Facebook Avatar is a feature developed by Facebook to help its users communicate and express themselves better. These avatars are cartoonlike characters or images. These cartoonlike images are similar to Snapchat Bitmoji.
The purpose of Facebook Avatars is to give Facebook users a fun way to express any emotion at all instead of typing all the time. You probably make use of emoji and stickers on Facebook and if I am right, your feelings have been captured in them and that’s why you make use of them when chatting or commenting on Facebook. Now, Facebook has given its users a more advanced feature they can make use of to create their own stickers and emoji called “Avatar”. If you don’t have this avatar feature at the moment, there may be a reason behind it. It is possible the avatar maker on Facebook isn’t in your country at the moment or, you are not making use of the latest version of the Facebook app. Possibly you have it in your country and have updated your Facebook app but still, it’s not there, this should help you.
How to Use Facebook Avatar on Facebook
One amazing thing about Facebook Avatars is the fact you are allowed to make use of them on and off Facebook. You get to use them for expression on other social media platforms like; Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, and more. Your avatar gets saved to your stickers on Facebook after you have created them.
The subject today is telling you how to use Facebook avatar on Facebook and in a jiffy, you are going to be seeing that. It is important you understand these avatars can be used in areas on Facebook where texts can be used.
How to Use Facebook Avatars for Comments
We come across a lot of interesting posts on Facebook every day and using your avatar to make a comment is a great idea. To do so, follow the steps below:
- Sign in Facebook
- Go to any post at all
- Click on the comment section
- Click on the smiley face next to the GIF icon
- Tap on the avatar icon found at the bottom
- Select your Avatar
- Click “Enter”
How to Use Facebook Avatars on Facebook Stories
- Sign in Facebook
- Below your Timeline, click “Add to Story”
- Import a photo or video from your device gallery
- Click “Sticker” in the top-right of your screen
- Choose your Avatar to be added to the post
- You are allowed o resize, rotate, and drag the Avatar just how you like it
- Then, share it
How to Use Facebook Avatar to Create a Post on Your Timeline
- Sign in Facebook
- Click on the three horizontal lines at the top-right corner or bottom-right corner of your screen
- Tap “See More”
- Click “Avatars”
- Create Your Avatar
- Once you are done, click on the arrow icon in the top-right of your screen
- Click “Share to Feed”
- Select one of the three poses under “Select Pose”
- Finally, click “Share” at the bottom of your screen right below “Skip”
How to Use Facebook Avatars as Your Profile Picture
- Sign in Facebook
- Locate your Facebook Profile page
- Get to your profile picture and click on the “Edit icon” in the form of a pencil
- Click on “Browse”
- Get to the avatar file on your device
- Select it and add it as your profile picture
