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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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.

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