# some avatar creation assistance, if you please **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 5, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774 "2018-09-05T00:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/1 "2018-09-05T00:54:08Z")
I thought I would explore the new avatar capability. The SDMB control panel option says avatars can be 50 x 50 pixels or 19.5 Kb, whichever is smaller. Easy enough to do but what’s the ideal pixels-per-inch value? Or perhaps it isn’t a relevant factor? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/2 "2018-09-05T03:07:28Z")
Utterly irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/3 "2018-09-05T03:13:31Z")
I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/4 "2018-09-05T04:36:49Z")
A pixel doesn’t have a size. It’s essentially a point. How many pixels you have per inch is just a matter of how big you display or print the image. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/5 "2018-09-06T09:56:08Z")
The PPI settings on an image is just metadata for special layouts and such. It doesn’t actually affect the image. What I will say is that you should try to pick an image that looks good at about half an inch square, just as a guideline. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/6 "2018-09-16T00:37:51Z")
How does one set up an avatar? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/7 "2018-09-16T01:09:39Z")
Go to your control panel. Find avatar set up, follow instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774/8 "2018-09-16T01:11:39Z")
User cp= control panel Edit avatar= instructions