# Group identification image on avatar **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276 **Category:** UX **Created:** [July 14, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276 "2016-07-14T05:52:25Z") **Posts on this page:** 5 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![tomwrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tomwrench/32/54576_2.png) [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench) #### Post date: [July 14, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276/1 "2016-07-14T05:52:26Z")
I’ve noticed the Discourse team now have a small identification image on their avatar, such as below: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/d/9d4ed1a6a6d934b48df5d7780f4beb50671de59f.png) Is it possible to apply such an image, dependant on what group a user is in? ---
### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague) #### Post date: [July 14, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276/2 "2016-07-14T06:09:23Z")
AFAIK the Group needs to be “primary” for the selector to be present. As was asked here several hours ago > [@Whats' that extra image on Jeff's avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-that-extra-image-on-jeffs-avatar/47215): > > Just being curious, what’s the meaning of the extra small overlay image on Jeff’s avatar? the answer is here [https://meta.discourse.org/t/interested-in-setting-up-staff-avatar-badges-a-la-twitter-community/35070/20?u=mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interested-in-setting-up-staff-avatar-badges-a-la-twitter-community/35070/20) ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [July 14, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276/3 "2016-07-14T06:58:01Z")
@neil will be further product-izing this feature in the near future! There’s a few other places we want it to show (mobile, user page) and the UI to do it should be easier. Or… exist. ---
### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil) #### Post date: [April 19, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276/4 "2017-04-19T21:36:21Z")
A UI for this was added in 1.7. > [@Avatar Flair (not Badges) for Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-flair-not-badges-for-groups/48576): > > A customization that people keep asking for is to show a little badge on user avatars based on group membership. This was first done on the [Twitter Developers forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interested-in-setting-up-staff-avatar-badges-a-la-twitter-community/35070): [image] and has since sprung up here on Meta, on Turtle Rock in multiple forms, and other places. [image] [image] [image] Those are implemented with CSS which is fragile and often renders them where they shouldn’t… It’s time to build this into Discourse! Badge? First, I don’t know if “badge” is the best word for them because … ---
### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil) #### Post date: [April 19, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-identification-image-on-avatar/47276/5 "2017-04-19T21:36:24Z")