React Avatar with Placeholder Initials
A circular avatar displaying only user initials without an image, useful for users without profile photos
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Not every user has a profile photo uploaded—and that's fine. This React avatar displays only the AvatarFallback with initials, skipping the image entirely. Built with shadcn/ui and Radix UI, it creates colorful circular badges with user initials that maintain visual consistency with image-based avatars. The fallback background color is automatically generated, ensuring every user gets a distinct visual identity. Perfect for new user accounts, placeholder states, or systems where profile photos are optional.
Pattern created by @haydenbleasel
Installation
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/avatar-standard-2.jsonnpx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/avatar-standard-2.jsonpnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/avatar-standard-2.jsonbunx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/avatar-standard-2.jsonRelated patterns you will also like
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