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Whatsapp has a new update! When creating the avatar, you first have to choose a suitable hairstyle.
Milena KalinEditor Economics
We all know them, and many love them too: emojis. Instead of a “LOL” as before, a laughing smiley with teary eyes is sent. Instead of an “XOXO” an emoji with a kissing mouth.
But that’s not all: As of today there is a new function on Whatsapp, as the Facebook sister announces in its own blog. This allows you to create your own avatars, i.e. a digital version of yourself. Instead of an emoji, you then send your avatar in the appropriate mood. After the update has been carried out, the new function can be found under the so-called stickers.
There are hardly any limits when creating the avatar. When it comes to skin, hair and eye color as well as physique and outfits, WhatsApp users can choose from numerous variants. You can also choose individual facial features such as the shape of the eyes or lips and the right nose.
With wrinkles, piercings and beauty marks
If you want, you can even give your avatar a certain wisdom with wrinkles. Although you might prefer not to do this if you have the opportunity. Users can also beautify their avatar with piercings, freckles or even a bindi. This is the point between the eyebrows, which is considered a religious forehead in Hinduism. The avatars can also wear glasses and hearing aids.
Whatsapp then automatically creates 36 stickers with your own avatar, which reflect many different emotions and actions: beaming down both cheeks, sad to death, cursing or even with big heart eyes.
The concept of avatars is not new, however. Apple introduced the Memoji feature back in 2018. Samsung already has a 3D avatar. And the Facebook sister company Instagram or the instant messaging service Snapchat already offer their own variants of avatars.