diff --git a/models/action.go b/models/action.go
index f4d163afa3..ca186033a6 100644
--- a/models/action.go
+++ b/models/action.go
@@ -140,12 +140,6 @@ func (a *Action) GetDisplayNameTitle() string {
 	return a.GetActFullName()
 }
 
-// GetActAvatar the action's user's avatar link
-func (a *Action) GetActAvatar() string {
-	a.loadActUser()
-	return a.ActUser.RelAvatarLink()
-}
-
 // GetRepoUserName returns the name of the action repository owner.
 func (a *Action) GetRepoUserName() string {
 	a.loadRepo()
diff --git a/models/avatar.go b/models/avatar.go
index c9ba2961ef..ac260fbd93 100644
--- a/models/avatar.go
+++ b/models/avatar.go
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/cache"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +24,28 @@ type EmailHash struct {
 	Email string `xorm:"UNIQUE NOT NULL"`
 }
 
+// DefaultAvatarLink the default avatar link
+func DefaultAvatarLink() string {
+	u, err := url.Parse(setting.AppSubURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("GetUserByEmail: %v", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, "/img/avatar_default.png")
+	return u.String()
+}
+
+// DefaultAvatarSize is a sentinel value for the default avatar size, as
+// determined by the avatar-hosting service.
+const DefaultAvatarSize = -1
+
+// HashEmail hashes email address to MD5 string.
+// https://en.gravatar.com/site/implement/hash/
+func HashEmail(email string) string {
+	return base.EncodeMD5(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(email)))
+}
+
 // GetEmailForHash converts a provided md5sum to the email
 func GetEmailForHash(md5Sum string) (string, error) {
 	return cache.GetString("Avatar:"+md5Sum, func() (string, error) {
@@ -32,8 +58,24 @@ func GetEmailForHash(md5Sum string) (string, error) {
 	})
 }
 
-// AvatarLink returns an avatar link for a provided email
-func AvatarLink(email string) string {
+// LibravatarURL returns the URL for the given email. This function should only
+// be called if a federated avatar service is enabled.
+func LibravatarURL(email string) (*url.URL, error) {
+	urlStr, err := setting.LibravatarService.FromEmail(email)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("LibravatarService.FromEmail(email=%s): error %v", email, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	u, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to parse libravatar url(%s): error %v", urlStr, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return u, nil
+}
+
+// HashedAvatarLink returns an avatar link for a provided email
+func HashedAvatarLink(email string) string {
 	lowerEmail := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(email))
 	sum := fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum([]byte(lowerEmail)))
 	_, _ = cache.GetString("Avatar:"+sum, func() (string, error) {
@@ -57,3 +99,34 @@ func AvatarLink(email string) string {
 	})
 	return setting.AppSubURL + "/avatar/" + url.PathEscape(sum)
 }
+
+// MakeFinalAvatarURL constructs the final avatar URL string
+func MakeFinalAvatarURL(u *url.URL, size int) string {
+	vals := u.Query()
+	vals.Set("d", "identicon")
+	if size != DefaultAvatarSize {
+		vals.Set("s", strconv.Itoa(size))
+	}
+	u.RawQuery = vals.Encode()
+	return u.String()
+}
+
+// SizedAvatarLink returns a sized link to the avatar for the given email address.
+func SizedAvatarLink(email string, size int) string {
+	var avatarURL *url.URL
+	if setting.EnableFederatedAvatar && setting.LibravatarService != nil {
+		// This is the slow path that would need to call LibravatarURL() which
+		// does DNS lookups. Avoid it by issuing a redirect so we don't block
+		// the template render with network requests.
+		return HashedAvatarLink(email)
+	} else if !setting.DisableGravatar {
+		// copy GravatarSourceURL, because we will modify its Path.
+		copyOfGravatarSourceURL := *setting.GravatarSourceURL
+		avatarURL = &copyOfGravatarSourceURL
+		avatarURL.Path = path.Join(avatarURL.Path, HashEmail(email))
+	} else {
+		return DefaultAvatarLink()
+	}
+
+	return MakeFinalAvatarURL(avatarURL, size)
+}
diff --git a/models/avatar_test.go b/models/avatar_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89540705a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/avatar_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package models
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+const gravatarSource = "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/"
+
+func disableGravatar() {
+	setting.EnableFederatedAvatar = false
+	setting.LibravatarService = nil
+	setting.DisableGravatar = true
+}
+
+func enableGravatar(t *testing.T) {
+	setting.DisableGravatar = false
+	var err error
+	setting.GravatarSourceURL, err = url.Parse(gravatarSource)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestHashEmail(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		"d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
+		HashEmail(""),
+	)
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		"353cbad9b58e69c96154ad99f92bedc7",
+		HashEmail("gitea@example.com"),
+	)
+}
+
+func TestSizedAvatarLink(t *testing.T) {
+	disableGravatar()
+	assert.Equal(t, "/suburl/img/avatar_default.png",
+		SizedAvatarLink("gitea@example.com", 100))
+
+	enableGravatar(t)
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/353cbad9b58e69c96154ad99f92bedc7?d=identicon&s=100",
+		SizedAvatarLink("gitea@example.com", 100),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/models/user_avatar.go b/models/user_avatar.go
index 2f9db5c2e2..50c1c99c57 100644
--- a/models/user_avatar.go
+++ b/models/user_avatar.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/avatar"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/storage"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func (u *User) generateRandomAvatar(e Engine) error {
 	}
 
 	if u.Avatar == "" {
-		u.Avatar = base.HashEmail(u.AvatarEmail)
+		u.Avatar = HashEmail(u.AvatarEmail)
 	}
 
 	if err := storage.SaveFrom(storage.Avatars, u.CustomAvatarRelativePath(), func(w io.Writer) error {
@@ -76,13 +75,13 @@ func (u *User) SizedRelAvatarLink(size int) string {
 //
 func (u *User) RealSizedAvatarLink(size int) string {
 	if u.ID == -1 {
-		return base.DefaultAvatarLink()
+		return DefaultAvatarLink()
 	}
 
 	switch {
 	case u.UseCustomAvatar:
 		if u.Avatar == "" {
-			return base.DefaultAvatarLink()
+			return DefaultAvatarLink()
 		}
 		return setting.AppSubURL + "/avatars/" + u.Avatar
 	case setting.DisableGravatar, setting.OfflineMode:
@@ -94,14 +93,14 @@ func (u *User) RealSizedAvatarLink(size int) string {
 
 		return setting.AppSubURL + "/avatars/" + u.Avatar
 	}
-	return base.SizedAvatarLink(u.AvatarEmail, size)
+	return SizedAvatarLink(u.AvatarEmail, size)
 }
 
 // RelAvatarLink returns a relative link to the user's avatar. The link
 // may either be a sub-URL to this site, or a full URL to an external avatar
 // service.
 func (u *User) RelAvatarLink() string {
-	return u.SizedRelAvatarLink(base.DefaultAvatarSize)
+	return u.SizedRelAvatarLink(DefaultAvatarSize)
 }
 
 // AvatarLink returns user avatar absolute link.
diff --git a/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go b/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go
index 00f15d97be..62013737ca 100644
--- a/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go
+++ b/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (s *SSPI) newUser(ctx *macaron.Context, username string, cfg *models.SSPICo
 		IsActive:                     cfg.AutoActivateUsers,
 		Language:                     cfg.DefaultLanguage,
 		UseCustomAvatar:              true,
-		Avatar:                       base.DefaultAvatarLink(),
+		Avatar:                       models.DefaultAvatarLink(),
 		EmailNotificationsPreference: models.EmailNotificationsDisabled,
 	}
 	if err := models.CreateUser(user); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/base/tool.go b/modules/base/tool.go
index a21fd9b0f4..2cc09fb25d 100644
--- a/modules/base/tool.go
+++ b/modules/base/tool.go
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
@@ -134,93 +132,6 @@ func CreateTimeLimitCode(data string, minutes int, startInf interface{}) string
 	return code
 }
 
-// HashEmail hashes email address to MD5 string.
-// https://en.gravatar.com/site/implement/hash/
-func HashEmail(email string) string {
-	return EncodeMD5(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(email)))
-}
-
-// DefaultAvatarLink the default avatar link
-func DefaultAvatarLink() string {
-	return setting.AppSubURL + "/img/avatar_default.png"
-}
-
-// DefaultAvatarSize is a sentinel value for the default avatar size, as
-// determined by the avatar-hosting service.
-const DefaultAvatarSize = -1
-
-// libravatarURL returns the URL for the given email. This function should only
-// be called if a federated avatar service is enabled.
-func libravatarURL(email string) (*url.URL, error) {
-	urlStr, err := setting.LibravatarService.FromEmail(email)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("LibravatarService.FromEmail(email=%s): error %v", email, err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	u, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to parse libravatar url(%s): error %v", urlStr, err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return u, nil
-}
-
-// SizedAvatarLink returns a sized link to the avatar for the given email
-// address.
-func SizedAvatarLink(email string, size int) string {
-	var avatarURL *url.URL
-	if setting.EnableFederatedAvatar && setting.LibravatarService != nil {
-		var err error
-		avatarURL, err = libravatarURL(email)
-		if err != nil {
-			return DefaultAvatarLink()
-		}
-	} else if !setting.DisableGravatar {
-		// copy GravatarSourceURL, because we will modify its Path.
-		copyOfGravatarSourceURL := *setting.GravatarSourceURL
-		avatarURL = &copyOfGravatarSourceURL
-		avatarURL.Path = path.Join(avatarURL.Path, HashEmail(email))
-	} else {
-		return DefaultAvatarLink()
-	}
-
-	vals := avatarURL.Query()
-	vals.Set("d", "identicon")
-	if size != DefaultAvatarSize {
-		vals.Set("s", strconv.Itoa(size))
-	}
-	avatarURL.RawQuery = vals.Encode()
-	return avatarURL.String()
-}
-
-// SizedAvatarLinkWithDomain returns a sized link to the avatar for the given email
-// address.
-func SizedAvatarLinkWithDomain(email string, size int) string {
-	var avatarURL *url.URL
-	if setting.EnableFederatedAvatar && setting.LibravatarService != nil {
-		var err error
-		avatarURL, err = libravatarURL(email)
-		if err != nil {
-			return DefaultAvatarLink()
-		}
-	} else if !setting.DisableGravatar {
-		// copy GravatarSourceURL, because we will modify its Path.
-		copyOfGravatarSourceURL := *setting.GravatarSourceURL
-		avatarURL = &copyOfGravatarSourceURL
-		avatarURL.Path = path.Join(avatarURL.Path, HashEmail(email))
-	} else {
-		return DefaultAvatarLink()
-	}
-
-	vals := avatarURL.Query()
-	vals.Set("d", "identicon")
-	if size != DefaultAvatarSize {
-		vals.Set("s", strconv.Itoa(size))
-	}
-	avatarURL.RawQuery = vals.Encode()
-	return avatarURL.String()
-}
-
 // FileSize calculates the file size and generate user-friendly string.
 func FileSize(s int64) string {
 	return humanize.IBytes(uint64(s))
diff --git a/modules/base/tool_test.go b/modules/base/tool_test.go
index f765fd0db0..0c5bd66579 100644
--- a/modules/base/tool_test.go
+++ b/modules/base/tool_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 package base
 
 import (
-	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -56,44 +53,6 @@ func TestBasicAuthEncode(t *testing.T) {
 // TODO: Test VerifyTimeLimitCode()
 // TODO: Test CreateTimeLimitCode()
 
-func TestHashEmail(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t,
-		"d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
-		HashEmail(""),
-	)
-	assert.Equal(t,
-		"353cbad9b58e69c96154ad99f92bedc7",
-		HashEmail("gitea@example.com"),
-	)
-}
-
-const gravatarSource = "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/"
-
-func disableGravatar() {
-	setting.EnableFederatedAvatar = false
-	setting.LibravatarService = nil
-	setting.DisableGravatar = true
-}
-
-func enableGravatar(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.DisableGravatar = false
-	var err error
-	setting.GravatarSourceURL, err = url.Parse(gravatarSource)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestSizedAvatarLink(t *testing.T) {
-	disableGravatar()
-	assert.Equal(t, "/img/avatar_default.png",
-		SizedAvatarLink("gitea@example.com", 100))
-
-	enableGravatar(t)
-	assert.Equal(t,
-		"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/353cbad9b58e69c96154ad99f92bedc7?d=identicon&s=100",
-		SizedAvatarLink("gitea@example.com", 100),
-	)
-}
-
 func TestFileSize(t *testing.T) {
 	var size int64 = 512
 	assert.Equal(t, "512 B", FileSize(size))
diff --git a/modules/repository/commits.go b/modules/repository/commits.go
index e02f3d11ca..fd8b8d927a 100644
--- a/modules/repository/commits.go
+++ b/modules/repository/commits.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (pc *PushCommits) AvatarLink(email string) string {
 		var err error
 		u, err = models.GetUserByEmail(email)
 		if err != nil {
-			pc.avatars[email] = models.AvatarLink(email)
+			pc.avatars[email] = models.HashedAvatarLink(email)
 			if !models.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 				log.Error("GetUserByEmail: %v", err)
 				return ""
diff --git a/modules/templates/helper.go b/modules/templates/helper.go
index 8b96397529..5af1addb60 100644
--- a/modules/templates/helper.go
+++ b/modules/templates/helper.go
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ func NewFuncMap() []template.FuncMap {
 		"AllowedReactions": func() []string {
 			return setting.UI.Reactions
 		},
-		"AvatarLink":    models.AvatarLink,
 		"Safe":          Safe,
 		"SafeJS":        SafeJS,
 		"Str2html":      Str2html,
@@ -339,7 +338,9 @@ func NewFuncMap() []template.FuncMap {
 			}
 			return false
 		},
-		"svg": SVG,
+		"svg":           SVG,
+		"avatar":        Avatar,
+		"avatarByEmail": AvatarByEmail,
 		"SortArrow": func(normSort, revSort, urlSort string, isDefault bool) template.HTML {
 			// if needed
 			if len(normSort) == 0 || len(urlSort) == 0 {
@@ -499,18 +500,38 @@ func NewTextFuncMap() []texttmpl.FuncMap {
 var widthRe = regexp.MustCompile(`width="[0-9]+?"`)
 var heightRe = regexp.MustCompile(`height="[0-9]+?"`)
 
-// SVG render icons - arguments icon name (string), size (int), class (string)
-func SVG(icon string, others ...interface{}) template.HTML {
-	size := 16
+func parseOthers(defaultSize int, defaultClass string, others ...interface{}) (int, string) {
+	size := defaultSize
 	if len(others) > 0 && others[0].(int) != 0 {
 		size = others[0].(int)
 	}
 
-	class := ""
+	class := defaultClass
 	if len(others) > 1 && others[1].(string) != "" {
-		class = others[1].(string)
+		if defaultClass == "" {
+			class = others[1].(string)
+		} else {
+			class = defaultClass + " " + others[1].(string)
+		}
 	}
 
+	return size, class
+}
+
+func avatarHTML(src string, size int, class string, name string) template.HTML {
+	sizeStr := fmt.Sprintf(`%d`, size)
+
+	if name == "" {
+		name = "avatar"
+	}
+
+	return template.HTML(`<img class="` + class + `" src="` + src + `" title="` + html.EscapeString(name) + `" width="` + sizeStr + `" height="` + sizeStr + `"/>`)
+}
+
+// SVG render icons - arguments icon name (string), size (int), class (string)
+func SVG(icon string, others ...interface{}) template.HTML {
+	size, class := parseOthers(16, "", others...)
+
 	if svgStr, ok := svg.SVGs[icon]; ok {
 		if size != 16 {
 			svgStr = widthRe.ReplaceAllString(svgStr, fmt.Sprintf(`width="%d"`, size))
@@ -524,6 +545,38 @@ func SVG(icon string, others ...interface{}) template.HTML {
 	return template.HTML("")
 }
 
+// Avatar renders user and repo avatars. args: user/repo, size (int), class (string)
+func Avatar(item interface{}, others ...interface{}) template.HTML {
+	size, class := parseOthers(28, "ui avatar image", others...)
+	if user, ok := item.(*models.User); ok {
+		src := user.RealSizedAvatarLink(size * 2) // request double size for finer rendering
+		if src != "" {
+			return avatarHTML(src, size, class, user.DisplayName())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if repo, ok := item.(*models.Repository); ok {
+		src := repo.RelAvatarLink()
+		if src != "" {
+			return avatarHTML(src, size, class, repo.FullName())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return template.HTML("")
+}
+
+// AvatarByEmail renders avatars by email address. args: email, name, size (int), class (string)
+func AvatarByEmail(email string, name string, others ...interface{}) template.HTML {
+	size, class := parseOthers(28, "ui avatar image", others...)
+	src := models.SizedAvatarLink(email, size*2) // request double size for finer rendering
+
+	if src != "" {
+		return avatarHTML(src, size, class, name)
+	}
+
+	return template.HTML("")
+}
+
 // Safe render raw as HTML
 func Safe(raw string) template.HTML {
 	return template.HTML(raw)
diff --git a/routers/repo/blame.go b/routers/repo/blame.go
index 812c55ea4d..bd11310988 100644
--- a/routers/repo/blame.go
+++ b/routers/repo/blame.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"html"
 	gotemplate "html/template"
-	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/highlight"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 )
 
@@ -209,17 +208,15 @@ func renderBlame(ctx *context.Context, blameParts []git.BlamePart, commitNames m
 			commit := commitNames[part.Sha]
 			if index == 0 {
 				// User avatar image
-				avatar := ""
 				commitSince := timeutil.TimeSinceUnix(timeutil.TimeStamp(commit.Author.When.Unix()), ctx.Data["Lang"].(string))
+
+				var avatar string
 				if commit.User != nil {
-					authorName := commit.Author.Name
-					if len(commit.User.FullName) > 0 {
-						authorName = commit.User.FullName
-					}
-					avatar = fmt.Sprintf(`<a href="%s/%s"><img class="ui avatar image" src="%s" title="%s" alt=""/></a>`, setting.AppSubURL, url.PathEscape(commit.User.Name), commit.User.RelAvatarLink(), html.EscapeString(authorName))
+					avatar = string(templates.Avatar(commit.User, 18, "mr-3"))
 				} else {
-					avatar = fmt.Sprintf(`<img class="ui avatar image" src="%s" title="%s"/>`, html.EscapeString(models.AvatarLink(commit.Author.Email)), html.EscapeString(commit.Author.Name))
+					avatar = string(templates.AvatarByEmail(commit.Author.Email, commit.Author.Name, 18, "mr-3"))
 				}
+
 				commitInfo.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`<div class="blame-info%s"><div class="blame-data"><div class="blame-avatar">%s</div><div class="blame-message"><a href="%s/commit/%s" title="%[5]s">%[5]s</a></div><div class="blame-time">%s</div></div></div>`, attr, avatar, repoLink, part.Sha, html.EscapeString(commit.CommitMessage), commitSince))
 			} else {
 				commitInfo.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`<div class="blame-info%s">&#8203;</div>`, attr))
diff --git a/routers/user/avatar.go b/routers/user/avatar.go
index 32d05f03cc..c3ece49089 100644
--- a/routers/user/avatar.go
+++ b/routers/user/avatar.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 )
@@ -46,23 +46,38 @@ func Avatar(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // AvatarByEmailHash redirects the browser to the appropriate Avatar link
 func AvatarByEmailHash(ctx *context.Context) {
+	var err error
+
 	hash := ctx.Params(":hash")
 	if len(hash) == 0 {
 		ctx.ServerError("invalid avatar hash", errors.New("hash cannot be empty"))
 		return
 	}
-	email, err := models.GetEmailForHash(hash)
+
+	var email string
+	email, err = models.GetEmailForHash(hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("invalid avatar hash", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if len(email) == 0 {
-		ctx.Redirect(base.DefaultAvatarLink())
+		ctx.Redirect(models.DefaultAvatarLink())
 		return
 	}
 	size := ctx.QueryInt("size")
 	if size == 0 {
-		size = base.DefaultAvatarSize
+		size = models.DefaultAvatarSize
 	}
-	ctx.Redirect(base.SizedAvatarLinkWithDomain(email, size))
+
+	var avatarURL *url.URL
+	avatarURL, err = models.LibravatarURL(email)
+	if err != nil {
+		avatarURL, err = url.Parse(models.DefaultAvatarLink())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("invalid default avatar url", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx.Redirect(models.MakeFinalAvatarURL(avatarURL, size))
 }
diff --git a/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl b/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
index 1b102b11d8..979e4d5488 100644
--- a/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		<div class="right stackable menu">
 			<div class="ui dropdown jump item poping up" tabindex="-1" data-content="{{.i18n.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}" data-variation="tiny inverted">
 				<span class="text">
-					<img class="ui tiny avatar image" width="24" height="24" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .SignedUser 24 "tiny"}}
 					<span class="sr-only">{{.i18n.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}</span>
 					<span class="mobile-only">{{.SignedUser.Name}}</span>
 					<span class="fitted not-mobile" tabindex="-1">{{svg "octicon-triangle-down"}}</span>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 			<div class="ui dropdown jump item poping up" tabindex="-1" data-content="{{.i18n.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}" data-variation="tiny inverted">
 				<span class="text">
-					<img class="ui tiny avatar image" width="24" height="24" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .SignedUser 24 "tiny"}}
 					<span class="sr-only">{{.i18n.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}</span>
 					<span class="mobile-only">{{.SignedUser.Name}}</span>
 					<span class="fitted not-mobile" tabindex="-1">{{svg "octicon-triangle-down"}}</span>
diff --git a/templates/explore/organizations.tmpl b/templates/explore/organizations.tmpl
index a2d62f3db2..8785ac84db 100644
--- a/templates/explore/organizations.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/organizations.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		<div class="ui user list">
 			{{range .Users}}
 				<div class="item">
-				  <img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .}}
 				  <div class="content">
 					<span class="header">
 						<a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{.Name}}</a> {{.FullName}}
diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index 6899971a06..fe4b278e2c 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 	{{range .Repos}}
 		<div class="item">
 			<div class="ui header">
-				{{if .RelAvatarLink}}
-					<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
-				{{end}}
+				{{avatar .}}
 				<a class="name" href="{{.Link}}">
 					{{if or $.PageIsExplore $.PageIsProfileStarList }}{{if .Owner}}{{.Owner.Name}} / {{end}}{{end}}{{.Name}}
 				</a>
diff --git a/templates/explore/users.tmpl b/templates/explore/users.tmpl
index 64fa93d6e7..cdb8e9d375 100644
--- a/templates/explore/users.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/users.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		<div class="ui user list">
 			{{range .Users}}
 				<div class="item">
-				  <img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .}}
 				  <div class="content">
 					<span class="header"><a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{.Name}}</a> {{.FullName}}</span>
 					<div class="description">
diff --git a/templates/org/header.tmpl b/templates/org/header.tmpl
index e232726822..d06c54d9ca 100644
--- a/templates/org/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/header.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		<div class="ui vertically grid head">
 			<div class="column">
 				<div class="ui header">
-					<img class="ui image" src="{{.SizedRelAvatarLink 100}}">
+					{{avatar . 100}}
 					<span class="text thin grey"><a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{.DisplayName}}</a></span>
 					<span class="org-visibility">
 						{{if .Visibility.IsLimited}}<div class="ui medium orange horizontal label">{{$.i18n.Tr "org.settings.visibility.limited_shortname"}}</div>{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/org/home.tmpl b/templates/org/home.tmpl
index 54474965bd..a0f37a8009 100644
--- a/templates/org/home.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/home.tmpl
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 {{template "base/head" .}}
 <div class="page-content organization profile">
-	{{/* overflow: auto is the clearfix - this avoids the image going beyond
-	the container where it is supposed to stay inside. */}}
-	<div class="ui container" style="overflow: auto">
-		<img class="ui left" id="org-avatar" src="{{.Org.SizedRelAvatarLink 140}}"/>
+	<div class="ui container df">
+		{{avatar .Org 140 "org-avatar"}}
 		<div id="org-info">
 			<div class="ui header">
 				{{.Org.DisplayName}}
@@ -53,7 +51,9 @@
 					{{$isMember := .IsOrganizationMember}}
 					{{range .Members}}
 						{{if or $isMember (.IsPublicMember $.Org.ID)}}
-							<a href="{{.HomeLink}}" title="{{.Name}}{{if .FullName}} ({{.FullName}}){{end}}"><img class="ui avatar" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"></a>
+							<a href="{{.HomeLink}}" title="{{.Name}}{{if .FullName}} ({{.FullName}}){{end}}">
+								{{avatar .}}
+							</a>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/org/member/members.tmpl b/templates/org/member/members.tmpl
index 1a168da133..74d84b2e87 100644
--- a/templates/org/member/members.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/member/members.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			{{ range .Members}}
 				<div class="item ui grid">
 					<div class="ui one wide column">
-						<img class="ui avatar" src="{{.SizedRelAvatarLink 48}}">
+						{{avatar . 48}}
 					</div>
 					<div class="ui three wide column">
 						<div class="meta"><a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{.Name}}</a></div>
diff --git a/templates/org/team/members.tmpl b/templates/org/team/members.tmpl
index 51abf4ec4f..bfc151d000 100644
--- a/templates/org/team/members.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/team/members.tmpl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 								</form>
 							{{end}}
 							<a href="{{.HomeLink}}">
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .}}
 								{{.DisplayName}}
 							</a>
 						</div>
diff --git a/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl b/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl
index 0fae4eb6cf..4e877bef2a 100644
--- a/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 					<div class="ui attached segment members">
 						{{range .Members}}
 							<a href="{{.HomeLink}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .}}
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
 					</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl b/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl
index 4bc96ae459..0448c938bd 100644
--- a/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/commit_page.tmpl
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
 			<div class="ui stackable grid">
 				<div class="nine wide column">
 					{{if .Author}}
-						<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.Author.RelAvatarLink}}" />
-					{{if .Author.FullName}}
-					<a href="{{.Author.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.Author.FullName}}</strong></a>
+						{{avatar .Author}}
+						{{if .Author.FullName}}
+							<a href="{{.Author.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.Author.FullName}}</strong></a>
+						{{else}}
+							<a href="{{.Author.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.Commit.Author.Name}}</strong></a>
+						{{end}}
 					{{else}}
-					<a href="{{.Author.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.Commit.Author.Name}}</strong></a>
-					{{end}}
-					{{else}}
-						<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink .Commit.Author.Email}}" />
+						{{avatarByEmail .Commit.Author.Email .Commit.Author.Email 12}}
 						<strong>{{.Commit.Author.Name}}</strong>
 					{{end}}
 					<span class="text grey" id="authored-time">{{TimeSince .Commit.Author.When $.Lang}}</span>
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 						<div class="committed-by">
 							<span class="text grey">{{svg "octicon-git-commit"}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.diff.committed_by"}}</span>
 							{{if ne .Verification.CommittingUser.ID 0}}
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.Verification.CommittingUser.RelAvatarLink}}" />
+								{{avatar .Verification.CommittingUser}}
 								<a href="{{.Verification.CommittingUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.Commit.Committer.Name}}</strong></a>
 							{{else}}
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink .Commit.Committer.Email}}" />
+								{{avatarByEmail .Commit.Committer.Email .Commit.Committer.Name}}
 								<strong>{{.Commit.Committer.Name}}</strong>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
 						{{else}}
 							<span class="ui text">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.commits.signed_by_untrusted_user_unmatched"}}:</span>
 						{{end}}
-						<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.Verification.SigningUser.RelAvatarLink}}" />
+						{{avatar .Verification.SigningUser}}
 						<a href="{{.Verification.SigningUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.Verification.SigningUser.Name}}</strong></a>
 						<span class="pull-right"><span class="ui text">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.commits.gpg_key_id"}}:</span> {{.Verification.SigningKey.KeyID}}</span>
 					{{else}}
 						<span title="{{.i18n.Tr "gpg.default_key"}}">{{svg "gitea-lock-cog"}}</span>
 						<span class="ui text">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.commits.signed_by"}}:</span>
-						<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink .Verification.SigningEmail}}" />
+						{{avatarByEmail .Verification.SigningEmail ""}}
 						<strong>{{.Verification.SigningUser.Name}}</strong>
 						<span class="pull-right"><span class="ui text">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.commits.gpg_key_id"}}:</span> <i class="cogs icon" title="{{.i18n.Tr "gpg.default_key"}}"></i>{{.Verification.SigningKey.KeyID}}</span>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
index e5c4c7488d..e7489bf51d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/commits_list.tmpl
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 								{{if .User.FullName}}
 									{{$userName = .User.FullName}}
 								{{end}}
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.User.RelAvatarLink}}" alt=""/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.User.Name}}">{{$userName}}</a>
+								{{avatar .User 28 "mr-2"}}<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.User.Name}}">{{$userName}}</a>
 							{{else}}
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink .Author.Email}}" alt=""/>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{$userName}}
+								{{avatarByEmail .Author.Email .Author.Name 28 "mr-2"}}
+								{{$userName}}
 							{{end}}
 						</td>
 						<td class="sha">
diff --git a/templates/repo/commits_list_small.tmpl b/templates/repo/commits_list_small.tmpl
index cb8c6e05fd..aaf4174bbd 100644
--- a/templates/repo/commits_list_small.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/commits_list_small.tmpl
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 	<div class="singular-commit" id="{{$tag}}">
 		<span class="badge badge-commit">{{svg "octicon-git-commit"}}</span>
 		{{if .User}}
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.User.Name}}"><img src="{{.User.RelAvatarLink}}" alt=""/></a>
+			<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.User.Name}}">
+				{{avatar .User}}
+			</a>
 		{{else}}
-			<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink .Author.Email}}" alt=""/>
+			{{avatarByEmail .Author.Email .Author.Name}}
 		{{end}}
 
 		<span class="ui float right shabox">
diff --git a/templates/repo/create.tmpl b/templates/repo/create.tmpl
index 4593e77526..82c1b038b4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/create.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/create.tmpl
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser 28 "mini"}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu">
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .SignedUser 28 "mini"}}
 									{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 										{{.ShortName 20}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
index fa553fba96..59bc89b79e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<span class="avatar"><img src="/img/avatar_default.png"></span>
 	{{else}}
 		<a class="avatar" {{if gt .Poster.ID 0}}href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-			<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			{{avatar .Poster}}
 		</a>
 	{{end}}
 	<div class="content comment-container">
diff --git a/templates/repo/editor/commit_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/editor/commit_form.tmpl
index ff94d01821..494a2113ee 100644
--- a/templates/repo/editor/commit_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/editor/commit_form.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="commit-form-wrapper">
-	<img width="48" height="48" class="ui image commit-avatar" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+	{{avatar .SignedUser 48 "commit-avatar"}}
 	<div class="commit-form">
 		<h3>{{- if .CanCommitToBranch.WillSign}}
 			<span title="{{.i18n.Tr "repo.signing.will_sign" .CanCommitToBranch.SigningKey}}">{{svg "octicon-lock" 24}}</span>
diff --git a/templates/repo/forks.tmpl b/templates/repo/forks.tmpl
index 28547f1aff..192291275f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/forks.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/forks.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		<div class="ui list">
 			{{range .Forks}}
 				<div class="item">
-					<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.Owner.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .Owner}}
 					<div class="link">
 						<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.Owner.Name}}">{{.Owner.Name}}</a>
 						/
diff --git a/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl b/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl
index d89bcf1cc7..9f7a6c1c66 100644
--- a/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/graph/commits.tmpl
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@
 							{{if $commit.User.FullName}}
 								{{$userName = $commit.User.FullName}}
 							{{end}}
-							<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{$commit.User.RelAvatarLink}}" alt=""/><a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{$commit.User.Name}}">{{$userName}}</a>
+							{{avatar $commit.User}}
+							<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{$commit.User}}">{{$userName}}</a>
 						{{else}}
-							<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink $commit.Commit.Author.Email}}" alt=""/>{{$userName}}
+							{{avatarByEmail $commit.Commit.Author.Email $userName}}
+							{{$userName}}
 						{{end}}
 					</span>
 					<span class="time df ac">{{$commit.Date}}</span>
diff --git a/templates/repo/header.tmpl b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
index 51f49b5994..348c6b1ffa 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 	<div class="ui container">
 		<div class="repo-header">
 			<div class="ui huge breadcrumb repo-title">
-				{{if .RelAvatarLink}}
-					<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+				{{if .Name}}
+					{{avatar .}}
 				{{else}}
 					{{template "repo/header_icon" .}}
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/header_icon.tmpl b/templates/repo/header_icon.tmpl
index 7883ee9bc6..b9d49c209d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header_icon.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header_icon.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		{{else if and (not $.IsMirror) (not $.IsFork) ($.Owner)}}
 			{{svg "octicon-repo" 32}}
 			{{if $.Owner.Visibility.IsPrivate}}
-				<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{$.Owner.RelAvatarLink}}">
+				{{avatar $.Owner}}
 			{{end}}
 		{{else if $.IsMirror}}
 			{{svg "octicon-mirror" 32}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index 6125c01b74..2b64d26700 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@
 						<div class="menu">
 							<a class="item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_assginee_no_select"}}</a>
 							{{range .Assignees}}
-								<a class="{{if eq $.AssigneeID .ID}}active selected{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{.ID}}"><img src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+								<a class="{{if eq $.AssigneeID .ID}}active selected{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&assignee={{.ID}}">
+									{{avatar .}}
+								</a>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 					</div>
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@
 							</div>
 							{{range .Assignees}}
 								<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/assignee">
-									<img src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.GetDisplayName}}
+									{{avatar .}}
 								</div>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
index 9f0a2f99a7..638134c442 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@
 						<div class="menu">
 							<a class="item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.SelectLabels}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_assginee_no_select"}}</a>
 							{{range .Assignees}}
-								<a class="{{if eq $.AssigneeID .ID}}active selected{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&assignee={{.ID}}"><img src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+								<a class="{{if eq $.AssigneeID .ID}}active selected{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&assignee={{.ID}}">
+									{{avatar . 28 "mr-2"}}
+									{{.GetDisplayName}}
+								</a>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 					</div>
@@ -151,7 +154,8 @@
 							</div>
 							{{range .Assignees}}
 								<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/assignee">
-									<img src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.GetDisplayName}}
+									{{avatar . 28 "mr-2"}}
+									{{.GetDisplayName}}
 								</div>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
index 4814ba590b..aa142e3ded 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<div class="ui comments">
 			<div class="comment">
 				<a class="avatar" href="{{.SignedUser.HomeLink}}">
-					<img src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .SignedUser}}
 				</a>
 				<div class="ui segment content">
 					<div class="field">
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 							<a class="item muted" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#assignee_{{.ID}}">
 								<span class="octicon-check invisible">{{svg "octicon-check"}}</span>
 								<span class="text">
-									<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.GetDisplayName}}
+									{{avatar . 28 "mr-3"}}{{.GetDisplayName}}
 								</span>
 							</a>
 						{{end}}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 					</span>
 					{{range .Assignees}}
 						<a class="hide item p-2 muted" id="assignee_{{.ID}}" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues?assignee={{.ID}}">
-							<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}" style="vertical-align: middle;">&nbsp;{{.GetDisplayName}}
+							{{avatar . 28 "mr-3 vm"}}{{.GetDisplayName}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
index 81e2c80c3c..355ba0ea29 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 				<span class="timeline-avatar"><img src="/img/avatar_default.png"></span>
 			{{else}}
 				<a class="timeline-avatar" {{if gt .Issue.Poster.ID 0}}href="{{.Issue.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-					<img src="{{.Issue.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .Issue.Poster}}
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
 				<div class="content comment-container">
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				{{ if and (or .IsRepoAdmin .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission (not .Issue.IsLocked)) (not .Repository.IsArchived) }}
 				<div class="timeline-item comment form">
 					<a class="timeline-avatar" href="{{.SignedUser.HomeLink}}">
-						<img src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+						{{avatar .SignedUser}}
 					</a>
 					<div class="content">
 						<form class="ui segment form" id="comment-form" action="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/{{.Issue.Index}}/comments" method="post">
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 					{{if .Repository.IsArchived}}
 					<div class="timeline-item comment form">
 						<a class="timeline-avatar" href="{{.SignedUser.HomeLink}}">
-							<img src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+							{{avatar .SignedUser}}
 						</a>
 						<div class="content">
 							<form class="ui segment form" id="comment-form" action="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/{{.Issue.Index}}/comments" method="post">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
index 2bd2d86430..698e4698d0 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 			<span class="timeline-avatar"><img src="/img/avatar_default.png"></span>
 		{{else}}
 			<a class="timeline-avatar" {{if gt .Poster.ID 0}}href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 		{{end}}
 			<div class="content comment-container">
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 1}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge bg-green text-white">{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 2}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge bg-red text-white">{{svg "octicon-circle-slash"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 28}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge bg-purple text-white">{{svg "octicon-git-merge"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@
 		{{ $createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix $.Lang }}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-bookmark"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			{{if eq .RefAction 3}}<del>{{end}}
 			<span class="text grey">
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 4}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-bookmark"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
 		{{if or .AddedLabels .RemovedLabels}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-tag"}}</span>
-				<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+					{{avatar .Poster}}
 				</a>
 				<span class="text grey">
 					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 8}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-milestone"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-person"}}</span>
 			{{if gt .AssigneeID 0}}
 				{{if .RemovedAssignee}}
-					<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">
-						<img src="{{.Assignee.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					<a href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">
+						{{avatar .Assignee}}
 					</a>
 					<span class="text grey">
 						<a class="author" href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">{{.Assignee.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@
 						{{ end }}
 					</span>
 				{{else}}
-					<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">
-						<img src="{{.Assignee.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					<a href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">
+						{{avatar .Assignee}}
 					</a>
 					<span class="text grey">
 						<a class="author" href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">{{.Assignee.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 10}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-pencil"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 11}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 12}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 13}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 14}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 15}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 16}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 17}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 18}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 19}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-package-dependents"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 20}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-package-dependents"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 				{{if .OriginalAuthor }}
 				{{else}}
 				<a class="timeline-avatar"{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-					<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+					{{avatar .Poster}}
 				</a>
 				{{end}}
 				<span class="badge {{if eq .Review.Type 1}}bg-green
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 											<div class="comment code-comment" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 												{{if not .OriginalAuthor }}
 													<a class="avatar">
-														<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+														{{avatar .Poster}}
 													</a>
 												{{end}}
 												<div class="content">
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 23}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-lock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			{{ if .Content }}
 				<span class="text grey">
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 24}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-key"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 25}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.Name}}</a>
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 26}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -615,8 +615,8 @@
 	{{else if eq .Type 27}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-eye"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@
 		{{if not $.UnitProjectsGlobalDisabled}}
 		<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 			<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-project"}}</span>
-			<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-				<img src="{{.Poster.RelAvatarLink}}">
+			<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
+				{{avatar .Poster}}
 			</a>
 			<span class="text grey">
 				<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
index 9d8ea7ba8a..c8fb50d86d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 					<div class="review-item">
 						<div class="review-item-left">
 							{{if .User}}
-								<a class="ui avatar image" href="{{.User.HomeLink}}">
-									<img src="{{.User.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								<a href="{{.User.HomeLink}}">
+									{{avatar .User}}
 								</a>
 							{{end}}
 							<span class="text grey">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
index de1fd58232..d778beee4e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 							<a class="{{if not .CanChange}}ui poping up{{end}} item {{if .Checked}} checked {{end}} {{if not .CanChange}}ban-change{{end}}" href="#" data-id="{{.ItemID}}" data-id-selector="#review_request_{{.ItemID}}" {{if not .CanChange}} data-content="{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.remove_request_review_block"}}"{{end}}>
 								<span class="octicon-check {{if not .Checked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check"}}</span>
 								<span class="text">
-									<img class="ui avatar image mr-2" loading="lazy" src="{{.User.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .User 28 "mr-3"}}
 									{{.User.GetDisplayName}}
 								</span>
 							</a>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 					<div class="item mb-2">
 						{{if .User}}
 							<a class="muted sidebar-item-link" href="{{.User.HomeLink}}">
-								<img class="ui avatar image mr-3" src="{{.User.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .User 28 "mr-3"}}
 								{{.User.GetDisplayName}}
 							</a>
 						{{else if .Team}}
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 						{{end}}
 						<span class="octicon-check {{if not $checked}}invisible{{end}}">{{svg "octicon-check"}}</span>
 						<span class="text">
-							<img class="ui avatar image mr-2" loading="lazy" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+							{{avatar . 28 "mr-3"}}
 							{{.GetDisplayName}}
 						</span>
 					</a>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 				{{range .Issue.Assignees}}
 					<div class="item">
 						<a class="muted sidebar-item-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/{{if $.Issue.IsPull}}pulls{{else}}issues{{end}}?assignee={{.ID}}">
-							<img class="ui avatar image mr-3" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+							{{avatar . 28 "mr-3"}}
 							{{.GetDisplayName}}
 						</a>
 					</div>
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@
 			<div>
 				{{range .Participants}}
 					<a {{if gt .ID 0}}href="{{.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-						<img class="ui avatar image poping up" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}" data-content="{{.GetDisplayName}}" data-position="top center" data-variation="small inverted">
+						<div class="ui poping up" data-content="{{.GetDisplayName}}" data-position="top center" data-variation="small inverted">
+							{{avatar .}}
+						</div>
 					</a>
 				{{end}}
 			</div>
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@
 						{{range $user, $trackedtime := .WorkingUsers}}
 							<div class="comment">
 								<a class="avatar">
-									<img src="{{$user.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar $user}}
 								</a>
 								<div class="content">
 									<a class="author">{{$user.DisplayName}}</a>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
index d767de63f9..7fb8f3d585 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .SignedUser}}
 									{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar .}}
 										{{.ShortName 20}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
index feab91a9ec..4ad6e6024f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .SignedUser}}
 									{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .}}
 									{{.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
index 54d7dc97e7..c31444aaef 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser 28 "mini"}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .SignedUser 28 "mini"}}
 									{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 										{{.ShortName 20}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
index 4f6ac81186..823bf25de2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser 28 "mini"}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .SignedUser 28 "mini"}}
 									{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 										{{.ShortName 20}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl b/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl
index d90a0d38ae..dcc43d0202 100644
--- a/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/projects/view.tmpl
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 					{{if and $.CanWriteProjects (not $.Repository.IsArchived) $.PageIsProjects (ne .ID 0)}}
 						<div class="ui dropdown jump item poping up right" data-variation="tiny inverted">
 							<span class="ui text">
-								<img class="ui tiny avatar image" width="24" height="24">
 								<span class="fitted not-mobile" tabindex="-1">{{svg "octicon-kebab-horizontal" 24}}</span>
 							</span>
 							<div class="menu user-menu" tabindex="-1">
diff --git a/templates/repo/pulls/fork.tmpl b/templates/repo/pulls/fork.tmpl
index 360fe7372a..42d9791163 100644
--- a/templates/repo/pulls/fork.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/pulls/fork.tmpl
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser 28 "mini"}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu">
 								{{if .CanForkToUser}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar .SignedUser 28 "mini"}}
 										{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 										{{.ShortName 20}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
index cab054224c..70a614ff72 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 							<p class="text grey">
 								{{ if gt .Publisher.ID 0 }}
 								<span class="author">
-									<img class="img-10" src="{{.Publisher.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .Publisher 28 "img-10"}}
 									<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.Publisher.Name}}">{{.Publisher.Name}}</a>
 								</span>
 								{{ end }}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 								{{if .OriginalAuthor}}
 									{{svg "octicon-mark-github" 16 "mr-2"}}{{.OriginalAuthor}}
 								{{else if .Publisher}}
-									<img class="img-10" src="{{.Publisher.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar .Publisher 28 "img-10"}}
 									<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.Publisher.Name}}">{{.Publisher.GetDisplayName}}</a>
 								{{else}}
 									Ghost
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/collaboration.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/collaboration.tmpl
index b6e659d592..cb0808714f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/collaboration.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/collaboration.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 				<div class="item ui grid">
 					<div class="ui five wide column">
 						<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.Name}}">
-							<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+							{{avatar .}}
 							{{.DisplayName}}
 						</a>
 					</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl
index 674c2b6450..84269dc612 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/lfs_locks.tmpl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 							</td>
 							<td>
 								<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{$lock.Owner.Name}}">
-									<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{$lock.Owner.RelAvatarLink}}">
+									{{avatar $lock.Owner}}
 									{{$lock.Owner.DisplayName}}
 								</a>
 							</td>
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/protected_branch.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/protected_branch.tmpl
index 35d6d4ab11..f6ecd67fd2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/protected_branch.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/protected_branch.tmpl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 								<div class="menu">
 									{{range .Users}}
 										<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}">
-											<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+											{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 											{{.GetDisplayName}}
 										</div>
 									{{end}}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 								<div class="menu">
 								{{range .Users}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 									{{.GetDisplayName}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 								<div class="menu">
 								{{range .Users}}
 									<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}">
-										<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+										{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 									{{.GetDisplayName}}
 									</div>
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/shabox_badge.tmpl b/templates/repo/shabox_badge.tmpl
index c51c0ef548..4fbb15e933 100644
--- a/templates/repo/shabox_badge.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/shabox_badge.tmpl
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 		<div title="{{if eq .verification.TrustStatus "trusted"}}{{else if eq .verification.TrustStatus "untrusted"}}{{$.root.i18n.Tr "repo.commits.signed_by_untrusted_user"}}: {{else}}{{$.root.i18n.Tr "repo.commits.signed_by_untrusted_user_unmatched"}}: {{end}}{{.verification.Reason}}">
 		{{if ne .verification.SigningUser.ID 0}}
 			{{svg "gitea-lock"}}
-			<img class="ui signature avatar image" src="{{.verification.SigningUser.RelAvatarLink}}" />
+			{{avatar .verification.SigningUser "signature"}}
 		{{else}}
 			<span title="{{$.root.i18n.Tr "gpg.default_key"}}">{{svg "gitea-lock-cog"}}</span>
-			<img class="ui signature avatar image" src="{{AvatarLink .verification.SigningEmail}}" />
+			{{avatarByEmail .verification.SigningEmail "" 28 "signature"}}
 		{{end}}
 		</div>
 	{{else}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl b/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl
index d50da4de71..3526c698b9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/user_cards.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		{{range .Cards}}
 			<li class="item ui segment">
 				<a href="{{.HomeLink}}">
-					<img class="avatar" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"/>
+					{{avatar .}}
 				</a>
 				<h3 class="name"><a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{.DisplayName}}</a></h3>
 
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
index b4f2260fe2..651747f20a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		<tr class="commit-list">
 			<th colspan="2">
 				{{if .LatestCommitUser}}
-					<img class="ui avatar image img-12" src="{{.LatestCommitUser.RelAvatarLink}}" />
+					{{avatar .LatestCommitUser 28 "img-12"}}
 					{{if .LatestCommitUser.FullName}}
 						<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{.LatestCommitUser.Name}}"><strong>{{.LatestCommitUser.FullName}}</strong></a>
 					{{else}}
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 					{{end}}
 				{{else}}
 					{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}
-						<img class="ui avatar image img-12" src="{{AvatarLink .LatestCommit.Author.Email}}" />
+						{{avatarByEmail .LatestCommit.Author.Email .LatestCommit.Author.Name 28 "img-12"}}
 						<strong>{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}</strong>
 					{{end}}
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
index ddba083b59..62f55f6c40 100644
--- a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 				<div class="issue-item-icon-right text grey">
 					{{range .Assignees}}
 						<a class="ui assignee poping up" href="{{.HomeLink}}" data-content="{{.GetDisplayName}}" data-variation="inverted" data-position="left center">
-							<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+							{{avatar .}}
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
index 739caeba5f..76c751de8a 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/feeds.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{range .Feeds}}
 	<div class="news">
 		<div class="ui left">
-			<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.GetActAvatar}}" alt="">
+			{{avatar .ActUser}}
 		</div>
 		<div class="ui grid">
 			<div class="ui fourteen wide column">
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@
 								{{if $push.Commits}}
 									{{range $push.Commits}}
 										{{ $commitLink := printf "%s/commit/%s" $repoLink .Sha1}}
-										<li><img class="img-8" src="{{$push.AvatarLink .AuthorEmail}}"> <a class="commit-id" href="{{$commitLink}}">{{ShortSha .Sha1}}</a> <span class="text truncate light grey">{{RenderCommitMessage .Message $repoLink $.ComposeMetas}}</span></li>
+										<li>
+											{{avatarByEmail .AuthorEmail .AuthorName 28 "img-8 mr-2"}}
+											<a class="commit-id mr-2" href="{{$commitLink}}">{{ShortSha .Sha1}}</a>
+											<span class="text truncate light grey">
+												{{RenderCommitMessage .Message $repoLink $.ComposeMetas}}
+											</span>
+										</li>
 									{{end}}
 								{{end}}
 								{{if and (gt $push.Len 1) $push.CompareURL}}<li><a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{$push.CompareURL}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "action.compare_commits" $push.Len}} »</a></li>{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/navbar.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/navbar.tmpl
index 0fc328e9c6..030219c816 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/navbar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/navbar.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		<div class="item">
 			<div class="ui floating dropdown link jump">
 				<span class="text">
-					<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}" width="28" height="28">
+					{{avatar .ContextUser}}
 					{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 					{{if .ContextUser.IsOrganization}}
 						<span class="org-visibility">
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
 					</div>
 					<div class="scrolling menu items">
 						<a class="{{if eq .ContextUser.ID .SignedUser.ID}}active selected{{end}} item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/{{if .PageIsIssues}}issues{{else if .PageIsPulls}}pulls{{else if .PageIsMilestonesDashboard}}milestones{{end}}">
-							<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}" width="28" height="28">
-							{{.SignedUser.Name}}
+							{{avatar .SignedUser}}
 						</a>
 						{{range .Orgs}}
 							<a class="{{if eq $.ContextUser.ID .ID}}active selected{{end}} item" title="{{.Name}}" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/org/{{.Name}}/{{if $.PageIsIssues}}issues{{else if $.PageIsPulls}}pulls{{else if $.PageIsMilestonesDashboard}}milestones{{else}}dashboard{{end}}">
-								<img class="ui avatar image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}" width="28" height="28">
+								{{avatar .}}
 								{{.ShortName 20}}
 								<span class="org-visibility">
 									{{if .Visibility.IsLimited}}<div class="ui orange tiny horizontal label">{{$.i18n.Tr "org.settings.visibility.limited_shortname"}}</div>{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/user/profile.tmpl b/templates/user/profile.tmpl
index 12498868f4..12e1459764 100644
--- a/templates/user/profile.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/profile.tmpl
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 				<div class="ui card">
 					{{if eq .SignedUserName .Owner.Name}}
 						<a class="image poping up" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/user/settings" id="profile-avatar" data-content="{{.i18n.Tr "user.change_avatar"}}" data-variation="inverted tiny" data-position="bottom center">
-							<img src="{{.Owner.SizedRelAvatarLink 290}}" title="{{.Owner.Name}}" height="290" width="290"/>
+							{{avatar .Owner 290}}
 						</a>
 					{{else}}
-						<span class="image">
-							<img src="{{.Owner.SizedRelAvatarLink 290}}" title="{{.Owner.Name}}" height="290" width="290"/>
+						<span class="image" id="profile-avatar">
+							{{avatar .Owner 290}}
 						</span>
 					{{end}}
-					<div class="content word-break">
+					<div class="content word-break profile-avatar-name">
 						{{if .Owner.FullName}}<span class="header text center">{{.Owner.FullName}}</span>{{end}}
 						<span class="username text center">{{.Owner.Name}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="extra content word-break">
-						<ul class="text black">
+						<ul>
 							{{if .Owner.Location}}
 								<li>{{svg "octicon-location"}} {{.Owner.Location}}</li>
 							{{end}}
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 									{{if (or .Visibility.IsPublic (and ($.SignedUser) (or .Visibility.IsLimited (and (.HasMemberWithUserID $.SignedUserID) .Visibility.IsPrivate) ($.IsAdmin))))}}
 									<li>
-										<a href="{{.HomeLink}}"><img class="ui image poping up" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}" data-content="{{.Name}}" data-position="top center" data-variation="tiny inverted"></a>
+										<a class="poping up" href="{{.HomeLink}}" data-content="{{.Name}}" data-position="top center" data-variation="tiny inverted">
+											{{avatar .}}
+										</a>
 									</li>
 									{{end}}
 								{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/user/project.tmpl b/templates/user/project.tmpl
index d4db08a77f..b444783dbb 100644
--- a/templates/user/project.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/project.tmpl
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@
 						<div class="ui selection owner dropdown">
 							<input type="hidden" id="uid" name="uid" value="{{.ContextUser.ID}}" required>
 							<span class="text" title="{{.ContextUser.Name}}">
-								<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.ContextUser.RelAvatarLink}}">
+								{{avatar .ContextUser 28 "mini"}}
 								{{.ContextUser.ShortName 20}}
 							</span>
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 							<div class="menu">
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.SignedUser.ID}}" title="{{.SignedUser.Name}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.SignedUser.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
+									{{avatar .SignedUser 28 "mini"}}
+									{{.SignedUser.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{range .Orgs}}
 								<div class="item" data-value="{{.ID}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-									<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}"> {{.ShortName 20}}
+									{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
+									{{.ShortName 20}}
 								</div>
 								{{end}}
 							</div>
diff --git a/templates/user/settings/organization.tmpl b/templates/user/settings/organization.tmpl
index 8d03ddead9..07b56b90e8 100644
--- a/templates/user/settings/organization.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/settings/organization.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 								<button type="submit" class="ui blue small button" name="uid" value="{{.ID}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "org.members.leave"}}</button>
 							</form>
 						</div>
-						<img class="ui mini image" src="{{.RelAvatarLink}}">
+						{{avatar . 28 "mini"}}
 						<div class="content">
 								<a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{.Name}}</a>
 						</div>
diff --git a/web_src/less/_base.less b/web_src/less/_base.less
index e8ed3748b3..20978bc605 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_base.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_base.less
@@ -410,6 +410,19 @@ a.muted:hover,
   border-color: var(--color-secondary);
 }
 
+.ui.avatar.images .image,
+.ui.avatar.images img,
+.ui.avatar.images svg,
+.ui.avatar.image img,
+.ui.avatar.image svg,
+.ui.avatar.image,
+.ui.cards > .card img.avatar,
+.ui.cards > .card .avatar img,
+.ui.card img.avatar,
+.ui.card .avatar img {
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+}
+
 .dont-break-out {
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
   word-wrap: break-word;
@@ -791,15 +804,6 @@ a.muted:hover,
     font-weight: normal;
   }
 
-  .avatar.image,
-  .avatar.image img,
-  .avatar.image svg,
-  .avatar.images .image,
-  .avatar.images img,
-  .avatar.images svg {
-    border-radius: 3px;
-  }
-
   .form {
     .fake {
       display: none !important;
@@ -1559,6 +1563,11 @@ a.ui.label:hover {
   margin-bottom: .4em;
 }
 
+.ui.cards > .card > .extra,
+.ui.card > .extra {
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
 .color-icon {
   margin-right: .5em;
   margin-left: .5em;
diff --git a/web_src/less/_dashboard.less b/web_src/less/_dashboard.less
index d340f28553..771c7e088c 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_dashboard.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_dashboard.less
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
       margin-right: auto;
     }
 
-    .ui.avatar {
+    .left .ui.avatar {
       margin-top: 13px;
     }
 
diff --git a/web_src/less/_organization.less b/web_src/less/_organization.less
index 089c649f61..7002a158f4 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_organization.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_organization.less
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@
   }
 
   &.profile {
-    #org-avatar {
+    .org-avatar {
       width: 100px;
       height: 100px;
       margin-right: 15px;
     }
 
     #org-info {
+      overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+
       .ui.header {
         font-size: 36px;
         margin-bottom: 0;
diff --git a/web_src/less/_repository.less b/web_src/less/_repository.less
index a830e14c18..7c0f381953 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_repository.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_repository.less
@@ -826,8 +826,8 @@
           position: absolute;
           left: -72px;
           img {
-            width: 40px;
-            height: 40px;
+            width: 40px !important;
+            height: 40px !important;
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/web_src/less/_user.less b/web_src/less/_user.less
index c1eb15237e..2b37e8ee94 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_user.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_user.less
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
         line-height: 1.3rem;
       }
 
+      .profile-avatar-name {
+        border-top: none;
+      }
+
       .extra.content {
         padding: 0;
 
@@ -46,9 +50,16 @@
       }
 
       #profile-avatar {
+        background: none;
+        padding: 1rem 1rem .25rem;
+
         img {
           width: 100%;
+          height: auto;
+          object-fit: contain;
+          margin: 0;
         }
+
         @media @mediaSm {
           height: 250px;
           overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/web_src/less/helpers.less b/web_src/less/helpers.less
index eac28df21e..3cf5161651 100644
--- a/web_src/less/helpers.less
+++ b/web_src/less/helpers.less
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 .fc { flex-direction: column !important; }
 .f1 { flex: 1 !important; }
 .fw { flex-wrap: wrap !important; }
+.vm { vertical-align: middle !important; }
 
 .mono {
   font-family: var(--fonts-monospace) !important;