# Avatar ## Props | Name | Type | Default | Description | |:-----|:-----|:--------|:------------| | alt | string | '' | Used in combination with `src` or `srcSet` to provide an alt attribute for the rendered `img` element. | | children | Element | | Used to render icon or text elements inside the Avatar. `src` and `alt` props will not be used and no `img` will be rendered by default.
This can be an element, or just a string. | | classes | Object | | Useful to extend the style applied to components. | | component | union: string
 Function
| 'div' | The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a DOM element or a component. | | imgProps | Object | | Properties applied to the `img` element when the component is used to display an image. | | sizes | string | | The `sizes` attribute for the `img` element. | | src | string | | The `src` attribute for the `img` element. | | srcSet | string | | The `srcSet` attribute for the `img` element. | Any other properties supplied will be spread to the root element. ## CSS API You can overrides all the class names injected by Material-UI thanks to the `classes` property. This property accepts the following keys: - `root` - `colorDefault` - `img` Have a look at [overriding with class names](/customization/overrides#overriding-with-class-names) section for more detail. If using the `overrides` key of the theme as documented [here](/customization/themes#customizing-all-instances-of-a-component-type), you need to use the following style sheet name: `MuiAvatar`.