Avatars are images that users can set as their profile picture. On GitHub, they’re always going to be rounded squares. They can be custom photos, uploaded by users, or generated as Identicons as a placeholder.
Add .avatar
to any <img>
element to make it an avatar. This resets some key styles for alignment, address a Firefox image placeholder bug, and rounds the corners.
Be sure to set width
and height
attributes for maximum browser performance.
<img class="avatar" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/9919?v=3&s=72" width="72" height="72">
We occasionally use smaller avatars. Anything less than 48px
wide should include the .avatar-small
modifier class to reset the border-radius
to a more appropriate level.
<img class="avatar avatar-small" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/9919?v=3&s=32" width="32" height="32">
When you need a larger parent avatar, and a smaller child one, overlaid slightly, use the parent-child classes.
<div class="avatar-parent-child left">
<img class="avatar" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/9919?v=3&s=48" width="48" height="48">
<img class="avatar avatar-child" src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/9919?v=3&s=20" width="20" height="20">
</div>