What is an avatar?

Answer by  VictoriaB (102)

An avatar is a small image that a user chooses to represent themselves online. Also called icons, the typical sizes are from 100x100 pixels down to 32x32 pixels.

Answer by  SashaDarkCloud (5764)

It is an image that is used to represent yourself. Most commonly found on forums, social networking sites, messengers, etc.

Answer by  sadasada (146)

An avatar is a picture used by a person as their display and can be found in many different settings; such as, profiles, instant messagers, internet forums, and other internet applications.

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

In general an avatar is a object created to represent a person in another form. Typically this refers to a user avatar for a website. It is a small picture designed by the user to represent there personality or simply a actual picture of the person. Sometimes an avatar can be a character in a game.