Getting Started with vue3-avatar

vue3-avatar is a flexible avatar component for Vue 3 and Nuxt applications.

Installation

Install using your preferred package manager:

npm install vue3-avatar
# or
pnpm add vue3-avatar
# or
yarn add vue3-avatar

Quick Start

Local Component Registration

Import Avatar and optional AvatarGroup directly in your component setup:

<script setup>
import { Avatar, AvatarGroup } from 'vue3-avatar';
</script>

<template>
  <Avatar name="Tony Stark" :size="60" />
</template>

Global Plugin Registration

Register globally with default options in your main entry file (main.js / main.ts):

import { createApp } from 'vue';
import App from './App.vue';
import Avatar from 'vue3-avatar';

const app = createApp(App);

app.use(Avatar, {
  defaults: {
    size: 50,
    autoContrast: true,
    transition: true
  }
});

app.mount('#app');

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Nuxt 3 Support

vue3-avatar is fully safe for Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and ships an official Nuxt module — see the Nuxt Module guide for the recommended one-line setup.