{"versionId":"dbce1306-6d8c-4a3a-8a17-08de86ffd947","articleId":"ae3e6366-6ea8-4219-49df-08db04cfd28a","title":"Bot styling","tags":["setup","styles","chatbot basics","All articles"],"content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Use Helpfruit's&nbsp;bot styles feature to add or change your own custom bot avatar, customise your chat widget colour scheme and control all other aspects of your chatbot display.</p>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1goq7h2fr6m\">Customise your colour scheme</h2>\n<p>Go to the Colours tab on <a href=\"https://portal.faqbot.nz/configuration/bot-styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Configuration &gt; Bot styles</a>.</p>\n<p>Start with one of our preset colour schemes, or use your brand colours.</p>\n<p>The colour of each element in the widget can be customised, and previewed using the built in preview bot.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<div><img src=\"https://storage.faqbot.nz/prod/079d861d72cc4aca80c65588df217079/files/pasted_image_article_bot-styling_3dfc03c5-9ecf-4e30-9776-06d89434816c.png\"></div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1goq7h2fr6n\">Add an avatar</h2>\n<p>On the General tab, add an avatar that conveys your bot’s identity and personality&nbsp;</p>\n<p>You can start with your logo, or our default, to get up and running fast. Or ask our design team to help design or animate your avatar.</p>\n<h3 id=\"mcetoc_1goq7h2fr6o\">Avatar guidelines</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We support .png or .svg format.</li>\n<li>Size guide: 100px x 100px&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Recommended file size &lt; 64 KB - this will reduce the impact loading the image has on your site</li>\n</ul>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1goq7h2fr6p\">Select the position on the page</h2>\n<p>Your bot can be positioned on the bottom left or bottom right of your website</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://portal.faqbot.nz/api/images/079d861d72cc4aca80c65588df217079/files/bot%20position.png\"></p>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1goq7h2fr6q\">Custom CSS</h2>\n<p>Use the Custom CSS tab for full control of the Helpfruit chat widget. Custom CSS allows you to override styles such as width, height and border styling.</p>\n<p>CSS written in the custom CSS tab here will only affect the bot - it won't change anything else on your website.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p></body></html>","description":"How to customise the look of your chatbot widget","isMarkdown":false,"publishedOnUtc":"2026-03-21T04:30:20.410581","modifiedOnUtc":"2023-02-09T04:22:59.4829666"}