Square Face MakerFree browser-based avatar maker for creating retro-style square face profile pictures

Square Face Generator is a free, browser-based avatar creator that lets users build customizable "square face" profile pictures entirely client-side. It is positioned as a modern HTML5 remake of a square face maker that was popular in early 2000s Japanese web culture, an original that was built in Adobe Flash and stopped working when Flash support ended in December 2020. The remake aims to restore that experience while running natively in current browsers. The tool works through an in-page editor where users assemble an avatar from 12 feature categories — skin, bangs, side hair, eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, eyelashes, cheeks, glasses, hats, and clothes — drawing on more than 200 individual options. A real-time color picker lets users adjust hair, skin, eye, and accessory colors with instant preview, and Random/Reset controls help generate or clear designs quickly. Finished avatars are exported as a 256×256 PNG with a one-click Save. It is aimed at casual users who want a distinctive profile picture for platforms like Discord, Twitter/X, TikTok, and YouTube, rather than at professional designers. The output resolution is fixed at 256×256 pixels, which suits social avatars and icons but is small for larger uses. A notable design choice is that everything runs locally in the browser on an HTML5 Canvas: according to the site, no images or personal data are uploaded to a server, so creations stay private on the user's device. There is no account, sign-up, subscription, or watermark, and the site reports load times under one second, roughly ten times faster than the old Flash version, with responsive behavior across desktop, tablet, and mobile. The project is part of a small family of similar generators from the same maker, including an Oval Face Generator, a Pixel Face Generator, and a separate AI image generator (Pixae). Compared with full-featured avatar platforms, Square Face Generator is deliberately narrow — a single nostalgic art style and a fixed export size — but it is free, fast, and requires no commitment, which is its main appeal.