---
title: Avatar
subtitle: An easily stylable avatar component.
description: A high-quality, unstyled React avatar component that is easy to customize.
---

# Avatar

A high-quality, unstyled React avatar component that is easy to customize.

## Demo

### Tailwind

This example shows how to implement the component using Tailwind CSS.

```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import { Avatar } from '@base-ui/react/avatar';

export default function ExampleAvatar() {
  return (
    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 20 }}>
      <Avatar.Root className="inline-flex size-12 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-gray-100 align-middle text-base text-gray-900 select-none">
        <Avatar.Image
          src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1543610892-0b1f7e6d8ac1?w=128&h=128&dpr=2&q=80"
          width="48"
          height="48"
          className="size-full object-cover"
        />
        <Avatar.Fallback
          delay={600}
          className="flex size-full items-center justify-center text-base"
        >
          LT
        </Avatar.Fallback>
      </Avatar.Root>
      <Avatar.Root className="inline-flex size-12 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-gray-100 align-middle text-base text-gray-900 select-none">
        LT
      </Avatar.Root>
    </div>
  );
}
```

### CSS Modules

This example shows how to implement the component using CSS Modules.

```css
/* index.module.css */
.Root {
  display: inline-flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  vertical-align: middle;
  border-radius: 100%;
  user-select: none;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--color-gray-900);
  background-color: var(--color-gray-100);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 3rem;
  width: 3rem;
}

.Image {
  object-fit: cover;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

.Fallback {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
```

```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import { Avatar } from '@base-ui/react/avatar';
import styles from './index.module.css';

export default function ExampleAvatar() {
  return (
    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 20 }}>
      <Avatar.Root className={styles.Root}>
        <Avatar.Image
          src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1543610892-0b1f7e6d8ac1?w=128&h=128&dpr=2&q=80"
          width="48"
          height="48"
          className={styles.Image}
        />
        <Avatar.Fallback delay={600} className={styles.Fallback}>
          LT
        </Avatar.Fallback>
      </Avatar.Root>
      <Avatar.Root className={styles.Root}>LT</Avatar.Root>
    </div>
  );
}
```

## Anatomy

Import the component and assemble its parts:

```jsx title="Anatomy"
import { Avatar } from '@base-ui/react/avatar';

<Avatar.Root>
  <Avatar.Image src="" />
  <Avatar.Fallback>LT</Avatar.Fallback>
</Avatar.Root>;
```

## API reference

### Root

Displays a user's profile picture, initials, or fallback icon.
Renders a `<span>` element.

**Root Props:**

| Prop      | Type                                                                                      | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| :-------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| className | `string \| ((state: Avatar.Root.State) => string \| undefined)`                           | -       | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a class based on the component's state.                                                                                      |
| style     | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Avatar.Root.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | -       | Style applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a style object based on the component's state.                                                                                   |
| render    | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Avatar.Root.State) => ReactElement)`          | -       | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element&#xA;with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |

### Root.Props

Re-export of [Root](/react/components/avatar.md) props.

### Root.State

```typescript
type AvatarRootState = {
  /** The image loading status. */
  imageLoadingStatus: ImageLoadingStatus;
};
```

### Image

The image to be displayed in the avatar.
Renders an `<img>` element.

**Image Props:**

| Prop                  | Type                                                                                       | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| :-------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| onLoadingStatusChange | `((status: ImageLoadingStatus) => void)`                                                   | -       | Callback fired when the loading status changes.                                                                                                                                               |
| className             | `string \| ((state: Avatar.Image.State) => string \| undefined)`                           | -       | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a class based on the component's state.                                                                                      |
| style                 | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Avatar.Image.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | -       | Style applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a style object based on the component's state.                                                                                   |
| render                | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Avatar.Image.State) => ReactElement)`          | -       | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element&#xA;with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |

**Image Data Attributes:**

| Attribute           | Type | Description                              |
| :------------------ | :--- | :--------------------------------------- |
| data-starting-style | -    | Present when the image is animating in.  |
| data-ending-style   | -    | Present when the image is animating out. |

### Image.Props

Re-export of [Image](/react/components/avatar.md) props.

### Image.State

```typescript
type AvatarImageState = {
  /** The transition status of the component. */
  transitionStatus: TransitionStatus;
  /** The image loading status. */
  imageLoadingStatus: ImageLoadingStatus;
};
```

### Fallback

Rendered when the image fails to load or when no image is provided.
Renders a `<span>` element.

**Fallback Props:**

| Prop      | Type                                                                                          | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| :-------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| delay     | `number`                                                                                      | -       | How long to wait before showing the fallback. Specified in milliseconds.                                                                                                                      |
| className | `string \| ((state: Avatar.Fallback.State) => string \| undefined)`                           | -       | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a class based on the component's state.                                                                                      |
| style     | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Avatar.Fallback.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | -       | Style applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a style object based on the component's state.                                                                                   |
| render    | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Avatar.Fallback.State) => ReactElement)`          | -       | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element&#xA;with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |

### Fallback.Props

Re-export of [Fallback](/react/components/avatar.md) props.

### Fallback.State

```typescript
type AvatarFallbackState = {
  /** The image loading status. */
  imageLoadingStatus: ImageLoadingStatus;
};
```

## Additional Types

### ImageLoadingStatus

```typescript
type ImageLoadingStatus = 'idle' | 'loading' | 'loaded' | 'error';
```

## Export Groups

- `Avatar.Root`: `Avatar.Root`, `Avatar.Root.State`, `Avatar.Root.Props`
- `Avatar.Image`: `Avatar.Image`, `Avatar.Image.State`, `Avatar.Image.Props`
- `Avatar.Fallback`: `Avatar.Fallback`, `Avatar.Fallback.State`, `Avatar.Fallback.Props`
- `Default`: `ImageLoadingStatus`, `AvatarRootState`, `AvatarRootProps`, `AvatarImageState`, `AvatarImageProps`, `AvatarFallbackState`, `AvatarFallbackProps`

## Canonical Types

Maps `Canonical`: `Alias` — Use Canonical when its namespace is already imported; otherwise use Alias.

- `Avatar.Root.State`: `AvatarRootState`
- `Avatar.Root.Props`: `AvatarRootProps`
- `Avatar.Image.State`: `AvatarImageState`
- `Avatar.Image.Props`: `AvatarImageProps`
- `Avatar.Fallback.State`: `AvatarFallbackState`
- `Avatar.Fallback.Props`: `AvatarFallbackProps`