Measured entry

neobrutalism-avatar

avatarbrutalism

A compact React avatar primitive shipped as a TypeScript client component through a shadcn registry. It wraps Radix Avatar root, image, and fallback parts, uses a local cn helper backed by clsx and tailwind-merge, and expects Tailwind plus the theme tokens that supply its outlined neobrutalist treatment.

Specimen
Harness screenshot of neobrutalism-avatar at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of neobrutalism-avatar at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of neobrutalism-avatar at 1440 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 1440 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.

Measured

Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.

Harness measurements recorded for neobrutalism-avatar
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal32.7 KB (98.2 KB build, 65.5 KB baseline)
Bare modeOK
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

Verdict

A sound, narrowly scoped wrapper for teams already using Radix and Tailwind. It builds and mounts cleanly without a provider, and its fallback behavior is useful, but the component is intentionally basic and much of its identity comes from project theme tokens.

Use it if

  • You want image loading and an initials fallback handled by Radix Avatar.
  • Your interface already uses Tailwind theme tokens and a shared cn utility.
  • You need an avatar that can be resized or restyled through className.

Skip it if

  • Your project does not use React or Tailwind.
  • You need status badges, grouped avatars, upload controls, or profile menus included.
  • Your design system avoids circular portraits and heavy outlined styling.

Install

Installation record for neobrutalism-avatar
Declared dependencies@radix-ui/react-avatar, clsx, tailwind-merge
Missing on installnone
Bare installbuilds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, add Radix Avatar, clsx, and tailwind-merge; create the cn helper; configure Tailwind; replace the path alias if needed; and define or swap the border, background, foreground, and font theme classes used by the component.

Source and credit

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License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-16

Alternatives

Other published entries for the avatar pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.