Random avatar generator

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what is the algorithm used to generate those little gravatar identicon images?

StackOverflow seems to have nice, randomly generated avatars for default users. How do I do that (preferably with PHP)?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '10 at 18:52

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answered Apr 12 '10 at 18:52

Joel Martinez

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It doesn't ask what they use, it's asking how *he* could create one. – George Stocker Apr 12 '10 at 18:53
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And an excellent answer to that is to use gravatar :) – vfilby Apr 12 '10 at 18:54
@Jasie :-) @George Stocker, The question was how stackoverflow did it, and how they can as well. The answer of gravatar answers both questions ;-) – Joel Martinez Apr 12 '10 at 18:56
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This takes link only answers to a whole new level – Twifty Mar 03 '16 at 19:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 12 '10 at 18:53

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Here is a link to their reference php implementation: http://en.gravatar.com/site/implement/php

answered Apr 12 '10 at 18:53

vfilby

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