React Native Avatar

Control the shape of the avatars
The default circular shape can be changed by specifying a custom border radius. The style prop enables you to override the default styles.

Custom fallback image or emoji
For users without an image, you have the option to display the default avatar icon, provide a custom fallback image, or even show an emoji.

Fallback to user's initials
Another option for users without an image is to display their initials. By enabling the colorize option, unique color can be generated based on the user's name.

Gravatar support
Include the user's email address to display their Gravatar image. This can be combined with your own avatar image to provide a fallback option.

Numeric badges
You can add a badge to display the count of unread messages or the online/offline status of the user. The position of the badge can also be customized.

Custom badges
Another option for utilizing avatar badges is to display a custom status icon, such as an emoji, for example.

Installation

yarn

yarn add @kolking/react-native-avatar

npm

npm install @kolking/react-native-avatar

Basic Example

import React from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { Avatar } from '@kolking/react-native-avatar';

const MyComponent = ({ userImage, userEmail }) => (
  <View style={styles.wrapper}>
    <Avatar source={{ uri: userImage }} email={userEmail} />
  </View>
);

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  wrapper: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
});

export default MyComponent;

Advanced Example

import React from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { Avatar } from '@kolking/react-native-avatar';

const defaultImage = require('./assets/defaultAvatar.png');
const badgeProps = {
  size: 24,
  radius: 5,
  position: 'top-left',
}

const MyComponent = ({ userImage, userEmail, userName, unreadCount }) => (
  <View style={styles.wrapper}>
    <Avatar
      size={60}
      defaultSource={defaultImage}
      source={{ uri: userImage }}
      email={userEmail}
      name={userName}
      colorize={true}
      radius={20}
      badge={unreadCount}
      badgeColor="#007aff"
      badgeProps={badgeProps}
    />
  </View>
);

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  wrapper: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
});

export default MyComponent;

Props

Prop | Type | Default | Description ---|---|---|--- size | number | 50 | Width and height of the avatar name | string | | User name for showing initials email | string | | User email for showing Gravatar image source | ImageSourcePropType | | The avatar image source (either a remote URL or a local file resource) defaultSource | ImageSourcePropType | | The fallback image source color | string | #aeaeb2 | Background color of the avatar radius | number | size / 2 | Border radius of the avatar colorize | boolean | false | To generate a unique background color when displaying initials style | ViewStyle | | Style object applied to the image or initials container textStyle | TextStyle | | Style object applied to the initials text badge | number | string | boolean | | A number or string value to show in the badge, or true to display a color dot badgeColor | string | | Background color of the badge badgeProps | BadgeProps | | Badge props excluding value, color, and parentRadius

Badge Component

The badge can be used as a standalone component. The font size of the badge text value is calculated based on the size prop, so you normally don't have to specify it. By default, the badge appears with a spring animation, which can be disabled using the animate prop. To position the badge absolutely over its parent, use the position prop along with the parentRadius prop.

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, TouchableHighlight, View } from 'react-native';
import { Badge } from '@kolking/react-native-avatar';

const MyComponent = () => {
  const [badge, setBadge] = useState(0);

  return (
    <View style={styles.wrapper}>
      <TouchableHighlight
        style={styles.button}
        underlayColor="#00849C"
        onPress={() => setBadge(badge + 1)}
      >
        <>
          <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Press me</Text>
          <Badge value={badge} position="top-right" parentRadius={styles.button.borderRadius} />
        </>
      </TouchableHighlight>
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  wrapper: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
  button: {
    width: 200,
    height: 44,
    marginTop: 20,
    borderRadius: 22,
    alignSelf: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#2FAFC7',
  },
  buttonText: {
    color: '#fff',
    fontSize: 17,
    fontWeight: '600',
  },
});

export default MyComponent;

Badge Props

Prop | Type | Default | Description ---|---|---|--- size | number | 20 | Height and min width of the badge color | string | #ff3b30 | Background color of the badge radius | number | size / 2 | Border radius of the badge animate | boolean | true | To animate appearance with a spring animation value | number | boolean | string | | A number or string value to show in the badge, or true to display a color dot limit | number | 99 | To display "99+" when the value exceeds the limit, set 0 to disable parentRadius | number | 0 | Border radius of the parent container, used to position the badge more precisely position | BadgePositions | | To position the badge absolutely over its parent, the allowed options are top-left, top-right, bottom-left, and bottom-right style | ViewStyle | | Style object applied to the container textStyle | TextStyle | | Style object applied to the text

Feedback

I appreciate your feedback, so please star the repository if you like it. This is the best motivation for me to maintain the package and add new features. If you have any feature requests, found a bug, or have ideas for improvement, feel free to open an issue.

Also, please check out my other React Native components that might be a good fit for your project:

• React Native Rating - An interactive rating component.
• React Native Page Indicator - Show the current page of a swiper, slideshow, carousel, etc.
• React Native Parallax Swiper - Build a horizontal scroll swiper with a parallax effect.
• React Native Crossfade Image - Update image source with crossfade transition effect.

License

Licensed under the MIT license.