Boring Avatars (boringavatars.com) is an open-source React library for creating unique, dynamic SVG-based profile avatars from usernames, emails, or strings, serving as a modern alternative to generic placeholders like Gravatar. It ensures scalability without image storage, ideal for web apps, user interfaces, and branding. Launched by Boring Designers, it has gained popularity for its simplicity and customizability, with over 10,000 GitHub stars as of 2025.
Key Features
- Dynamic Generation: Avatars auto-generate based on input string for consistency and uniqueness.
- Themes: Six variants—marble, beam, pixel, sunset, ring, bauhaus—for diverse styles.
- Customization: Adjustable size, square shape, and brand-matched color palettes.
- Integration: Easy npm install (
npm install boring-avatars) and React component usage (e.g.,<Avatar name="John Doe" variant="marble" size="40" />).