# Avatars

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## Overview

A flexible container component for displaying avatar images in an overlapping horizontal arrangement. This block creates a row of avatars with negative spacing to achieve an overlapping effect, commonly used for showing groups of users, contributors, or team members.

## Common use cases

* Display team members or contributors in a visually appealing overlapping layout
* Show user groups or participant lists with consistent avatar sizes
* Create engaging visual representations of community or team sections
* Use center or right alignment when adding many avatars depending on your design

## Compatible blocks

The following blocks can be nested within this block:

* [Avatar image](https://help.brickspacelab.com/slab/content/blocks/basics/avatars/avatar-image)

## Block settings

### General

| Setting                | Description                 | Options                   |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Show advanced settings | Reveals visibility settings | Checkbox (default: false) |

### Spacing

| Setting                   | Description                                | Options                   |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- |
| Enable horizontal padding | Adds horizontal padding around the avatars | Checkbox (default: false) |
| Enable top padding        | Adds top padding around the avatars        | Checkbox (default: false) |
| Enable bottom padding     | Adds bottom padding around the avatars     | Checkbox (default: false) |

### Layout

| Setting              | Description                                  | Options                                        |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Horizontal alignment | Controls horizontal alignment of the avatars | <p>• Left (default)<br>• Center<br>• Right</p> |

### Display

| Setting    | Description                        | Options                                                                                                                            |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Visibility | Controls when the block is visible | <p>• All (default)<br>• Mobile only<br>• Desktop only</p><p><br><br>Visible when <strong>Show advanced settings</strong> is on</p> |