How to Change Your Bitmoji Avatar on an iPhone

To change your Bitmoji avatar on an iPhone, open Snapchat, tap your profile icon in the top-left corner of the camera screen, tap your Bitmoji, and choose Edit my avatar (or Change Outfit for clothes). Make your changes with the customization bar, then tap Save.

You now do this in Snapchat because Snap retired the standalone Bitmoji app. According to Snapchat’s notice about the Bitmoji app, the Bitmoji app stopped being available on June 30, 2026, and Bitmoji stickers, fashion, and the keyboard moved into Snapchat. The same notice says you can keep using your Bitmoji on the web and in the Bitmoji Chrome extension. These steps cover the current Snapchat app for iPhone as of October 2026, on iOS 26 and iOS 27. The old Bitmoji app method (the gear icon and Change Avatar Style) no longer applies.

Before You Start: Get Your Bitmoji Into Snapchat

You need the Snapchat app and a Bitmoji that’s linked to your Snapchat account. If you already see your cartoon avatar in the top-left corner of the Snapchat camera, you’re set and can skip to the next section.

If you used the Bitmoji app before it shut down and haven’t set up Snapchat yet:

1. Download Snapchat from the App Store and open it.
2. Sign up or log in. If Snapchat offers Link Existing Avatar during sign-up, tap it to bring over the Bitmoji you already had.
3. If you skipped that step, open Snapchat and follow the Bitmoji prompt on the Camera screen to finish linking.

If you never had a Bitmoji, tap the profile icon in the top-left corner of Snapchat and choose Create My Avatar to make one. Bitmoji’s guide to linking with Snapchat covers the linking options in more detail.

Edit Your Bitmoji’s Face, Hair, and Body

Use these steps to change features like skin tone, hairstyle, hair color, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, face shape, facial hair, makeup, glasses, and body type.

1. Open Snapchat. It opens to the Camera screen.
2. Tap your profile icon (your Bitmoji, or a gray outline if you don’t have one) in the top-left corner. Your profile page opens with your Bitmoji near the top.
3. Tap your Bitmoji at the top of the profile. A menu of Bitmoji options appears.

4. Tap Edit my avatar. The avatar editor opens with your Bitmoji in the middle and a customization bar of categories along the bottom.
5. Swipe through the customization bar and tap a category, such as Hair or Eyes. The choices for that feature appear below it.

6. Tap an option to try it. Your Bitmoji updates right away so you can see the result.
7. Repeat for any other features you want to change. If you don’t like a change, use the Undo button on the center-left side of the editor before you save.
8. Tap Save in the top-right corner. You return to your profile, and your updated Bitmoji appears there, in your Snapchat stickers, and on your friends’ screens.

Once you tap Save, Undo and Redo no longer work for those edits, so take a second to look your avatar over first. You can always open the editor again and change things back by hand.

These steps follow Bitmoji’s own instructions for editing your avatar in Snapchat, which Snap published as part of the move away from the Bitmoji app.

Change Your Bitmoji’s Outfit

Clothing has its own option, so you don’t have to go through every face and hair category to get to it.

1. In Snapchat, tap your profile icon in the top-left corner.
2. Tap your Bitmoji at the top of your profile.
3. Tap Change Outfit. The outfit picker opens.

4. Swipe through the clothing categories and tap an item to put it on your Bitmoji. The preview updates as you go.
5. Tap Save in the top-right corner.

Your outfit shows up in the stickers you send, so it’s worth changing for the season or for an event. The same Bitmoji menu on your profile also has options for your Bitmoji’s selfie, pose, and background, which control how your avatar looks on your Snapchat profile.

What Happened to “Change Avatar Style”?

Older versions of the Bitmoji app let you choose between avatar styles, such as the original Bitmoji look and the more detailed Bitmoji Deluxe style. That Change Avatar Style option is gone. Snapchat now uses a single 3D Bitmoji design, and you customize that one avatar.

The closest replacement is Comic Bitmoji, a flatter 2D look that Snap introduced in November 2025 after many users asked for the older style back. Snap describes it as a filter on top of your avatar: your features and outfit stay the same, but avatars in the app appear in 2D, and the stickers you send use that style too.

Comic Bitmoji is only for Snapchat+ subscribers. To turn it on:

1. Open your Snapchat profile.
2. Tap the Snapchat+ banner below your name.
3. Turn on the Comic Bitmoji switch.

Turn the switch off at any time to go back to the 3D look.

Use Your Updated Bitmoji in Messages

Your edits carry over to your Bitmoji stickers automatically. You don’t have to do anything extra after you save.

To send them outside Snapchat on an iPhone, Snap now offers two routes: the Snapchat keyboard extension, which works in most apps, and the Snapchat iMessage extension inside the Messages app. If the stickers don’t appear when you type, our guide on how to enable the Bitmoji keyboard on an iPhone walks through the setup.

If You Can’t Edit Your Bitmoji

• You still have the Bitmoji app icon. The app is no longer supported after June 30, 2026. Edit your avatar in Snapchat instead. Once your Bitmoji is linked to Snapchat, you can delete the old Bitmoji app from your Home Screen.
• Your profile shows a gray outline instead of your Bitmoji. Your Bitmoji isn’t linked to this Snapchat account. Follow the linking steps at the top of this article, or choose Create My Avatar to start fresh.
• You don’t see Edit my avatar or Change Outfit. Update Snapchat from the App Store. Open the App Store, tap your account picture, and scroll to the list of pending updates.
• An option you remember is missing. Snap adds and removes hairstyles, clothing, and other items over time, and some fashion items are Snapchat exclusives or limited-time releases. Look through every category in the customization bar before you assume it’s gone.
• Your changes didn’t stick. You probably left the editor without tapping Save. Go back in, make the changes again, and tap Save before you leave.
• Your friends still see your old Bitmoji. Give it a few minutes, then have them close and reopen Snapchat.
• You want to start over completely. Editing changes one feature at a time. If you’d rather rebuild your avatar from scratch, see how to create a new Bitmoji person on an iPhone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I still use the Bitmoji app to change my avatar?

No. Snap retired the standalone Bitmoji app on June 30, 2026. Avatar editing, Bitmoji fashion, and sticker sharing now happen in Snapchat.

Do I need a Snapchat account to change my Bitmoji?

Yes, if you want to edit it on your iPhone. Your Bitmoji now lives in your Snapchat account. If you don’t want to post or chat on Snapchat, you can still use the account just to manage your avatar and send stickers. Snap says Bitmoji on the web and the Chrome extension still work, but it doesn’t say whether you can edit your avatar there.

Where does my new Bitmoji show up?

After you tap Save, your updated avatar appears on your Snapchat profile, in the Bitmoji stickers you send from then on, and wherever your friends see your Bitmoji in Snapchat.

Can I get the old 2D Bitmoji style back?

Partly. The Comic Bitmoji option in Snapchat+ shows avatars in a 2D style, but it’s a separate design from the old Bitmoji app styles, and it requires a Snapchat+ subscription.

Can I undo changes to my Bitmoji?

Before you tap Save, use the Undo and Redo buttons in the editor. After you save, open Edit my avatar again and change the features back yourself.