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graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character
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Summary

avatar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: avatar[2]
  • Subclass of: persona[3], representation[4]
  • Part of: social media account[5], user account[6]
  • Commons category: Avatars[7]
  • Facet of: virtual reality[8], user interface[9]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/avatars[10]
  • Different from: Avatar[11], New Profile[12]
  • Hashtag: NewProfilePic[13]

Why It Matters

avatar has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] avatar is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). avatar. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/avatar-q152402
MLA “avatar.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/avatar-q152402.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_avatar-q152402_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{avatar}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/avatar-q152402}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4MuyNS
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → technology/avatar-virtual-representation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopædia britannica online id: technology/avatar-virtual-representation"
  3. 21w ago · Dronebogus · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → avatar
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Avatar, New Profile
    Described by source → Q105085344
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Fashion For Change 2015-04-18 13.jpg"
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