How to make a Facebook avatar like everyone is doing right now

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Do you have a Facebook avatar?

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Your news feed is flooded with Facebook’s avatars and you want one, too. These are the social network’s version of the Bitmoji avatars, which also look a bit like Apple’s Memoji avatars. It’s Facebook’s newest addition, which launched last week, and it lets you create a character to resemble yourself. You can use the avatar stickers in comments, stories and Facebook Messenger.

Your avatar can also be used in place of your Facebook profile picture and can be used in text messages on your phone. You can also send the avatar stickers in apps like Snapchat, 해외메이저사이트 Twitter, Mail and Instagram.

Here’s how to create your own Facebook avatar on your iPhone ($699 at Apple) or Android phone right now.

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The Facebook avatar I created.

Screenshot by Katie Conner/CNET

1. Open the Facebook app on your phone and tap the hamburger menu (three stacked lines). It could be in the lower right corner for iPhone and in the upper right corner for Android.

2. Scroll down and tap See More.

3. Select Avatars.

4. Tap Next and then Get Started.

5. Select your preferred skin tone (there are 27 options) and tap Next. 

6. You’ll then be instructed to choose a hairstyle for your avatar. You can select Short, Medium or Long for a variety of styles. Once you’ve made your selection, tap the Color icon.

7. Next, you’ll move on to your avatar’s Face icon, where you’ll select the face shape, complexion and face lines. 

8. After you’ve customized the face, tap the Eye icon. Select an eye shape, color and lash length. Then move on to the Eyebrows icon and select the brow shape and color. You can also add glasses.

9. Now it’s time to customize the nose and mouth. Select your nose shape and then move on to your lips shape. You can also add a lip color and facial hair.

10. Next, select a body shape. Once you do this, you can choose an outfit that you like best. You can also choose to add a hat, scarf or cat ears to your avatar’s outfit. 

11. Once you’re finished customizing your avatar, tap the check mark icon in the upper right corner. Tap Next and then Done.

When you want to use it, you can access the avatar you made by tapping the smiley face icon in the Write a comment section of Facebook. 

That’s it! Now you have a Facebook avatar that you can share with your friends. 

Screenshot by Katie Conner/CNET

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