
  subtitle={role}
  chevron
/>;
```

---

## Props

- [`activeOpacity`](#activeopacity)
- [`avatarStyle`](#avatarstyle)
- [`containerStyle`](#containerstyle)
- [`editButton`](#editbutton)
- [`icon`](#icon)
- [`iconStyle`](#iconstyle)
- [`imageProps`](#imageprops)
- [`onEditPress`](#oneditpress)
- [`onLongPress`](#onlongpress)
- [`onPress`](#onpress)
- [`overlayContainerStyle`](#overlaycontainerstyle)
- [`placeholderStyle`](#placeholderstyle)
- [`rounded`](#rounded)
- [`size`](#size)
- [`showEditButton`](#showeditbutton)
- [`source`](#source)
- [`title`](#title)
- [`titleStyle`](#titlestyle)
- [`renderPlaceholderContent`](#renderplaceholdercontent)
- [`Component`](#Component)
- [`ImageComponent`](#imagecomponent)

---

## Reference

### `activeOpacity`

Opacity when pressed

|  Type  | Default |
| :----: | :-----: |
| number |   0.2   |

---

### `avatarStyle`

Style for avatar image

|      Type      | Default |
| :------------: | :-----: |
| object (style) |  none   |

---

### `containerStyle`

Styling for outer container

|      Type      | Default |
| :------------: | :-----: |
| object (style) |  none   |

---

### `editButton`

Icon props to be user for edit button

|                                Type                                 |                                    Default                                    |
| :-----------------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| {[...Icon props](/react-native-elements/docs/icon.html#icon-props)} | { name: 'mode-edit', type: 'material', color: '#fff', underlayColor: '#000' } |

---

### `icon`

Displays an icon as the main content of the Avatar. **Cannot be used alongside
title**. When used with the `source` prop it will be used as the placeholder.

|                                                                                        Type                                                                                         | Default |
| :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----: |
| object {name: string, color: string, size: number, type: string (default is material, or choose from [supported icon sets](icon.md#available-icon-sets)), iconStyle: object(style)} |  none   |

---

### `iconStyle`

Extra styling for icon component (optional)

|      Type      | Default |
| :------------: | :-----: |
| object (style) |  none   |

---

### `imageProps`

Optional properties to pass to the avatar e.g "resizeMode"

|           Type           | Default |
| :----------------------: | :-----: |
| object (imageProperties) |  none   |

---

### `onEditPress`

Callback function when pressing on the edit button

|   Type   | Default |
| :------: | :-----: |
| function |  none   |

---

### `onLongPress`

Callback function when long pressing component

|   Type   | Default |
| :------: | :-----: |
| function |  none   |

---

### `onPress`

Callback function when pressing component

|   Type   | Default |
| :------: | :-----: |
| function |  none   |

---

### `overlayContainerStyle`

Style for the view outside image or icon

|      Type      | Default |
| :------------: | :-----: |
| object (style) |  none   |

---

### `placeholderStyle`

Adds style to the placeholder wrapper

|      Type      |             Default              |
| :------------: | :------------------------------: |
| object (style) | `{ backgroundColor: '#BDBDBD' }` |

---

### `rounded`

Makes the avatar circular

|  Type   | Default |
| :-----: | :-----: |
| boolean |  false  |

---

### `size`

Size of the avatar

|                          Type                          | Default |
| :----------------------------------------------------: | :-----: |
| string(`small`, `medium`, `large`, `xlarge`) or number | `small` |

---

### `showEditButton`

Shows an edit button over the avatar (optional)

|  Type   | Default |
| :-----: | :-----: |
| boolean |  false  |

---

### `source`

Image source

|      Type      | Default |
| :------------: | :-----: |
| object (style) |  none   |

---

### `title`

Renders title in the placeholder

|  Type  | Default |
| :----: | :-----: |
| string |  none   |

---

### `titleStyle`

Style for the title

|      Type      | Default |
| :------------: | :-----: |
| object (style) |  none   |

---

### `renderPlaceholderContent`

Custom placeholder element (by default, it's the title)

|            Type            | Default |
| :------------------------: | :-----: |
| React component or element |  none   |

---

### `Component`

Component for enclosing element (eg: TouchableHighlight, View, etc)

|   Type   |      Default       |
| :------: | :----------------: |
| function | TouchableHighlight |

---

### `ImageComponent`

Custom ImageComponent for Avatar

|            Type            | Default |
| :------------------------: | :-----: |
| React component or element |  Image  |