# Avatar Decorations/Overlays from Custom User Fields
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-decorations-overlays-from-custom-user-fields/399394
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** user-custom-fields
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-decorations-overlays-from-custom-user-fields/399394 "2026-03-27T04:57:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@paulovbettio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulovbettio)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-decorations-overlays-from-custom-user-fields/399394/1 "2026-03-27T04:57:36Z")
Hello! I’m trying to implement avatar decorations based on custom user fields. Right now, users have an “avatar\_decoration\_url“ custom field.
How can I use this field in CSS or in a theme component to add the image on top of profile pictures?
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### Author:  [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-decorations-overlays-from-custom-user-fields/399394/2 "2026-03-27T05:01:43Z")
You can take a look at [Filter Favorites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-favorites/386594) to see how to access custom user field values in a Theme Component.
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### Author:  [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-decorations-overlays-from-custom-user-fields/399394/3 "2026-03-27T09:30:40Z")
Nice. It was already discussed [before](https://meta.discourse.org/t/look-for-the-avatar-frame-component-or-plugin/318545). I reckon it would be cool to have a plugin too