Chatbot avatars

Use the robot icon for chatbot avatars

All chatbots should use the robot icon as their avatar or profile picture. Other AI experiences should not use a robot icon.

• Why use a robot icon for chatbots? It creates a strong connection with the expectation of a chat experience, creates a cohesive experience across Red Hat chatbots, and avoids diluting brand personality through overuse.
• Why this specific robot icon? We revised the original robot design to be more expressive and better represent advanced AI features, based on a Qualtrics survey.

Variations

Using a robot to represent AI chatbots opens up new possibilities for using variations of the robot to express personality and add whimsy.

• Consider using chatbot icon variations or animations to show thinking states, react to content, or differentiate chatbot options, depending on technical limitations.
• The UI icon robot does not have variations due to size constraints.
• Existing variations include: happy chatbot (default), annoyed chatbot, bewildered chatbot, and sad chatbot.

Note

More robot variations can be created as needed. To request a new one, chat us on Slack at #help-brand.

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Chatbot avatars in use

The robot icon should be consistent, but can be styled as needed to provide an engaging experience in each chatbot application.

• Use the UI size version of the happy chatbot for avatars and launch buttons.
• Avatar variants are available in small, medium, and large.
• If the pf-chatbot uses compact sizing, the avatar uses the compact size variant.

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Note

Avatar variants are using PatternFly's non-status tokens. We advise against using success-green, interaction-blue, and danger-red.

Chatbot launch button

When clicking a button results in opening a conversation with a chatbot, use the robot icon on the button.

Primary and secondary examples

• Use the UI icon size for the launch button and the avatar.
• Launch button variants use PatternFly tokens; choose the variant that best accommodates your product needs, considering the page background color versus the icon button color.
• The launch button's appearance depends on context and should follow local product area patterns.

Contextual examples

• Use the UI icon size for the launch button and the avatar.
• Contextual examples show possible launch button styling using masthead items, icon buttons, and menu toggles.
• Choose the variant and launch location that best suits your product UI.

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Chatbot avatar don'ts

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