WhatsApp Avatars: What is it, how to create your avatar on WhatsApp

WhatsApp Avatars: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced the roll out of a new Avatar feature a new and personalized way to express yourself on the popular messaging application WhatsApp. 

"We're bringing avatars to WhatsApp! Now you can use your avatar as a sticker in chats. More styles coming soon across all our apps," Zuckerberg wrote on social media platform Facebook. 

What is Avatar and how to create it on WhatsApp?

- Your avatar is a digital version of you that can be created from billions of combinations of diverse hair styles, facial features, and outfits. 

- On WhatsApp you can now use your personalized avatar as your profile photo or choose from one of 36 custom stickers reflecting many different emotions and actions.

- To create your avatar on WhatsApp, download latest version of the WhatsApp.

- Open WhatsApp and click on the three-dot menu in the top right corner.

- Now, click on “Settings” and then on “Avatar”.

- Then, click “Create your Avatar” and click “Get started”.

How to use your avatar as a profile picture

- Click on “Avatar” in the settings and click on “Create profile photo”.

- Select from several avatar poses and backgrounds available.

- Then, click on the tick mark in the top right corner.

- Your profile photo will be updated.

"Sending an avatar is a fast and fun way to share feelings with friends and family. It can also be a great way to represent yourself without using your real photo so it feels more private," WhatsApp wrote in a blog post. 

"For many people this will be the first time creating an avatar and we'll continue to deliver style enhancements including lighting, shading, hair style textures, and more that will make avatars even better over time," the Meta-owned messaging application added.