How are initials picked?

From the first and last word of your input. 'Gillian Scharf' → GS. 'Sharpdev' → S. You can override by typing custom initials directly.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The image is rendered locally via Canvas. Nothing is uploaded.

Letter on a colored circle, like Gmail / Slack / GitHub. PNG + SVG export.

Name (initials auto-derived)

Initials override

Background

Text color

Shape

Size px

Bold

Default user avatars — for accounts without an uploaded photo (Gmail, Slack, Notion all do this)
Team directory — every team member gets a colored letter circle as a fallback
Comment systems — assign a deterministic color per commenter so threads have visual variety
Email signatures — small initial circle next to your name reads more polished than a Gravatar placeholder

Saturated, mid-light backgrounds work best — white text on too-light a background is unreadable
One color per user, deterministic — derive from name hash so the same person always gets the same circle
Avoid grey for branded contexts — it reads as "missing image" not "stylish avatar"

The avatar is rendered locally via Canvas. Nothing is uploaded.