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How Can I Create My Facebook Avatar Sticker?

May 16, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Facebook Help, Most Popular / 14 Comments

Some of my friends on Facebook have been posting comments using cartoon characters of themselves. These Facebook avatars are pretty sweet and I want one! How can I create my own avatar on Facebook?

Facebook is adding some fun to our interaction on the site and trying to compete directly with Apple by introducing personalized avatars that are used to create reaction stickers and other graphical elements you could use on the site. Apple calls them Animoji while Facebook just calls them Avatars but they’re the same thing, and it all harkens back to older computer games. Years ago PC casino and card games let you create your own custom avatar so you’d see “yourself” sitting at the table on screen with all the other computer generated characters. Creating your avatar turned out to be great fun and on systems like the Nintendo Wii they even had a whole world of “Mii” avatars that could interact and even show up in some of the games.

And so Facebook has joined the club. At this point, however, you’ll need an iPhone or Android phone because the only place you can create your avatar is in the Facebook Mobile app. Not on your computer, just on an Android or iPhone device. Which is great if you use Facebook from a mobile device but if not, well, you might want to borrow a friend’s device or get Facebook hooked up on your smartphone for this particular task. Once you’ve created your avatar, you can access it from any Facebook platform, including directly through a Web browser.

So let’s get started. If you’re lucky, you’ll see a friend post their avatar on Facebook, in which case there’s a simple ‘try it’ button that appears. For example, Irene posted hers:

facebook create avatar - friend posted

If you have the “Try it” button, then you can tap that. If not, on your iPhone tap on the three horizontal lines on the lower right. It’s highlighted in the above image.

This brings up a long menu of options:

facebook create avatar - mobile menu 'more'

As highlighted again, choose “See More” to reveal even more options:

facebook create avatar - menu - avatar

There it is! “Avatars”. If you don’t have this, update your version of Facebook on your iOS device.

A tap on “Avatars” and you’ll be moved into the avatar creation tool:

facebook create avatar - creation tool fb avatars animoji

Pretty cool variety of faces, body types and outfits, that’s for sure. Do you recognize anyone in that image? 🙂

Tap on “Next” to proceed…

facebook create avatar - create stickers!

You have to admit, pretty fun, if a bit sophomoric. That’s okay, we can all do with some fun and chuckles, though some of these reaction avatar stickers might be pretty weird and out of place in the more serious discussions that happen on the site.

Whatevs, right? Let’s “Get Started” by tapping on that button.

Now you’ll get to the core of the avatar creation tool. It’s useful to have a photo of yourself (or a mirror) to reference as you proceed, or perhaps have someone else create your avatar while looking at you. First up, skin color:

facebook create avatar - choose skin color

Lots of choices here, and don’t worry about face shape, lack of hair, etc. That’s all going to show up a bit further into the process.

In fact, a few steps further, my avatar is starting to come together:

facebook create avatar - interim avatar hair color

See that little “vanity mirror” icon on the top right? If you tap on it it’ll show you a live video of your face from your selfie camera. A useful reference. Meanwhile, above I am picking hair color, opting not to try out green or purple (though it’s tempting!)

Further along yet, my avatar is coming together:

facebook create avatar - choose clothes

Most all of these steps involves compromise, of course. There’s no outfit that’s quite what I wear, no hair style that really mimics my own hair, etc, but… that’s okay. This is all for fun.

And so, this is my avatar:

facebook create avatar - this is your avatar

Not quite my facial structure, but not too bad. Tap on “Next” and you’ll see some of the various stickers, though with a generic avatar instead of your new appearance:

facebook create avatar - stickers

Looks good! Tap on “Done” to finish. Now I can finally see what all these stickers look like with my avatar incorporated into the design. In fact, pretty darn fun:

facebook create avatar - me as a sticker

So there you have it. I have been reduced down to a cartoon character and so can you.

Is this going to take over Facebook and make it even more surreal when someone shares bad news and gets cartoonish sticker reactions? Probaby for a short while, but the novelty will wear off and these will then become something used in moderation, as Animoji are on the iPhone now that it’s not new.

And, finally, here’s my avatar showing up – oh so subtly! – as one of the “sticker” options within Facebook on my Web browser:

facebook create avatar - using avatar on facebook comment web

Now, go create your avatar and good luck!

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14 comments on “How Can I Create My Facebook Avatar Sticker?”

  1. Romeo Tchouante says:
    March 12, 2022 at 2:12 pm

    Hi Dave, I created my Avatar, see the option for stickers. Profile pic, and show off avatar but unable to see the option of how to get the avatar backgrounds. Any idea how to fix this?

    Reply
  2. Dawn says:
    August 11, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    Hi Dave,
    I have had my Avatar for awhile & I have not been able to get my avatar in my background like all my friends have and I set my avatar up on my iPhone.
    Please help! I have been waiting since the background first came out!!

    Reply
  3. Heidi says:
    June 7, 2021 at 5:21 am

    I have tried and tried to use backgrounds with my avatar and can’t. Is there a button I haven’t clicked or something. My friends have them and I don’t. It’s so annoying. It’s says I have the latest version of Facebook on my Iphone

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth Malin says:
    March 26, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    I have the Avatar created. I can comment on people’s comments with stickers of my Avatar, but I can’t post on the what’s on your mind posts. Does anyone know why?

    Reply
  5. Anne says:
    March 25, 2021 at 11:38 am

    Can I do this n m iPad Pro?

    Reply
  6. Mari McDougall says:
    October 20, 2020 at 4:08 am

    I cannot wait to give this a try, thanks again.

    Reply
  7. Carol Wilkerson says:
    May 17, 2020 at 7:05 am

    This doesn’t work on Android phones?

    Reply
    • Dave Taylor says:
      May 18, 2020 at 6:13 am

      Are you sure you have the very latest version of the Facebook for Mobile app? Facebook is also “rolling out” this feature so it might be that some people have it and others will be getting it soon…

      Reply
  8. Jenn says:
    May 16, 2020 at 8:36 pm

    I have two Facebook accounts. The one I do not use has the Avatar option, however the one I do use, doesn’t. Is there a way to fix this?

    Reply
    • Dave Taylor says:
      May 18, 2020 at 6:14 am

      Not sure, Jenn, but what if you log out of both, then just log into the one you use and try to create your avatar?

      Reply
  9. Annemarie Lucillie hearl says:
    May 16, 2020 at 3:22 pm

    Hey, it’s not fair about iPad I need avatar for Facebook now please

    Reply
    • Dave Taylor says:
      May 16, 2020 at 7:12 pm

      Sure! Send me a photo and your account password! Ha! Just kidding. Please do NOT send anyone your password, ever. 🙂

      Reply
    • Filomena Denis says:
      May 17, 2020 at 8:33 am

      I would like to create an avatar on my facebook. I do not have an ipad.

      Reply
      • Dave Taylor says:
        May 18, 2020 at 6:12 am

        You’ll have to wait until Facebook brings the avatar creation process to the Web or borrow a friend’s mobile device for a little bit to set things up for yourself.

        Reply

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