The best sites to create an avatar in your image

Last updated on 6 December 2022

How to create an avatar online for free? It is sometimes useful to register on a site, a forum or to personalise a lesson to show your reel to dress up your profile. If you do not want to publish your photo, you can use an avatar, a kind of graphic representation that can be seen flourishing on the web and social networks. Little ones nice utilities not for create a CV but who feel compelled to play with his own image. But first let’s start with a definition.

What is an avatar?

Do you know that the term avatar comes from the Sanskrit word avatâra. In Hindu religion, the avatar is considered to be the embodiment of the god Vishnu, capable of adopting an animal or human appearance. Nowadays, far from being a god, an avatar is nothing more than a virtual image that can be represented every day in one way or another on the internet.

Creating an avatar from scratch is a complex task that requires advanced knowledge in creating and editing images. But it is much simpler to create an avatar without any graphic knowledge. Many online services allow you to create your own avatar or custom profile image in just a few clicks.

Here are my completely free favorite sites that will allow you to create a virtual representation of your head. 

Some social networks allow you to create an avatar directly from their application. This is the case for Facebook, which now makes it possible to do so from its mobile applications. How to create your Facebook avatar? Instructions for use at the end of the article.

BouletMaton. The funniest online avatar generator

It is one of the best known free services, one of the most used as well and it is deserved. The avatar generator proposed by the designer Boulet is very nice and will allow you to create a digital head as if it had been designed by Boulet himself. Very simple to customize, I advise you to explore all the models. You will discover some pretty delusional pearls.
Link: The Boulet Maton

FamilyGuy Yourself. Your cartoon avatar

The major American cartoon series have mostly created services to allow you to create an avatar in the style of the characters in the series. This is the case here with the FamiliGuy series. Very complete, it gives you the opportunity to have a complete avatar and not just your face. The result may be of a rather disturbing resemblance 😉
Link: FamilyGuy Yourself

Hexatar. Hexagon-shaped heads

A simple and fast tool. You do not need to register. You will be able to customize step by step your avatar. Choice of face shape, choice of eyes, nose, mouth, hair, clothes …Once satisfied with the result you will be able to download your avatar in PNG format. Playful and original. If you are in a hurry, you can also ask Hexatar and provide you with an avatar by letting it happen.
Link: Hexatar

Face.co. Create a free avatar Bd way

This other service offers you to create a more classic and a little less stylized avatar. On the other hand, the tool, which is also very simple to use, offers the possibility to personalise your character much more. The idea is to offer you a complete drawing studio to create a character that really looks like you. Once finished, you will be able to download your avatar in PNG or SVG formats.
Link: Face.co

Face Your Manga. Your manga style avatar

Very popular, FaceYourManga will allow you to create an avatar of your reel, but manga way. Your students will of course love it. The very comprehensive tool provides an impressive list of elements to personalise your virtual avatar down to the smallest detail. By taking a little time, you can actually make a similar portrait. As with the other two tools, everything is very simple. Just click on the different elements proposed to immediately visualize the result on the portrait-robot. You will be able to download your Manga-style avatar in PNG format. However, unlike the first two tools, you will have to provide your email to retrieve your avatar.
Link: Face Your Manga

PowerPuff Yourself. Create your supernana avatar

For cartoon lovers, this site gives you the opportunity to create your own avatar or profile picture inspired by the Super Nanas. You have the possibility to choose practically all the characteristics of your "toon": the color of the skin, the eyes, the hair, the … mouth you can even add …une beard. We can also configure your clothes to customize them as much as possible. For the youngest.
Link: PowerPuff Youself

Get Avataaars. Simple and pretty avatars at a glance

Get Avataaars makes it possible to obtain a simple and very pretty avatar with just a few mouse clicks. The trombines obtained do not seek to be 100% resembling but they can be useful for many uses. You can play on facial reactions. You can also choose hair type and color, eye color and add all kinds of accessories such as clothes or glasses and different skin types. The site is free.
Link: Get Avataaars

Pixel Art Icon Constructor. Have an avatar in retro mode

For fans of retro and the golden age of 8 bits. Here you can create your avatar by choosing different types of background and facial features. You can choose sex, face, clothes, hair or eyes, as well as clothes and accessories. The result? A pixelated avatar that does not lack charm and will certainly speak with a touch of nostalgia to many readers.
Link: Pixel Art Icon Constructor

Bonus: Create a Facebook Avatar

A new feature of Facebook allows for only a few days to create his virtual character on the social network. You can then use your Facebook avatar in comments, Stories or Messenger. The creation is done only from mobile applications on both iOs and Android. You need to open the Facebook app on your phone or tablet. Then tap on the three horizontal lines at the bottom right of your screen, then on "See more" and finally on Avatars. All you have to do is play the portrait-robot and choose face shape, eyes, nose … You should quickly see avatars of your friends appear in the comments of your posts.