# nusu/avvvatars

Beautifully crafted unique avatar placeholder for your next react project

Repository: https://github.com/nusu/avvvatars
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/avvvatars
Homepage: https://avvvatars.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, placeholder-avatars, avatar-generator, avatar-placeholder, avatar, profile-picture
Last push: 2024-07-08T23:46:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1634, "days_push": 786, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1962, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.566750+00:00)

## What it is
Avvvatars is a lightweight React component library that generates unique, deterministic placeholder avatars from any string value, using either letter characters or one of 60 crafted shapes with 40 curated colors. It weighs under 20kb and requires no configuration beyond passing a value prop.

## Use cases
- generate placeholder avatars for users without profile pictures
- show initials-based avatars in a react app
- create unique deterministic avatars from email addresses
- display shape-based avatars for comments or chat lists
- replace default avatar images in a react project

## When to choose
- you need lightweight, zero-config avatar placeholders in React
- you want avatars that are deterministic per user string
- you prefer curated colors and shapes without design work

## When to avoid
- you need avatars generated from real images or photos
- you are not using React
- you need server-side avatar image generation or API endpoints

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: frontend, web-development, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: avatar-placeholder, react-component, profile-picture, deterministic-avatars, lightweight, react, web

## Member repositories
- nusu/avvvatars (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.566750+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:05:35.882166+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nusu/avvvatars (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.566750+00:00, sha 84ec3a34a60b)
  - homepage: https://avvvatars.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:45:52.743317+00:00, sha dbef24747fe7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.