Avatar API

API documentation for the React Avatar component. Learn about the available props, and the CSS API.

Import

import Avatar from '@material-ui/core/Avatar';
// o
import { Avatar } from '@material-ui/core';

The name MuiAvatar can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Nombre	Tipo	Por defecto	Descripción
alt	string		Used in combination with `src` or `srcSet` to provide an alt attribute for the rendered `img` element.
children	node		Used to render icon or text elements inside the Avatar if `src` is not set. This can be an element, or just a string.
classes	object		Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
imgProps	object		Attributes applied to the `img` element if the component is used to display an image. It can be used to listen for the loading error event.
sizes	string		The `sizes` attribute for the `img` element.
src	string		The `src` attribute for the `img` element.
srcSet	string		The `srcSet` attribute for the `img` element. Use this attribute for responsive image display.
sx	object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
variant	'circular' \| 'rounded' \| 'square' \| string	'circular'	The shape of the avatar.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.
Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

Rule name	Global class	Descripción
root	.MuiAvatar-root	Styles applied to the root element.
colorDefault	.MuiAvatar-colorDefault	Styles applied to the root element if not `src` or `srcSet`.
circular	.MuiAvatar-circular	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="circular"`.
rounded	.MuiAvatar-rounded	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="rounded"`.
square	.MuiAvatar-square	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="square"`.
img	.MuiAvatar-img	Styles applied to the img element if either `src` or `srcSet` is defined.
fallback	.MuiAvatar-fallback	Styles applied to the fallback icon

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.