Name → initial + color background Slack/Gmail-style avatar. CJK and Latin supported.
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Team gallery example (auto color per name)

How to use

  1. Enter a name or email.
  2. Pick initial count, size, shape.
  3. Background = auto hash or manual.
  4. Tune case, font weight.
  5. Download SVG or PNG.

Key features

  • CJK / Latin / email all auto-extracted
  • 4 shapes (circle / rounded / square / Squircle)
  • Name-hash auto color (same name = same color)
  • 4 palettes (Brand / Material / Pastel / Dark)
  • SVG / PNG + gallery preview

Use cases

  • User profile defaults — when no photo
  • Team pages — consistent team-member illustration
  • Comments / reviews — anonymous user visualization
  • Email clients — Gmail style
  • SaaS dashboards — user identification

vs avatar-generator?

avatar-generator produces abstract shapes (boring-avatars style); this shows the first letter(s) of a name. Same approach Slack / Gmail / Linear use — better identifiability and readability. CJK initials auto-extracted too.

FAQ

Works with email?

Yes — user@example.com extracts U or UE.

Same name always same color?

Yes, hash-based → deterministic. Critical for user consistency.

CJK initial extraction?

First 1–2 characters extracted from CJK names.

Free?

Yes.