# How to change avatar?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080>\
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**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080 "2020-06-22T03:27:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/21 "2020-06-24T02:06:51Z")

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My test avatar is 600x716.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/22 "2020-06-24T18:07:12Z")

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Like @psychonaut I never bothered with an avatar at the old board. I like my pilcrow, though!

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/23 "2020-06-24T18:21:40Z")

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I like it too, **CairoCarol**! Plus I learned a new word. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/24 "2020-06-24T18:48:49Z")

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What happened to transparent backgrounds for avatars? I had one with a transparent background which worked nicely but I decided to try another transparent png image. That one showed with a white background so I re-uploaded my original avatar and now it too has a white background…

I guess you can look to the left to see if I’ve resolved it since writing this…

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/25 "2020-06-26T07:57:44Z")

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> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> I like my pilcrow, though!

I’ve seen the pilcrow before, but not such a graceful sign though. It looks like a musical symbol or something.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/26 "2020-06-26T12:24:24Z")

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One of these days should try and work on my profile. There’s a profile header and user card background too.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/27 "2020-06-26T12:33:39Z")

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FYI, the user card background is very faint.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-avatar/911080/28 "2020-06-26T13:08:00Z")

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Indeed, thank you. One must be ingenious to use this feature effectively.

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