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How do I customize my Avatar?

A Yahoo! Avatar is a character that you can personalize and use when interacting with friends online. By changing hairstyles, clothes, accessories, and backgrounds, you can create your own unique persona.

  1. There are two ways to customize your Avatar:
    • Click the "Messenger" menu in Yahoo! Messenger and select "Preferences." Then select the "Display Image" category and click the "Change Default" button.
    • Click the "Messenger" menu in Yahoo! Messenger and select "My Display Image."
  2. Select the "Share my Avatar" option and click the "Customize" button.

For more information on customizing your Avatar, click here.

Note: You can change your Avatar by clicking the "Customize" button to the right of your Avatar.

Where's the Contact Customer Care button? With so many improvements to Messenger since the version you're using (lots more features and reliability), we figured you're ready to move up. So get your upgrade and with the new version, rest assured if you have questions, you’ll find that friendly button on its help pages.