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# \&bgimage
Can be used to set the default image avatar, when using \&style=0 or \&style=6
General Option! ([`&push`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push.md), [`&room`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room.md), [`&view`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view.md), [`&scene`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md), [`&solo`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-solo.md))
## Aliases
* `&bgimg`
* `&avatarimg`
## Options
Example: `&bgimage=https%3A%2F%2Fvdo.ninja%2Fmedia%2Fold_icon.png`
Value
Description
(Encoded URL)
URL or base64 data image/svg
## Details
`&bgimage` can be used to set the default image avatar, when using [`&style=0`](/advanced-settings/design-parameters/style.md) or [`&style=6`](/advanced-settings/design-parameters/style.md). This only impacts what the person with the parameter added sees and must be either a URL or a base64 data image/svg. URL-encoded values.
[`https://vdo.ninja/?push=aSmexM6&style=0&vd=0&webcam&bgimage=https%3A%2F%2Fvdo.ninja%2Fmedia%2Fold_icon.png`](https://vdo.ninja/?push=aSmexM6\&style=0\&vd=0\&webcam\&bgimage=https%3A%2F%2Fvdo.ninja%2Fmedia%2Fold_icon.png)
You can encode your URL here:\
If you want to change the background image / avatar on the sender's side for all viewers, use [`&avatar`](/advanced-settings/video-parameters/and-avatar.md).
## `&bgimage2` and `&bgimage3`
`&bgimage2` and `&bgimage3` work in conjunction with the existing `&bgimage` parameter. You pass an URL-encoded image URL to each, and when a guest speaks, it will switch their background image between the 3 possible images, based on their loudness.
eg:
```
vdo.ninja/alpha/?view=stream2,stream2&avatarimg=./media/avatar1.png&avatarimg2=./media/avatar2.png&avatarimg3=./media/avatar3.png
```
I've included some hand-drawn avatar sample images to test with; they are the default values for `&bgimage`, `&bgimage2`, and `&bgimage3`.
The images will only show when there is no active video and is essentially the same as using [`&meterstyle=4`](/advanced-settings/design-parameters/meterstyle.md) with some custom CSS to specify the behaviour, but it is not stream ID specific however.
## Related
{% content-ref url="/pages/-MZX7oiFsDcg\_A1Z-R2M" %}
[\&style](/advanced-settings/design-parameters/style.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/hyCZMUUUIhBfUh6iX8on" %}
[\&avatar](/advanced-settings/video-parameters/and-avatar.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/QVr581oBYAXwbToiVTvS" %}
[\&waitimage](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-waitimage.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/vNOeAWRUpRlwMrHqfxry" %}
[\&background](/advanced-settings/design-parameters/and-background.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
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