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Beautiful Generative Gradient Avatars for React

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Free, zero-dependency React component for generative gradient avatars. Any seed becomes a unique mesh gradient or crisp dither, no stored images. MIT licensed.

@outpacelabs/avatars is a free, open-source React component that renders generative, deterministic mesh-gradient avatars on an HTML canvas. The same seed, whether a user id, email, or username, always produces the same gradient, so you get a stable profile picture with no stored images and no network requests. A pattern prop renders each seed as the signature soft mesh gradient or a crisp ordered dither. Zero dependencies, MIT licensed. Install with npm i @outpacelabs/avatars, then render a GradientAvatar with any seed. What is @outpacelabs/avatars? A zero-dependency React avatar…

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