“JavaScript library to generate SVG avatars based on text”
Boring Avatars launched on Product Hunt on May 28th, 2021 and earned 488 upvotes and 72 comments, earning #3 Product of the Day. Boring avatars is a tiny JavaScript React library that generates custom, SVG-based, round avatars from any username and color palette.
Boring Avatars was featured in Design Tools (262.9k followers), Emoji (11.7k followers), Branding (39.5k followers) and Developer Tools (520.1k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 133.5k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Boring Avatars?
Boring Avatars was hunted by Josep Martins. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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