Identicon
Symmetric pixel patterns that identify a user or object.
Install
npm install @dicebear/core@9.4.2 @dicebear/collection@9.4.2
Generate an avatar
The same seed always produces the same avatar, so a user ID or username works as a seed. Avatars are generated locally without a network service.
import { createAvatar } from '@dicebear/core';
import { identicon } from '@dicebear/collection';
// “Identicon” by DiceBear, CC0 1.0
const avatar = createAvatar(identicon, {
seed: 'Aria Chen',
size: 128,
radius: 50,
});
export const svg = avatar.toString(); // inline SVG markup
export const dataUri = avatar.toDataUri(); // use as an <img> src
React component:
import { useMemo } from 'react';
import { createAvatar } from '@dicebear/core';
import { identicon } from '@dicebear/collection';
export function UserAvatar({ seed, size = 64 }: { seed: string; size?: number }) {
const src = useMemo(() => createAvatar(identicon, { seed, size }).toDataUri(), [seed, size]);
return <img src={src} width={size} height={size} alt={`Avatar for ${seed}`} />;
}
Options
Common options: seed, size, radius, backgroundColor, flip, rotate, scale.
Style options: row1, row2, row3, row4, row5, rowColor.
Full option reference: https://www.dicebear.com/styles/identicon/
License and attribution
- Design: Identicon — DiceBear (https://www.dicebear.com)
- License: CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- CC0 1.0: free to use without attribution.
- The DiceBear software is MIT. Its license does not cover the style artwork. Generated SVGs carry license metadata by default; keep it.