CircleAvatar

A circle that represents a user.

If foreground_image_src fails then background_image_src is used, and if this also fails, then bgcolor is used.

Inherits: LayoutControl

Properties

• background_image_src(str | None) –

  The source (local asset file or URL) of the background image in the circle.

• bgcolor(ColorValue | None) –

  The color with which to fill the circle.

• color(ColorValue | None) –

  The default color for text in this avatar.

• content(StrOrControl | None) –

  The content of this avatar.

• foreground_image_src(str | None) –

  The source (local asset file or URL) of the foreground image in the circle.

• max_radius(Number | None) –

  The maximum size of the avatar, expressed as the radius (half the diameter).

• min_radius(Number | None) –

  The minimum size of the avatar, expressed as the radius (half the diameter). If

• radius(Number | None) –

  The size of the avatar, expressed as the radius (half the diameter). If radius is

Events

• on_image_error(ControlEventHandler[CircleAvatar] | None) –

  Called when an error occurs while loading the background_image_src or

Examples

Live example

User avatars

import flet as ft


def main(page: ft.Page):
    page.add(
        # a "normal" avatar with background image
        ft.CircleAvatar(
            foreground_image_src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5041459?s=88&v=4",
            content=ft.Text("FF"),
        ),
        # avatar with failing foreground image and fallback text
        ft.CircleAvatar(
            foreground_image_src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/_5041459?s=88&v=4",
            content=ft.Text("FF"),
        ),
        # avatar with icon, aka icon with inverse background
        ft.CircleAvatar(content=ft.Icon(ft.Icons.ABC)),
        # avatar with icon and custom colors
        ft.CircleAvatar(
            content=ft.Icon(ft.Icons.WARNING_ROUNDED),
            color=ft.Colors.YELLOW_200,
            bgcolor=ft.Colors.AMBER_700,
        ),
        # avatar with online status
        ft.Stack(
            width=40,
            height=40,
            controls=[
                ft.CircleAvatar(
                    foreground_image_src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5041459?s=88&v=4"
                ),
                ft.Container(
                    content=ft.CircleAvatar(bgcolor=ft.Colors.GREEN, radius=5),
                    alignment=ft.Alignment.BOTTOM_LEFT,
                ),
            ],
        ),
    )


ft.run(main)

Properties

background_image_src

background_image_src: str | None = None

The source (local asset file or URL) of the background image in the circle. Changing the background image will cause the avatar to animate to the new image.

If this avatar is to have the user's initials, use content instead.

Typically used as a fallback image for foreground_image_src.

bgcolor

bgcolor: ColorValue | None = None

The color with which to fill the circle.

Changing the background color will cause this avatar to animate to the new color.

color

color: ColorValue | None = None

The default color for text in this avatar.

Defaults to the primary text theme color if no bgcolor is specified.

content

content: StrOrControl | None = None

The content of this avatar.

Typically a Text control.

Tip

If this avatar is to have an image, use background_image_src instead.

foreground_image_src

foreground_image_src: str | None = None

The source (local asset file or URL) of the foreground image in the circle.

Fallbacks to background_image_src.

Typically used as profile image.

max_radius

max_radius: Number | None = None

The maximum size of the avatar, expressed as the radius (half the diameter).

Defaults to "infinity".

Note

If max_radius is specified, then radius should not be specified.

Raises:

• ValueError –

  If max_radius is negative.

• ValueError –

  If max_radius is provided while radius is set.

min_radius

min_radius: Number | None = None

The minimum size of the avatar, expressed as the radius (half the diameter). If min_radius is specified, then radius should not be specified.

Defaults to 0.0.

Raises:

• ValueError –

  If min_radius is negative.

radius

radius: Number | None = None

The size of the avatar, expressed as the radius (half the diameter). If radius is specified, then neither min_radius nor max_radius may be specified.

Raises:

• ValueError –

  If radius is negative.

• ValueError –

  If radius is set while min_radius or max_radius is provided.

Events

on_image_error

on_image_error: ControlEventHandler[CircleAvatar] | None = (
    None
)

Called when an error occurs while loading the background_image_src or foreground_image_src.

The data property of the event handler argument is a string whose value is either "background" or "foreground" indicating the error's origin.