Design system

Avatar

Avatar is a round container that holds a profile image to be used.

Bundle size: 1.25 kB
Install:
npm install @washingtonpost/wpds-avatar
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Usage:
import { Avatar } from "@washingtonpost/wpds-avatar"
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Source: View on Github

Anatomy

Note: Image is not to scale

  1. Image container

Options

Size

Avatar supports any size token. The default size token is 200.


Guidance

Supports only 1:1 image ratios

Images set to the height and clipped in a round container. When images are not in a 1:1 aspect they will be distorted.

Recommended spacing

When inline, Avatars should maintain at least the recommended spacing



Accessibility

Avatars should always include alt text of the image.


API Reference

PropDescriptionTypeDefaultRequired
sizeSizes - supports any size token
enum
number | 200
200 False