Avatar API

API reference docs for the React Avatar component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

import Avatar from '@mui/joy/Avatar';
// or
import { Avatar } from '@mui/joy';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
alt	string		Used in combination with `src` or `srcSet` to provide an alt attribute for the rendered `img` element.
children	node		Used to render icon or text elements inside the Avatar if `src` is not set. This can be an element, or just a string.
color	'danger' \| 'info' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	'neutral'	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
size	'lg' \| 'md' \| 'sm' \| string	'md'	The size of the component. It accepts theme values between 'sm' and 'lg'. To learn how to add custom sizes to the component, check out Themed components—Extend sizes.
src	string		The `src` attribute for the `img` element.
srcSet	string		The `srcSet` attribute for the `img` element. Use this attribute for responsive image display.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
variant	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	'soft'	The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

You can use JoyAvatar to change the default props of this component with the theme.

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiAvatar-root	'div'	The component that renders the root.
img	.MuiAvatar-img	'img'	The component that renders the img.
fallback	.MuiAvatar-fallback	'svg'	The component that renders the fallback.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.