# Generate Letter Icon from Name instead of Username?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-letter-icon-from-name-instead-of-username/64167>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [2017年六月8日 16:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-letter-icon-from-name-instead-of-username/64167 "2017-06-08T16:30:33Z")\
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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:** [2017年六月8日 17:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-letter-icon-from-name-instead-of-username/64167/9 "2017-06-08T17:54:48Z")

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I wouldn’t have thought it possible, but with your help, I did it!

Thanks, @falco!

> [@Discourse Avatar name\_first\_letter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-avatar-name-first-letter/64180):
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> This plugin adds the ability to use name\_first\_letter in site setting external system avatars url. The default value for external system avatars url is /letter\_avatar\_proxy/v2/letter/{first\_letter}/{color}/{size}.png. This plugin allows you to use /letter\_avatar\_proxy/v2/letter/{name\_first\_letter}/{color}/{size}.png to have the avatar be the first letter of the name rather than username. If there is no name, the username is used. You must change the site setting for the plugin to have any …

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