Show HN: Blobz – a Deterministic, Playful SVG avatars generated from a string

Category: library

Tags: avatar, svg, deterministic, react, shadcn

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Blobz deterministically generates playful SVG avatars from a string (name, username, ID) using a hash-based feature selection, with no stored assets or random seeds required. It offers React components, a shadcn/ui registry, and a core TypeScript library, plus an optional paid hosted API. The project is well-documented and integrates smoothly with modern frontend stacks.

Target audience: frontend devs

Repository: https://github.com/lirena00/blobz · TypeScript · MIT · 38 stars

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