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# New-UDAvatar

New-UDAvatar creates an avatar component in PowerShell Universal that displays a user image or icon within a dashboard.

### Synopsis

Creates a new Avatar.

### Syntax

```powershell
New-UDAvatar [[-Id] <String>] [[-Image] <String>] [[-Alt] <String>] [[-ClassName] <String>] [[-Variant] <String>] [[-Sx] <Object>] [[-Children] <ScriptBlock>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

### Description

Creates a new Avatar. An avatar is typically an image of a user.

### Parameters

#### -Id

The ID of the component. It defaults to a random GUID.

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    1
Default value                ([Guid]::NewGuid()).ToString()
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### -Image

The URL of an image to show in the avatar.

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    2
Default value
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### -Alt

The alt text to assign to the avatar.

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    3
Default value
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### -ClassName

Classes to assign to the avatar component.

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    4
Default value
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### -Variant

The variant type of the avatar. Valid values are: "square", "rounded"

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    5
Default value
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### -Sx

The sx property allows you to define custom CSS styles that will be applied to the component.

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    6
Default value
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### -Children

The content to display within the avatar.

```
Required?                    false
Position?                    7
Default value                { "A" }
Accept pipeline input?       false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### Common parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see [about\_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

### Outputs

### Examples

#### Example 1: Basic avatar

```powershell
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Image "/assets/logo.png"
```

Displays a basic avatar with an image.

#### Example 2: Square avatar

```powershell
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content { "B" } -Variant square
```

Displays a square avatar with an image.

#### Example 3: Avatar with text

```powershell
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content {
  "A"
} -Sx @{
  borderRadius = '50%'
}
```

Displays an avatar with text and custom CSS styles.

#### Example 4: Avatar group

```powershell
New-UDAvatarGroup -Content {
  1..10 | ForEach-Object {
    New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content {
        "A"
    } -Sx @{
        borderRadius    = '50%'
        backgroundColor = 'error.dark'
    }
  }
} -Sx @{
   width = "20%"
}
```

Displays a group of avatars.

#### Example 5: Sizes

```powershell
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content {
  "A"
} -Sx @{
  width = 24
  height = 24
}
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content {
  "A"
}
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content {
  "A"
} -Sx @{
  width = 56
  height = 56
}
```

Displays a group of avatars with different sizes.

#### Example 6: Icons

```powershell
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Content {
  New-UDIcon -Icon "User"
}
```

Displays an avatar with an icon.

#### Example 7: Fallback

```powershell
New-UDAvatar -Alt "Remy Sharp" -Image "/broken.png" -Content { "A" }
```

Displays an avatar with a fallback to a broken image.

#### Example 8: Badge

```powershell
New-UDBadge -BadgeContent {
    10
} -Children {
    New-UDAvatar
}
```

Displays an avatar with a badge.


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