Types in EJ2 JavaScript Avatar control

7 May 202511 minutes to read

This section explains different types of avatar.

Avatar size

The Essential® JS 2 Avatar control has the following predefined sizes that can be used with the .e-avatar class to change the appearance of the avatar:

Class Name Description
e-avatar-xlarge Displays extra-large size avatar.
e-avatar-large Displays large size avatar.
e-avatar Displays default size avatar.
e-avatar-small Displays small size avatar.
e-avatar-xsmall Displays extra-small size avatar. 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 for Avatar </title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for Avatar UI Control">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.2.4/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>

    <div id="container">
        <div id="element">
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xlarge"></span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-large"></span>
            <span class="e-avatar"></span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-small"></span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xsmall"></span>
        </div>
    </div>

    <script>
        var ele = document.getElementById('container');
        if (ele) {
            ele.style.visibility = "visible";
        }   
    </script>
    <style>
        #element {
            display: block;
            width: 300px;
            margin: 100px auto;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }

        .e-avatar {
            background-image: url(https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/avatar/images/pic01.png);
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Avatar types

The types of Essential® JS 2 Avatar controls are:

  • Default
  • Circle

Default

The default style of the avatar is a rectangular shape with rounded corners. It can be applied by adding the modifier class .e-avatar to the target element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 for Avatar </title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for Avatar UI Control">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.2.4/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element">
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xlarge">RT</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-large">RT</span>
            <span class="e-avatar">RT</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-small">RT</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xsmall">RT</span>
        </div>
    </div>

    <script>
        var ele = document.getElementById('container');
        if (ele) {
            ele.style.visibility = "visible";
        }   
    </script>
    <style>
        #element {
            display: block;
            width: 260px;
            margin: 100px auto;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Circle

The circle avatar style can be applied by adding the modifier class .e-avatar-circle along with the default avatar modifier class .e-avatar to the target element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 for Avatar </title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for Avatar UI Control">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.2.4/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element">
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xlarge e-avatar-circle">SJ</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-large e-avatar-circle">SJ</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-circle">SJ</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-small e-avatar-circle">SJ</span>
            <span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xsmall e-avatar-circle">SJ</span>
        </div>
    </div>

    <script>
        var ele = document.getElementById('container');
        if (ele) {
            ele.style.visibility = "visible";
        }   
    </script>
    <style>
        #element {
            display: block;
            width: 260px;
            margin: 100px auto;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}