How to use avatars

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You can create an avatar to use as your profile photo and as stickers. You can also use your avatar to react to status updates.

Create your avatar

You can create an avatar within WhatsApp, either manually or by using a photo to automatically generate suggested avatars. Learn more about how to create avatars on WhatsApp.
Once you've created your avatar, you'll have personalized stickers of your avatar to share with contacts. You'll see these appear automatically in your sticker tray. Read more about how to use stickers.
Note: When you send an avatar sticker to someone, they can react with an emoji, reply or forward the message to others.

Set your avatar as your profile photo

  1. Tap
    more options
    > Settings.
  2. Tap your profile photo.
  3. Tap
    camera
    > Avatar.
Note: The privacy setting of your current profile photo will apply to your new avatar profile photo. You can change the visibility of your avatar profile photo in settings.

Change your avatar

You can change your avatar at any time by tapping Avatar in your settings, then tapping Edit avatar. You can use the avatar editor to customize and preview your avatar before finalizing it.

Delete your avatar

  1. Tap
    more options
    > Settings > Avatar.
  2. Tap Delete avatar > Delete.
Note: Deleting your avatar is permanent and can't be reversed. You can create a new avatar at any time.

Share avatar stickers

You can share stickers of your avatar in your channels and chats.
  1. Tap
    emoji
    .
  2. Tap your avatar in the tray switcher.
  3. Select and tap a sticker.
    • The sticker will be shared as soon as you tap it.
Read more about stickers on WhatsApp.

Send a social avatar sticker in a chat

You can send a social avatar sticker in an individual chat. This means that you can send a unique sticker that includes both yours and another person’s avatar.
  1. Tap
    emoji
    .
  2. Tap the picture of your avatar.
  3. Tap a social avatar sticker to send.
    • It’ll send as soon as you tap it.
If you can’t see social avatar stickers, it may be because:
  • The person you’re chatting with doesn’t have an avatar or you don’t have an avatar.
  • You haven’t saved them as a contact or they haven’t saved you as a contact.
  • They’ve blocked you or you’ve blocked them.
  • You or your contact may need to update your privacy settings. Learn more about the avatar stickers privacy setting here.

React to status updates

You can also use the avatar you've created to react to someone's WhatsApp status.
To react:
  1. Tap someone's status.
  2. Swipe up or tap Reply.
  3. Tap your avatar.
  4. Select and tap a sticker.
    • The sticker will be sent as soon as you tap it.
Note: Depending on your device, your stickers might be animated.

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