How to Use Meta’s Bitmoji-Style Avatars on WhatsApp
WhatsApp now lets you create your own avatar in the app to represent yourself in a digital form, similar to the avatar feature on Facebook.
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How to Create a WhatsApp Avatar
Thanks to a November 2022 update, WhatsApp allows you tocreate your own avatar, creating a digital version of yourself. You can set this avatar as your profile picture or use it to create 36 custom stickers to send to friends and family.
When creating your avatar, you may choose from many different combinations of skin tones, hairstyles, hair color, facial features, outfits, and more. Follow the steps below to create your own avatar on WhatsApp.
You can alsocreate an avatar on Instagramthe same way you did on WhatsApp. And if you’re curious, you can also see a digital version of yourselfusing Snapchat’s avatar lensthat was launched in 2021.
Create Your Avatar on WhatsApp
Avatars on WhatsApp are one of the ways Meta is trying to push its metaverse narrative, introducing the concept to a wider audience of regular users. If you like customizing characters, creating your own avatar is going to be really fun.
You can use your avatar to create personalized stickers and send them to friends and family, expressing yourself in a more vivid way without having to take a picture or record a video.
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