diff --git a/packages/components/src/avatar/avatar.stories.tsx b/packages/components/src/avatar/avatar.stories.tsx
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+import { Stack } from '@tamagui/core'
+
+import { Avatar } from './avatar'
+
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react'
+
+// More on how to set up stories at: https://storybook.js.org/docs/7.0/react/writing-stories/introduction
+const meta: Meta<typeof Avatar> = {
+  component: Avatar,
+  argTypes: {},
+}
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof Avatar>
+
+// More on writing stories with args: https://storybook.js.org/docs/7.0/react/writing-stories/args
+export const Default: Story = {
+  args: {
+    src: 'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518020382113-a7e8fc38eac9?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&h=500&q=80',
+  },
+  render: args => (
+    <Stack space>
+      <Avatar {...args} size={56} />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={52} />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={48} />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={32} />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={20} />
+    </Stack>
+  ),
+}
+
+export const Rounded: Story = {
+  args: {
+    src: 'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518020382113-a7e8fc38eac9?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&h=500&q=80',
+  },
+  render: args => (
+    <Stack space>
+      <Avatar {...args} size={56} shape="rounded" />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={52} shape="rounded" />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={48} shape="rounded" />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={32} shape="rounded" />
+      <Avatar {...args} size={20} shape="rounded" />
+    </Stack>
+  ),
+}
+
+export default meta
diff --git a/packages/components/src/avatar/avatar.tsx b/packages/components/src/avatar/avatar.tsx
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+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import { Stack, styled, Text } from '@tamagui/core'
+
+import { Image } from '../image'
+
+import type { GetProps } from '@tamagui/core'
+
+// import { Button as RNButton } from 'react-native'
+
+// setupReactNative({ Button: RNButton })
+
+// import type { GetProps} from '@tamagui/core';
+
+const Base = styled(Stack, {
+  name: 'Avatar',
+
+  display: 'inline-flex',
+  position: 'relative',
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  backgroundColor: 'rgb(255,255,255)',
+
+  variants: {
+    size: {
+      56: {
+        width: 56,
+        height: 56,
+        borderRadius: 56 / 2,
+      },
+      52: {
+        width: 52,
+        height: 52,
+        borderRadius: 52 / 2,
+      },
+      48: {
+        width: 48,
+        height: 48,
+        borderRadius: 48 / 2,
+      },
+      32: {
+        width: 32,
+        height: 32,
+        borderRadius: 32 / 2,
+      },
+      20: {
+        width: 20,
+        height: 20,
+        borderRadius: 20 / 2,
+      },
+    },
+
+    shape: {
+      circle: {},
+      rounded: {
+        borderRadius: 16,
+      },
+    },
+  } as const,
+})
+
+const Fallback = styled(Text, {
+  name: 'AvatarFallback',
+})
+
+type BaseProps = GetProps<typeof Base>
+
+interface Props {
+  src: string
+  size: NonNullable<BaseProps['size']>
+  indicator?: 'online' | 'offline'
+  shape?: 'circle' | 'rounded'
+}
+
+type ImageLoadingStatus = 'idle' | 'loading' | 'loaded' | 'error'
+
+const Avatar = (props: Props) => {
+  const { src, size, shape = 'circle' } = props
+
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<ImageLoadingStatus>('idle')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStatus('idle')
+  }, [JSON.stringify(src)])
+
+  return (
+    <Base size={size} shape={shape}>
+      <Image
+        src={src}
+        width={size}
+        height={size}
+        onLoad={() => setStatus('loaded')}
+        onError={() => setStatus('error')}
+      />
+      <Fallback
+        width={size}
+        height={size}
+        display="flex"
+        alignItems="center"
+        justifyContent="center"
+      >
+        PP
+      </Fallback>
+    </Base>
+  )
+}
+
+export { Avatar }
+export type { Props as AvatarProps }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/avatar/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/avatar/index.tsx
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+export { Avatar } from './avatar'