Yes, you can scan your face to create a personalized Bitmoji avatar. Bitmoji is a mobile app owned by Snapchat that allows users to create cartoon avatars of themselves. To make your Bitmoji look like you, the app uses advanced facial recognition technology to scan your face and incorporate your unique facial features into your avatar.
How to Scan Your Face for Bitmoji
Scanning your face to create your Bitmoji avatar is easy and only takes a few minutes. Here are the steps:
- Download the Bitmoji app on your iOS or Android device and open it.
- Tap “Create Your Own Bitmoji” on the welcome screen.
- On the next screen, tap “With Snapchat” if you have Snapchat installed and logged in. This will speed up account creation by importing your Snapchat avatar. If not, tap “Without Snapchat” to link your Bitmoji app to an email address.
- After linking accounts, you’ll be prompted to take a selfie. Position your face inside the oval outline on the camera screen and tap the shutter button.
- The app will scan your selfie and prompt you to take additional selfies from different angles. Follow the on-screen cues until it has captured your face from all necessary angles.
- After scanning, Bitmoji will build a 3D model of your face. You can preview the initial Bitmoji avatar created and make desired tweaks to the facial features, skin tone, hair style and color, and more.
- When finished personalizing your avatar, tap “Confirm” to complete setup. Your personalized Bitmoji is ready to use in Snapchat, messaging apps, and more!
The facial scanning process uses state-of-the-art 3D face mapping technology to accurately model the textures, contours, and geometry of your unique facial structure. Over 100 facial data points are analyzed including the placement of your eyes, nose, mouth, jawline, cheekbones and more. This data is used to render a Bitmoji avatar that realistically represents your likeness.
Personalizing Your Bitmoji
While the initial avatar created by scanning your face will look like you, you may want to personalize it further to get your Bitmoji just right. After your Bitmoji is created, you can edit the following aspects:
- Hairstyle – Choose from hundreds of hair colors, styles, and lengths.
- Eyes – Customize eye shape, color, and eyebrow thickness.
- Nose – Adjust nose shape and size.
- Mouth – Select lip color and shape.
- Face shape – Modify the shape of your chin, cheeks, and jaw.
- Skin tone – Perfectly match your skin color.
- Facial hair – Add or remove beards, mustaches, and 5 o’clock shadows.
- Accessories – Give your Bitmoji glasses, earrings, hats, and more.
- Outfits – Dress your avatar in style with shirts, pants, dresses, and shoes.
Spend some time personalizing your avatar until the likeness is just right. You can always return to edit your Bitmoji later on if you want to tweak the appearance.
Adding Your Bitmoji to Apps
Once you’ve created your personalized Bitmoji, you can integrate it into Snapchat and other supported apps in just a few taps. Here’s how to enable Bitmoji across your favorite apps:
Snapchat
1. Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon.
2. Tap the settings gear icon.
3. Tap “Add Bitmoji” and follow the on-screen instructions to connect your Bitmoji avatar.
4. After linking, you can use your Bitmoji for your profile icon, stickers, and more.
Gboard (Android)
1. Open Gboard settings.
2. Tap “Theme.”
3. Select “Bitmoji” as the theme.
4. Your Bitmoji stickers will now appear as you type.
iOS Keyboard
1. Download the Bitmoji app if you haven’t already.
2. On the iOS keyboard, tap the emoji icon.
3. Select the Bitmoji sticker tab to see your personalized stickers.
Facebook Messenger
1. Tap your profile picture in a conversation.
2. Select “Edit Avatar.”
3. Tap “Connect Bitmoji” and follow the prompts.
4. Your Bitmoji will now show up throughout Messenger.
With just a quick setup, you can bring your personalized avatar to all of your favorite apps. Share fun and expressive Bitmoji stickers during chats with friends and family.
Troubleshooting Tips
While scanning your face for Bitmoji is easy for most people, you may encounter a few issues during the setup process:
Unable to Detect Face
– Ensure you’re positioning your entire face within the guide outline during scanning. Move closer or farther away if needed.
– Scan in a well-lit area and remove any objects partially blocking your face like hats or glasses.
– Clean your camera lens which could be obscuring the scan.
– Men with thick beards may need to shave for the facial scanner to work properly.
Bitmoji Looks Inaccurate
– After initial creation, spend time customizing the avatar, especially the eyes, nose, mouth and face shape.
– Retake the facial scan in case the original had issues detecting facial geometry.
– Adjust the skin tone if needed to better match your complexion.
– Try different hairstyles as some may look better than others on your avatar.
With a few tweaks, you should be able to get your Bitmoji looking just right.
Conclusion
Scanning your face using Bitmoji’s advanced facial recognition technology is the easiest way to create a personalized avatar. In just a few minutes, you can build a digital lookalike and bring your Bitmoji to life in Snapchat, messaging apps, keyboards and more. Personalize your avatar with the perfect hair, skin tone, facial features and outfit. Fix any scanning issues with troubleshooting tips and editing tools. With millions of ways to customize, you can make a Bitmoji that’s uniquely you!