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Retro handheld pixel avatar

Four shades of green and nothing else. Your avatar looks like it is glowing on the screen of a pocket console from 1989, batteries nearly flat.

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From a selfie or a sentence, in about ten seconds. No card needed.

Handheld examples

Each of these was drawn from one line of text, shown under it. Type your own, or add a selfie instead.

Green four-shade handheld pixel avatar of a young woman with a copper-red bob and round glasses
Made from “19-year-old woman with a messy copper-red bob, round tortoiseshell glasses, chunky green cardigan, curious look”
Green four-shade handheld pixel avatar of a young man with spiky brown hair in a basketball jersey
Made from “21-year-old man with a spiky mop of brown hair, oversized blue basketball jersey with no lettering over a white tee, cheeky grin”
Green four-shade handheld pixel avatar of a golden retriever in a red bandana
Made from “a golden retriever with a realistic, naturally proportioned head turned slightly to one side, long wavy golden fur, mouth open in a happy pant, wearing a red bandana”

What makes it Handheld

Exactly four shades

From near-black olive to pale pea green: the whole palette of the early handheld screens.

Chunky sprites

Big pixels and simple shapes that read at any size.

Instantly nostalgic

Anyone who played in the back seat of a car on a long drive will recognise it.

Framed for a profile picture

Head and shoulders, centred like a passport photo, so it sits right in a round or square avatar slot.

How to make one

  1. Pick Handheld. The button on this page opens minipic.me with Handheld already chosen.
  2. Add a selfie or a sentence. One face in good light, looking at the camera, works best. Or describe anyone (or anything) in a few words.
  3. Keep it. Download PNG or WebP from 64 to 1024 pixels, with the background kept or cut out to transparent, or tweak it ("add a red scarf").

Great for

  • Retro gaming profiles
  • Chiptune and music channels
  • Team avatars that all share one palette
  • Minimal, low-colour profile pictures
  • Pixel art prints and stickers

Questions

Why only green?

That is the charm: early handheld screens could only show four shades of green. Every avatar in this style shares the same palette, so a whole team or friend group looks consistent.

Can I change the colours?

Handheld always uses its four greens. For a different palette, try 8-bit or Cyberpunk.

Is it free?

Your first two avatars are free, no card needed. After that, your first pack is $5 for 12 avatars, then packs start at $9 for 20, and credits never expire.

Do you keep my photo?

A photo you add to draw once is used for that drawing and not kept. Photos you save in People are kept privately until you delete them or your account.

More styles

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