# Discourse Avatar name\_first\_letter

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-avatar-name-first-letter/64180>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Created:** [June 8, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-avatar-name-first-letter/64180 "2017-06-08T17:53:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-avatar-name-first-letter/64180/3 "2017-06-08T21:06:32Z")

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Anyone that has not created an avatar will have their avatar based on their name rather than their username. And if they subsequently change their name, their avatar letter will change. Everything but letters and numbers are removed. If nothing is left, or name is empty, it reverts to username.

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