How do I change my avatar?

You must create your own avatar using software on your computer or download one from one of the many avatar sites on the web. Keep the avatar small. The displayed avatar is 48x48 pixels and under 5k. A very large avatar may become distorted or blurry. I recommend keeping it square and under 100k. Yahoo no longer has a site to create one. It closed on 4/1/13.

Here is a site where you can create an avatar: http://www.doppelme.com/

Here are a couple of sites with ready made avatars: http://www.avatarsdb.com/ and http://freeavatarsonline.com/

In order for your avatar to appear you must make your Yahoo! Profile visible if not already. Go to: http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/ and make sure the profile is not hidden. There is no reason to hide your profile. Nothing appears unless you enter it and turn a switch on.

Either go to your Yahoo! Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/about and click on "Update photo or avatar" or go to your Yahoo! Profile at http://profile.yahoo.com/ and click on the current avatar. Upload one or choose an existing one. If updating at one link does not work then try the other.

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You probably have to wait until you are on a computer. then follow the directions below.

Yahoo no longer offers avatars so you can't edit an old Yahoo one but you can do this:

Choose either a cartoon or a photo avatar

Create a personal avatar below not a moving or large one, right click and save it to you pc then follow the upload directions below.

http://laughingsquid.com/faceyourmanga-c%E2%80%A6

http://www.free-avatars.com/

http://freeavatarsonline.com/

http://www.avatarsdb.com/

Photo or avatar upload Follow these directions closely.

Click your current avatar then click view profile or go to

http://profile.yahoo.com/ ,

click the default avatar you see now, click change picture in the centre, click the upward arrow on left, "edit my public profile" browse and select the avatar or pic you want from your pc, follow the prompts.

If you are on a mobile, you need to switch to desktop mode first in order to be able to install an avatar...:-)