# Avatar

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avatar/24535>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 1, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avatar/24535 "2003-07-01T22:55:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![asphaltcowboy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/asphaltcowboy/32/128_2.png) [@asphaltcowboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asphaltcowboy)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avatar/24535/1 "2003-07-01T22:55:56Z")

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why is that I can upload my custom avatar with no problems, but if I try and link it from my site it says it isnt a valid jpg or gif?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avatar/24535/2 "2003-07-02T12:00:48Z")

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_cough cough cough cough_ …

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_ahem_ 🙂