Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks

Avatar with fallback. Built with the Avatar component. A free, open source shadcn avatar example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-avatar-2 and edit as your own code.

Avatar with fallback

For AI Agents

Hand your agent this brief or the ReUI MCP, not a screenshot. Free to install.

Best for: Photo free placeholders: 2 letter initials and a user icon, both on the muted fallback fill

When to use

Profile photos with initials or a user icon that stand in when the picture is missing or fails
Presence dots, verified marks and number badges pinned to the corners of a person's photo
Overlapping team stacks, social proof rows and user chips inside buttons or account triggers

When not to use

Initials that need a tinted color per person rather than the muted gray: use the Avatar Soft Fallbacks example
An account panel opened from a trigger, with the name, email and grouped actions: use the Dropdown Menu component
A full account settings page where a person edits photo, name and details: use the Profile blocks
A workspace members directory with roles, invites and access status: use the Users blocks

Agent notes

Initials inside AvatarFallback are typed by hand in every example; derive them from each person's name rather than copying the sample letters
A square Avatar needs the same radius on AvatarImage, AvatarFallback and its after pseudo element border, since all 3 default to round

Markdownhttps://reui.io/components/avatar/c-avatar-2.md

MCPget_example("c-avatar-2")

Installnpx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-avatar-2

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Shadcn Components in Avatar Fallbacks

Avatar

About Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks

Avatar with fallback. Built with the Avatar component. A free, open source shadcn avatar example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-avatar-2 and edit as your own code.

What You Can Build With Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks

Composes Avatar, so it drops into any project already using those components.
Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-avatar-2
Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.

More Shadcn Avatar Examples

Basic Basic avatar
Sizes Avatars with different sizes
Border Radius Avatars with different border radiuses
Custom Sizes Avatars with custom sizes
Status Dots Avatar with an online status badge
Badge Icons Avatar with badge icon
Round Badge Corners Avatar with different badge positions
Square Badge Corners Avatar with different badge positions
Avatar Group Basic avatar group
Group With Count Avatar group with numerical count
Plus Chip Group Avatar group with an icon count
Border Rings Avatar with a distinct border ring

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks?

Use it for photo free placeholders: 2 letter initials and a user icon, both on the muted fallback fill.

Shadcn Avatar as a whole fits:

Profile photos with initials or a user icon that stand in when the picture is missing or fails
Presence dots, verified marks and number badges pinned to the corners of a person's photo
Overlapping team stacks, social proof rows and user chips inside buttons or account triggers

For initials that need a tinted color per person rather than the muted gray, use the Avatar Soft Fallbacks example. For an account panel opened from a trigger, with the name, email and grouped actions, use the Dropdown Menu component. For a full account settings page where a person edits photo, name and details, use the Profile blocks. For a workspace members directory with roles, invites and access status, use the Users blocks.

How do I install Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks?

Run npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-avatar-2. The CLI copies the source into your project, so you own the code and can edit it freely.

Is Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks free to use?

Yes. Every ReUI component example is open source and free for personal and commercial projects.

Which components does Shadcn Avatar Fallbacks use?

It composes Avatar. The shadcn CLI installs those alongside the example.

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