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Dev tools · October 1, 2015

Initials Avatar API

Invatar is a free service for generating fully customizable avatars with initials. - GitHub - Bekt/invatar: Invatar is a free service for generating fully customizable avatars with initials.

Initials Avatar API launched on October 1, 2015 with 13 votes, #1,937 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

In plain words

Initials Avatar API is a free service that generates customizable avatars displaying user initials. Designed for developers, it offers a simple way to create personalized avatar images that can be tailored to match application designs. The tool is available as open-source code on GitHub, making it accessible for integration into various projects.

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