Minimal Vector Side Profile Avatar
Stable DiffusionMinimal Vector Side Profile Avatar is an SDXL 1.0 prompt for a flat profile picture at 1:1. The side view exists to hide the eyes and mouth entirely, which is where generated faces break down at small sizes.
Last tested: July 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more minimalist prompts .
How to use this prompt
Turning the head to profile is a deliberate evasion. Eyes and mouths are where diffusion models fail most visibly, and a side view removes both from the silhouette, so "no facial detail beyond a suggested brow and nose line" locks that in — omit it and SDXL adds an eye that looks subtly wrong at avatar size and unmistakably wrong when enlarged. Flat colour with no outlines is the other half: an outlined avatar turns muddy at 48 pixels, where large flat shapes stay crisp. Two colours and one accent is the ceiling before the shapes stop separating.
Variations to try
- Long hair variant with the shape flowing past the shoulder, same palette and badge treatment
- Make a matched set of four in different hair shapes and palettes for a small team page
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What to do next
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Open this prompt in the Stable Diffusion builder, pre-filled, and change one layer at a time.
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Minimal Vector Side Profile Avatar",
"prompt": "A minimal flat vector avatar of a person shown in side profile from the shoulders up, built from simple geometric shapes with no facial detail beyond a suggested brow and nose line, short textured hair rendered as one solid shape, a two-tone palette of deep plum and warm sand with a single lighter accent on the collar, centred inside a soft circular badge on a plain background, clean flat colour, no outlines, no gradients, no shadows, no text",
"negative_prompt": "blurry, low quality, photorealistic face, detailed eyes, mouth, gradients, drop shadow, text, watermark, busy background, mismatched proportions, outlines around shapes",
"model": "Stable Diffusion",
"model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"steps": 30,
"cfg": 6.5,
"sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
},
"style_tags": [
"minimalist",
"flat-design"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"profile-pictures",
"branding"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/minimal-vector-side-profile-avatar/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
