# Avatars on both sides

> Bottom-anchored avatars that flip with the row, plus a presence dot.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@reui](https://reui.io) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/reui/c-message-2).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/reui/c-message-2
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/reui/c-message-2-light-de6be9944d5ed1e0.png
- Registry item: https://reui.io/r/new-york-v4/c-message-2.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://reui.io/r/new-york-v4/c-message-2.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- Registry items: `avatar`, `bubble`, `message`

## Files

### `c-message-2.tsx`

```tsx
import {
  Avatar,
  AvatarBadge,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarImage,
} from "@/components/ui/avatar"
import { Bubble, BubbleContent } from "@/components/ui/bubble"
import {
  Message,
  MessageAvatar,
  MessageContent,
} from "@/components/ui/message"

/*
 * Hoisted because each person speaks twice. Repeating a 90-character URL per
 * turn is how a thread ends up rendering two crops of one face.
 */
const MICHAEL_AVATAR =
  "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1584308972272-9e4e7685e80f?w=96&h=96&dpr=2&q=80"
const SARAH_AVATAR =
  "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519699047748-de8e457a634e?w=96&h=96&dpr=2&q=80"

/*
 * MessageAvatar is self-end, so the third message runs long on purpose: a
 * wrapped turn is the only state in which the bottom anchoring is visible.
 */
export function Pattern() {
  return (
    <div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-sm flex-col gap-6">
      <Message>
        {/*
          MessageAvatar is a circular clip the size of the portrait, so a badge
          in its square corner loses half of itself. Badged rows opt out of it.
        */}
        <MessageAvatar className="overflow-visible">
          <Avatar>
            <AvatarImage src={MICHAEL_AVATAR} alt="Michael Rodriguez" />
            <AvatarFallback>MR</AvatarFallback>
            {/*
              Presence would be colour-only without the label, so the dot keeps
              its own sr-only text.
            */}
            <AvatarBadge className="bg-green-500">
              <span className="sr-only">Online</span>
            </AvatarBadge>
          </Avatar>
        </MessageAvatar>
        <MessageContent>
          <Bubble variant="muted">
            <BubbleContent>
              eu-west checkout is timing out. It started around 14:05.
            </BubbleContent>
          </Bubble>
        </MessageContent>
      </Message>

      <Message align="end">
        <MessageAvatar>
          <Avatar>
            <AvatarImage src={SARAH_AVATAR} alt="Sarah Chen" />
            <AvatarFallback>SC</AvatarFallback>
          </Avatar>
        </MessageAvatar>
        <MessageContent>
          <Bubble>
            <BubbleContent>
              Looking now. Is it every request or one route?
            </BubbleContent>
          </Bubble>
        </MessageContent>
      </Message>

      <Message>
        <MessageAvatar className="overflow-visible">
          <Avatar>
            <AvatarImage src={MICHAEL_AVATAR} alt="Michael Rodriguez" />
            <AvatarFallback>MR</AvatarFallback>
            <AvatarBadge className="bg-green-500">
              <span className="sr-only">Online</span>
            </AvatarBadge>
          </Avatar>
        </MessageAvatar>
        <MessageContent>
          <Bubble variant="muted">
            <BubbleContent>
              Only POST /api/checkout/confirm. p95 went from 240ms to 3.1s and
              the error rate is sitting at 4.2 percent. Every other route in the
              region is flat.
            </BubbleContent>
          </Bubble>
        </MessageContent>
      </Message>

      <Message align="end">
        <MessageAvatar>
          <Avatar>
            <AvatarImage src={SARAH_AVATAR} alt="Sarah Chen" />
            <AvatarFallback>SC</AvatarFallback>
          </Avatar>
        </MessageAvatar>
        <MessageContent>
          <Bubble>
            <BubbleContent>
              Pulling the traces for that window now.
            </BubbleContent>
          </Bubble>
        </MessageContent>
      </Message>
    </div>
  )
}
```