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How do I change my avatar's gender?

Last Updated: December 16, 2009
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Many features of Yahoo! Avatars are customizable and can be changed at any time, including the avatar's gender.

You can change your avatar’s gender from male to female or vice versa.

To choose your avatar's gender:

  1. Go to the Yahoo! Avatars homepage.
  2. Click Preferences (located under the Web Search button).

    Avatar preferences link

    The Preferences page appears.

    Preferences Change Gender page
  3. Click Change.

    The Are you sure you want to switch gender? page appears.

    Are you sure you want to switch gender page

    In this example, the current avatar is female and you are switching to male.
  4. Click Switch Gender to Male.

    Your male avatar appears in the Previewing Changes window.

    Previewing avatar
  5. Click Save Changes.

Your avatar is now male. To make other changes to your avatar, click the category tabs on the Yahoo! Avatars homepage, or refer to Similar Topics on the right side of this page for more help.

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