Chi Documentation

Avatar

Avatars are used to represent users, groups, and entities.

Examples

To render an avatar, apply the class a-avatar to a div element and place an image inside.

Base

avatar
<div class="a-avatar">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>

Icon Avatars

Icon avatars can be used when an image is not available. To use, wrap any Chi icon with a-avatar.

<div class="a-avatar">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar a-icon">
  <svg>
    <use xlink:href="#icon-user"></use>
  </svg>
</div>

Initial avatars

Initial avatars can also be used when an image is not available. They are more versatile than icon avatars and support up to two letters. Text utility classes such as -text--uppercase, -text--lowercase, and -text--capitalized can be applied to force specific casing.

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<div class="a-avatar">AA</div>

Customizations

Color

Both icon and initial avatars support Chi colors. To color an icon, apply any of the following color classes: -grey, -red, -pink, -purple, -indigo, -navy, -blue, -teal, -emerald, -green, -yellow, -orange

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grey

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red

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pink

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purple

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indigo

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navy

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blue

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teal

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emerald

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green

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yellow

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orange

<div class="a-avatar -grey">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -red">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -pink">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -purple">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -indigo">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -navy">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -blue">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -teal">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -emerald">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -green">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -yellow">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -orange">AA</div>

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red

pink

purple

indigo

navy

blue

teal

emerald

green

yellow

orange

<div class="a-avatar -grey">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -red">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -pink">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -purple">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -indigo">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -navy">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -blue">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -teal">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -emerald">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -green">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -yellow">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -orange">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>

Size

All three avatar styles support a full spectrum of sizes: -xs, -sm, -sm2, -sm3, -md, -lg, -xl, -xxl. -md is the default size.

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xs

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sm

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sm2

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sm3

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md

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lg

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xl

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xxl

<div class="a-avatar -xs">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm2">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm3">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -md">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -lg">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -xl">AA</div>
<div class="a-avatar -xxl">AA</div>

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sm

sm2

sm3

md

lg

xl

xxl

<div class="a-avatar -xs">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm2">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm3">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -md">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -lg">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -xl">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -xxl">
  <i class="a-icon icon-user"></i>
</div>
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sm

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sm2

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sm3

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md

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lg

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xl

avatar

xxl

<div class="a-avatar -xs">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm2">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -sm3">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -md">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -lg">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -xl">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>
<div class="a-avatar -xxl">
  <img src="path/to/image.jpg">
</div>

Avatar Groups

Use avatar groups to group multiple avatars or add descriptive text such as a users name. Render an avatar group by wrapping an avatar in the class m-avatarGroup.

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Label grey
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Label red
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Label pink
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Label purple
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Label indigo
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Label navy
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Label blue
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Label teal
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Label emerald
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Label green
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Label yellow
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Label orange
<div class="m-avatarGroup">
  <div class="a-avatar">L</div>Label text
</div>