Blockies Avatar Generator

Pixelated color-block identicons: originally designed for Ethereum wallet addresses

WTFPL SVG, Canvas npm runs locally

Ready-to-use samples

Generated with the Blockies package, served from this site.

felix
aneka
jasper
luna
milo
sage
nova
remy

Run Blockies in your project

Blockies is a small component with no hosted HTTP endpoint. Install the npm package, or try the closest URL-driven pixel style below.

GitHub repo Project page

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DiceBear has a hosted URL API with a similar look, so you can preview and download without installing anything.

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Usage

npm

npm i blockies-react-svg

import Blockies from 'blockies-react-svg';

<Blockies address="0x0000000000000000000000000000000000felix" size={8} scale={10} />

About Blockies

The identicon style made famous by Ethereum and MetaMask. Generates blocky square patterns from a hash. WTFPL license (effectively public domain). Several npm packages provide React components around the original algorithm.

Best for: Web3 and crypto apps, wallet address visualization, any context needing pixel art aesthetic

License: WTFPL
Output: SVG, Canvas
Deterministic: Yes
Hosted API: No
Package: blockies-react-svg
Links: Docs GitHub

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Blockies free to use commercially?

Blockies is licensed under WTFPL. This is a permissive license: you can use it in commercial projects with no royalties, though MIT requires keeping the license notice.

What output formats does Blockies support?

Blockies generates avatars as SVG, Canvas. SVG output scales to any size without quality loss, useful for retina displays and print.

Is there a hosted Blockies API?

No. Blockies ships as an npm package that renders locally, there is no hosted HTTP endpoint to call. The samples on this page were generated with that package.

Does the same seed always produce the same Blockies avatar?

Yes. Blockies is fully deterministic: the same seed value always renders the identical avatar, so you never need to store the generated image.