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No keyCORS ✓A · 90

UI Avatars

Instant name-initial avatars via URL — perfect default profile pictures.

StatusLive · verified 23 Oct 2026 · 747 ms
AuthenticationNone — call it right now
Browser CORSYes — works from front-end code
Free limitsFree, no key
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📸 Real response, captured by us

Not a mockup — this is what UI Avatars actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 747 ms).

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💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call UI Avatars — pick your weapon.

// UI Avatars — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=Komil+Hassan&background=0b0d13&color=4d9fff");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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