Hello, dear readers of the blog site. A little earlier, we already learned and also discussed how a nickname differs from an account. It is clear that these questions arise only for Internet newcomers, but it is not so easy to find a detailed answer to them.
Moreover, all these terms and concepts (ava, avatar, nickname, nickname, password) meet a beginner almost immediately in all places () where user authorization is used.
It’s not immediately clear, for example, what do the admins of the social network want from us when they offer to upload our avatar (userpic)? But then your nickname and avatar will essentially become your business card online and it makes sense to immediately approach their creation wisely and with all your inherent foresight. Well, I will try to help you with this to the best of my humble ability.
What is an avatar, ava or userpic?
And upload your avatar, darling - they may ask you when registering or creating an account on a forum, blog, registering in an online game or somewhere else. And what kind of avatar this is is not explained.
They can also call him a userpic, but that doesn’t change the essence. Take it out and put it in... Moreover, this will have to be repeated with each registration, although there are attempts to link the avatar to the Email (it is always indicated during registration) in, but this is not yet widespread.
Therefore, I will briefly explain. Avatar (avatar, ava, userpic) is
your virtual graphical representation on the web. No, you, of course, can upload your real photo (on social networks this is what they usually do when they are asked to show a userpic, or rather), but then goodbye “” and all the associated romance of freedom of action. No, it’s better to use an avatar, that is, a picture that will be completely associated with you.
Those. an avatar (icon, ) is something similar to a nickname, but even better. Why? Well, because it’s easier to recognize you by your userpic than by your nickname, especially if the picture is for your avatar
you choose something remarkable and memorable (for example, Einstein sticking out his tongue or something else more creative). The userpic will be displayed when viewing your account, as well as next to the messages you leave on the forum, in comments on a blog, social network, etc.
In general, this word has Indian roots. Avatar meant one of the incarnations of a god on earth (one of many options). In the modern world, it has a similar purpose - to display the main aspects of character
the user to whom this avatar belongs. A little earlier we explained how you can, well, it can be even easier to do this using your avatar.
Examples of using the term
Avatars are used in social networks, online diaries, and on various forums. An avatar is created in order to identify your profile and decorate it. Not a single page on social networks or dating sites is complete without an avaka, where, according to the terms of the application, you need to add your real photo.
Sometimes they put pictures on the account that characterize the user’s activities, hobbies, and lifestyle. An ideally selected avatar along with a username should create an idea of a person and his inner world.
Many users, communicating on forums and social networks, do not want to show their faces. Some embellish or change the photo, others completely hide their appearance. This tendency is observed among young people, teenagers, who are shy during their maturation, and they have a strong desire to hide from reality. Usually an avaka is just an image with some meaning that the account owner puts into it.
The choice of avatar is limited by the established rules of a particular site. Pictures can be different: still, animated, photographs, drawn images, sparkling inscriptions...
Painted awks are in great demand
When registering on a particular resource, the user can change his avatar as much as he likes. Or insert the same picture everywhere.
Do I need to install an avatar and how to do it?
A userpic is not such a mandatory attribute of an account as a nickname (i.e. you don’t have to upload an ava
), but without it your profile will look somewhat unfinished and boring. Avatars themselves create convenience, because without reading nicknames they allow you to visually quickly understand who wrote a post on the forum, added a comment on a blog, or contacted you in an online game.
Customize your avatar
You can do this in your personal account of the website (forum or blog) where you have previously registered. You can usually upload pictures of future userpics to a forum, social network or blog in several ways.
- From your computer by clicking on the “Select file” button (although it may be called differently on different sites).
- You can specify the URL () of a suitable picture that you found on the Internet. To find out, you will need to right-click on a picture you like on the Internet and select the “Copy picture URL” menu item.
- The site itself may offer you to choose an ava from the images already available in their database (although this is rarely implemented anywhere).
Where can I get a picture for a future avatar?
If you don’t yet have suitable pictures for avatars on your computer and you couldn’t immediately find anything useful on the Internet, then try going to a specialized resource where you can choose an avatar that suits you from a variety of options (but first, be sure to read the second part of this article).
How to find such a site? Just type the word “avatar” into the search bar and go to the resources that the search engine gives you. You'll probably find something suitable there. If you are too lazy to search, you can immediately go to these collections of av
:
In the end, you can create an avatar that suits you
in a specialized editor. You can also bring the picture at your disposal (to help you) to the desired format (100 by 100 pixels and another that is required).
For this, for example, the simplest free one, or an excellent one, or yourself (note, legally) is suitable.
But once again I want to draw your attention to the fact that a userpic is your face on the Internet. Approach your choice consciously and be sure to read the block below about “fortune telling by avatar.”
Business and official photography
With the help of such an avatar, the account owner wants to declare his social success. In return, he expects to receive recognition and respect. Such avas can be considered a type of narcissism, but inside a person lives a lonely child who was not loved in childhood. He believes that he cannot be loved unconditionally, and tries to earn love with expensive things and material values.
What can you tell about a person by his avatar (ava)?
- If there is no avatar at all, then you are most likely a newbie or an inexperienced Internet user. Less often, it may be a stubborn old-timer.
- If a photo is used as a userpic
with the real face of a person, then this says a lot. Such a user is confident that he is right, is ready to defend his point of view, and is not particularly good at pretending.However, this is the case if the person in such an avatar is easy to recognize. But there are options when they use an illegible photo (full length, in dark glasses, or even taken from the back), or in childhood or adolescence, when the user is no longer recognizable.
Well, or when the photo does not depict the person who is really hiding under this userpic (in the literal sense of the word).
- Very popular avatars in the form of animals
. Based on the selected animals, one can indirectly judge how the user positions himself (affectionate kitten, unyielding buffalo).The problem is to understand what quality of the chosen animal a person associates with himself (there may be several of them), and in different places completely different qualities can be attributed to the same animal.
- Cartoon userpics are also very common.
Unlike animals, it will be easier to interpret the character of the avatar’s owner. As a rule, cartoon characters have a strictly defined line of behavior, which will be inherent to some extent in the user who hides behind them. You can also judge age by these avatars. If these are Japanese anime, then the person is most likely already out of adolescence, and if these are ordinary cartoon characters, then this is most likely a teenager. - A hero from a movie (the all-destroying one) can also appear on someone’s avatar icon. In teenagers, this often indicates a lack of confidence in their abilities, and in adult users, this is already a pronounced inferiority complex (in men, I mean).
- Famous people can also be used as avatars. Their interpretation depends on who is depicted on them. For example, behind a politician’s avatar there is most often a person hiding who is not at all interested in politics, but wants to show off his unique sense of humor.
- Lonely and vulnerable people most often hide behind evil userpics. On the other hand, this allows you to be “bad” (the avatar warned you, and then blame yourself).
- Avatars with a natural or urban theme often reveal a person who likes to speculate on global topics (world order, philosophy and other theoretical disciplines).
Such people are compliant, non-conflicting, ready to listen and accept someone else's point of view. - Behind avatars in the “nude” style (of varying degrees of frankness) there may be ladies who are ready to flirt, get to know each other virtually, and bask in compliments.
But all this is only in the online space, and they most likely will not want to transfer the relationship to real life in any case. True, sometimes behind such userpics there are “pranksters” (men) who are not averse to pushing a “colleague”, knowing all the male weaknesses and wickedness. - Shock avatars (including those of prohibited themes) are most often tried on by teenagers, trying to somehow stand out (show their unrivaled individuality).
Or they could be really mentally not very healthy people (or). - Photos of stylish things on icons quite often speak less about the real situation, and more about the dreams of their owners.
- Incomprehensible abstractions are often used on avatars belonging to people of science and creativity.
- Userpics with inscriptions (mottos, philosophical sayings, etc.) help their owners to unobtrusively promote their principles to the masses.
- Frequent changes of the avatar (not simply modifying it or replacing a real photo with a new one, but specifically changing the type of userpic), and along with it often one’s nickname, speaks of the extreme imbalance of the person doing this.
Now, knowing the whole background, you can choose the most suitable userpic for your personality, and if there are problems with its selection (or drawing), you can use the above services and online editors.
Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog site
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Everyone who is an Internet user knows the term avatar. Sometimes it is also referred to as an avatar or simply ava. However, few people know that initially the word avatar, or rather avatara, meant “deity,” and only then it began to be used to depict a virtual character.
The term "avatara" was originally used in the religion of Buddhism, more precisely Hinduism, Veda and Brahmanism. It denoted the incarnation of God. The most famous were the “ten avatars” of the Gods Vishnu. These included Shiva, Krishna and others. That is why many pictures on VKontakte ava are represented by their images.
After the advent of computers, the term avatar changed its meaning. More precisely, I bought a new one. As soon as computer games appeared, it began to denote a character participating in this game, controlled by a person. Also, an avatar began to be called an image that a certain person sets on his page on social networks, on forums, etc.
What can you use as an avatar? It depends on the imagination of the person himself. You can use a picture, a cartoon character or a photo of famous actors. But for a social network like VKontakte, people use their personal photos, because this network is focused on communication that can be transferred to real life.
It’s incredibly pleasing that when a person chooses a picture for a VKontakte ava, he doesn’t have to think about how much it weighs or what size it is. It can be anything, and it is processed during upload to the site.
How can you install a new picture on your avatar or change an existing one? In contact for this there is a special button under the avatar, where it says “change photo”. After clicking on it, a control panel will appear. On it, select the inscription “upload a new photo”. As soon as the photo is loaded, its appearance can be changed in a special window using the mouse. Then you need to click the “save” button in the lower right corner, and now you have a new ava on your page.
You can also make a picture for Ava in Photoshop. Then it will become unique and one of a kind, which will reflect the character of an individual person, his tastes and preferences. A person with such an avatar will definitely be remembered, but almost every person strives to show off and stand out from the crowd. In virtuality, this can be done using a unique avatar. If a person does not want to tinker with his personal picture for a long time, then there are many special sites with ready-made pictures for him.
An avatar is the “face” of each user, his business card. After all, it is the ava that we immediately pay attention to when we go to another person’s page on a social network, on a blog, or when reading comments.
According to psychology, everything in this world is not accidental. Every action we take has motives and benefits. If you find it difficult to say which ones, it means they are unconscious. Everything is very simple.
The avatar picture is also chosen for a reason, and this makes sense. After all, an avatar on social networks is a mini-us. It conveys something important about our personality, broadcasts our image into the online space. This image may or may not be realistic: it is not forbidden to pretend on the Internet.
Some people hide behind objects or landscapes, others post their own photos. And every picture means something.
Own photo
1. “I’m with my beloved” (friend, girlfriend)
Such an avatar is most often created by those who do not feel their importance and are not sure of their worth. These people are trying to show: “Look, someone needs me!” They are highly dependent on the opinions and approval of others. They need to learn to love and value themselves as individuals.
It’s another matter if the owner of the avatar leads his significant other by the hand. This speaks of his desire to dominate. And not only in relationships, but also in everyday life.
2. “I am in the mirror”
When a person puts a photo of his reflection, this indicates his low self-esteem. He is not confident in himself or his attractiveness. How is this related?
Mirrors are the easiest way to get the perfect photo, provided there is good lighting. After all, we see what we are photographing and can choose the most advantageous pose and facial expression. A person with the “I am in the mirror” avaya needs constant approval from others.
3. Legs and arms: all sorts of knees, hands with glasses of coffee
Legs are a symbol of an active life position and the desire for a varied life. But if they are crossed, this indicates closedness. Socks turned towards each other are a sign of indecision and low stress resistance.
Hands usually speak of emotional excitability and romance. If a hand squeezes something, it is a symbol of determination and readiness to act.
Photo: pinterest.com
4. Photo filtered beyond recognition
Fear or reluctance to show your real self. Filters are basically “dust in the eyes.” But using them has almost become good form: everyone wants to see beautiful photographs, no one wants your problem skin or circles under your eyes. So we are only talking about real overkill with filters.
5. Photo of yourself with luxury attributes
A sign that a person places a high value on his financial situation, judges others by this criterion and dreams of greater comfort in life. Even if he has not “risen” yet, he is trying to join the “elite” at least in the photo.
6. Photos in the bathroom, in bed and other semi-intimate settings
Such an avatar requires a certain amount of courage. Such a person is self-confident, even to the point of feeling superior. He shows himself in all his glory without fear and expects others to accept him as such. And if they don’t, well, he won’t be too upset.
7. Close-up of face
Such a picture speaks of liberation and a tendency towards narcissism and egocentrism. Wide eyes - talkativeness, looking to the side - the presence of secrets, secrecy.
Photo: saffoto.ru
The head is tilted to the side - a person is easily carried away by something new. If the face is shot from above, while the head is thrown back, this speaks of arrogance. Such a person is not ready to put up with defeats and does not know how to admit his mistakes.
8. The face is not shown completely: it is covered with accessories, or the person stands half-turned
This indicates tightness, fear of close relationships, shyness. Such people do not know how to express themselves easily and spontaneously.
Animals
Animals on the avatar are a throwback to the early 2000s, when it was popular to use animal symbolism. For example, in tattoos. Despite this, such avas still occur, mainly among older people.
Each animal symbolizes a certain character trait. For example:
- Cat - independence and willfulness;
- Dog - loyalty and honesty;
- Fox - cunning;
- Snake - intelligence and wisdom;
- Leo - nobility and courage.
If someone puts a lion on his ava, this does not mean that he is courage itself. He just wishes he could be braver, he respects brave people. Moreover, often this person is really cowardly and indecisive.
Photo: artfile.me
Objects and items
This kind of ava is also becoming a thing of the past. It is typical for old-school Internet users who do not share the self-centered philosophy of Instagram. Objects and objects in Ava can mean:
- Values;
- Goals and dreams;
- Occupation or hobby;
- Lifestyle and habits.
In short, this is everything that is important for a person, what he lives with. More modern Internet users will add themselves to this object. The value in this case will be the same.
Natural phenomena
It could be mountains, sea, space, fire, lightning, flowers, landscapes. In general, everything that naturally exists in nature.
A person with such an avatar has a special way of thinking. He does not like to chat about himself, discuss some everyday trifles, all sorts of nonsense. He likes much more general topics and discussions about the structure of the world. He may be interested in philosophy, politics, economics.
The person with nature in their avatar is an introvert. He prefers quiet rest and solitude to crazy parties, because parties take away his energy. By nature he is romantic and non-conflict. Knows how to listen to others without criticizing or judging.
Photo: instudioe.com
Inscription
Avatar with slogans, mottos, sayings, quotes. Usually it is something philosophical, ironic or humorous. The meaning of such an avatar is to convey an important life principle or problem (personal/global).
People with captions on their avatars may find it difficult to express their opinions in real life. They may be hindered by shyness, fearfulness, or real-life limitations. One way or another, the Internet removes many prohibitions.
Eyes
The eyes on the avatar represent a realistic attitude towards life and a willingness to stand up for oneself. This person loves to be the center of attention. But if the gaze is averted to the side, this indicates closedness. The bearer of such an avatar is reluctant to let others into his inner world.
Angry and aggressive images
When someone has an evil creature on their avatar, it shows their vulnerability. Such a person is very sensitive, communication is difficult for him, so he strives for loneliness. Angry pictures help with just this: they discourage others from wanting to communicate.
People with angry avas do not know how or are afraid to express negative emotions. A profile picture allows you to do this safely and without consequences.
A similar situation with superhero avatars is when some strong and invulnerable anime/film/cartoon hero is depicted. This picture symbolizes that its owner does not feel safe. He is not confident in his own abilities, he considers the world unfriendly and dangerous.
Photo: w-dog.ru
Shocking content on the avatar
Sometimes people put something really nasty or scary on their ava. Usually this is done by teenagers and simply immature people who have not yet realized themselves. They don’t know how else to attract attention to themselves, how to declare their existence.
Shock content is a substitute for real self-affirmation, a demonstration of independence from public opinion. Mature, established individuals simply do not need this kind of attention.
Children
A person who puts pictures of his children on his profile has not had time to realize himself in life. Now he will try to do this through his descendants.
If the child is not his own, just a cute picture, this indicates the immaturity of the owner of the avatar. He really wants love, tenderness and attention.
Infantile people were either spoiled and pampered in childhood, or, on the contrary, they were completely lacking in care and attention.
Photo: steph-lee.com
Fictional characters
These can be heroes of films, books, anime, cartoons, games. The situation here is the same as with animals: the desire to identify with the properties characteristic of these characters. And such an ava also speaks of problems with self-determination and some immaturity. Its owner has not yet found his place in the world and has not fully studied himself.
Material prepared by psychologist Anastasia Penevskaya
What is an avatar on the Internet and where can I get one? This question began to interest people as it developed rapidly.
The key reason for the widespread use of avatars was the popularity of social networks, where each user has their own personal avatar.
In our material we will tell you the history of the term, and also share information on how to create your own avatar.
What is an avatar
An avatar is a graphic image that is used by users on their website pages. The image can be static or dynamic (with animation).
As a rule, most sites and forums set restrictions on the size of the avatar used.
This is necessary to create a uniform look and size for all pages on a social network or on any other thematic site.
In addition to the word “avatar”, the following word forms and synonyms may also appear:
- Avatar;
- Awka;
- UserPic;
- User picture.
Users of absolutely all Internet resources use userpics to personalize their page and make it unique.
The avatar does not have to be a real photo of the page owner. Often, people simply choose any image they like.
Fig. 1 - examples of avatars
There are a huge number of users on the Internet who prefer not to indicate their real data (first and last name, photo).
Such people create fictitious nicknames and set simple images as avatars.
To designate such users on the network, the concept of “fake” has appeared - an account without any data about a person, or a page that completely or partially copies the profile of an existing person (usually public ones - singers, actors, bloggers and others).
As a rule, the photo is located in the upper left corner of the page.
If a user takes part in discussions or leaves comments on other users’ posts, a smaller copy of his avatar will also be visible to other people.
What will the avatar tell you?
Marketers always analyze not only information from a potential client’s profile, but also look at the avatar. It complements the overall picture and helps you understand who is in front of you. We suggest looking at profile images from a marketer's point of view.
- If there is no avatar at all, most likely this is a recently registered user. Or a bot.
- A person who uses his real photo as an avatar is more likely to be constructive. The Internet plays an important role in his life. Perhaps he uses it to communicate with many people, work or self-presentation.
- Animal images are often used. Such userpics allow us to only indirectly assume what a person wants to convey with it. Although, some general characteristics may give rise to certain thoughts. For example, if a girl uses a cat avatar, you can make a hypothesis about her lifestyle, behavior, and interests.
- Cartoon characters, instead of a profile photo, can indicate interests and a certain line of behavior close to the account owner. In addition, they help +/- determine the age if it is not indicated.
This is how you can try to interpret any images depicted on the user’s user pic. Hypotheses built in this way are often used when working out the target audience, as well as setting up advertising campaigns.
History of appearance
The concept of “avatar” was first mentioned in the popular computer game of the 20th century – Ultima, 1985.
According to the gameplay, an avatar was a user's unique form that differentiated him from other players.
With the development of Internet technologies and the popularity of Ultima, the concept very quickly became widespread on forums - narrowly focused thematic sites for discussing something.
Previously, users communicated on forums; such a concept as a “social network” did not exist.
Accordingly, in order for users to distinguish each other not only by nickname (which is completely inconvenient), the active use of colorful userpics and animated pictures (gifs) began.
Rice. 2 – display of userpics in the game Ultima
An avaka for a forum must be limited in size (8 bytes) and have a certain format (requirements may vary depending on the site).
On the Internet you can find many services that offer users to create a unique avatar or cut a ready-made one to the desired size.
Origin of the word
The concept of “avatar” first became known thanks to the popular 20th century computer game Ultima in 1985. Many people are interested in what an avatar is. In the story, it meant the player’s unique form, thanks to which he was different and stood out from others.
Internet technologies quickly gained momentum, the term soon spread in forums where they discussed any narrowly focused topics. Previously, users conducted dialogues on forums; social networks had not yet appeared. So that people could distinguish each other not only by nickname, they began to actively use bright, beautiful images and animated pictures. This is how the term avatar became widespread in Internet slang.
Ava for business people
An avatar for communication on forums had to be within a certain size - 8 bytes. An image of a certain format was also skipped. These requirements are determined by specific sites and may vary from one another.
There are many services on the Internet that can create a unique image or cut it and reduce it in size to the required parameters.
How to create your own avatar?
An avatar picture is usually associated not only with the user’s photo.
It so happens that people who do not want to use their photo most often choose the following topics:
- Flowers;
- Fantasy heroes;
- Cars;
- Animals;
- Movie;
- Elements of abstraction;
- Animated pictures;
- Celebrities.
An excellent site for creating forum avatars is https://8biticon.com/.
Here you can create a fictional character, giving him features of your appearance. The picture can be used as a profile photo on VKontakte or Facebook.
An avatar for a VK group should be chosen wisely, because this is the face of the community. Only a bright, informative and attractive image can attract the attention of visitors and interest the audience. In this review, we will tell you how to select and configure a suitable image, and talk about the requirements and rules for uploading. Read and find out the information you need!
Baby photos
Photos of yourself as a child, displayed in public, as well as cute photos of animals indicate that the user feels defenseless. He lacks tenderness and love, he dreams of care and attention. Even if outwardly a person looks quite confident and successful, there is a child inside him who controls his emotions.
Definition
What is an avatar? This is a unique picture posted on a public page. Community administrators choose the image themselves; it is used to uniquely identify the community.
A personalized image indicates the topic of the public, contains contact information, and advertising data. There are two types of this design:
- A small vertical picture is an avatar;
- You can make a horizontal avatar in a VKontakte group - it’s called.
The attractiveness of avatar design is based on strict rules that are worth discussing.
Requirements
Images must meet certain requirements established by the developers of the social network. The following rules apply for an avatar:
- The size is 200x500 pixels;
- Proportions – 1 to 2.5;
- The thumbnail has a format of 200x200 pixels;
- The proportions of the miniature are 1:1.
The cover is selected according to the following rules:
- Resolution is 1590x400 pixels;
- The size is at least 795 points wide and 200 points high.
The general rule for formats is to choose only GIF, PNG, JPG.
How did avatars come about?
There is still debate about the history of the appearance of avatars, but no one knows exactly who exactly came up with such an image. Avas are used in all social networks, blogs and forums. They have become almost an integral attribute of any user. The role of an avatar is very difficult to overestimate, since without it all users will be faceless and uninteresting creatures.
How to make an avatar yourself?
You can create an avatar for an online VK group yourself - there are several options to choose from.
The first way is to use special services that are abundantly available on the Internet. Most designers are free to use, such as Canva. What does the process of creating an image look like?
- Choose one of the many built-in avatar templates for a group on VK;
- Upload a picture for the base;
- Use filters, play with brightness and contrast;
- Choose stickers, frames, animated pictures;
- Download the ready-made solution! All the necessary settings will be set automatically.
There is a second way - download Photoshop to your computer! A short guide to Photoshop can be found below; even basic knowledge is enough to create a beautiful logo.
Some useful tips that will be useful for a beginner without design skills:
- Follow the community's theme;
- Avoid too much contact information;
- Move the frames so that the main part of the avatar is displayed in the thumbnail window;
- Choose the right color scheme.
We discussed how to make an avatar for an online VK group. If you already have an option ready, it's time to put it on the page!
How to install and change?
Even a beginner can put an image on a public page – there’s nothing complicated:
- Hover over the image area in the side menu;
- At the bottom you will be able to select options;
- Select "Download";
- Click on the “Select file” button;
- Find the picture you are interested in on your device;
- Slide the frames - this is the area that will be displayed on the community page;
- Click on the “Save and Continue” icon;
- Select the square area of the thumbnail by sliding the frames;
- Click the “Save Changes” button.
You don’t have to think long about how to change the ava in the VK group - all the necessary settings will appear when you hover the cursor over the image.
We talked about the small size of the design. Want to set a cover? Then read how to put a horizontal avatar in a VK group:
- Open the page;
- Click on the “Settings” button in the navigation menu;
- Go to the “Basic information” block;
- Select the “Community Cover” section;
- Click on the “Download” button;
We told you how to make an ava for a VK group and successfully install it. You have learned everything about quality requirements - no more questions or difficulties will arise, your public page will stand out from the crowd with its unique design!
Correct avatar sizes in VK
If the size and design of the main image is chosen incorrectly, you will have problems with promotion. They have different standards for profile and group.
For profile
To display a square image on a page in a format such as a preview without a photo, the sides must have a ratio of 200x200px. It is better to set the size 1.5-2 times larger than the standard. You can upload any image as long as the aspect ratio is equal. The scale will be adjusted automatically. Often users place a vertical image that stretches the rest of the blocks on the page. Then the largest size will be 200x300px.
For a vertical photo, the smallest size is limited by the width of the image. You will not be able to install a photo that has a horizontal orientation. The maximum height is 300px, but it can be changed to the smallest size. Depending on the area that you mark when installing an avatar, the possible area for selecting a thumbnail is determined. But the thumbnail has a limitation in orientation; it can only be square with the width set for the main profile image.
For a group
The avatar for the community on VK is very similar to the profile picture. Looking at its design, users will be able to easily recognize your public page. The dimensions of the group thumbnail should be as follows: minimum 200x200 pixels, and maximum 200x500 pixels. In order for a photo to be displayed normally on any device, its most important part must be included in the minimum size. When you need to set the header (group cover) to make it look attractive, the parameters should be: 1590x400px. For a live cover with a video format: 1080×1920, full HD quality, MP4 format (h264 aac codec), weight no more than 30 megabytes.
The size of the menu photo in the form of a community banner: 600px in width and height as you wish. Menu column “Latest news” – width 610px, height without restrictions. For posts to look good, you need to adhere to the following parameters: 510x510px in height and width. For a photo album, the following parameters are required: 1200x800 px, and articles - 510x286 px. Products: minimum – 400x400 px, maximum – 1000x1000 px.
