# Assigning full-body avatars

By default, stand-alone VR headsets, Android phones and tablets, iPhones, and iPads display only the first five users that join a Session as full-body avatars. All other users appear as basic avatars. For more information, see [high-poly-and-low-poly-avatars](https://docs.engagevr.io/engage/avatars/high-poly-and-low-poly-avatars "mention").

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On Windows, PC VR, and macOS devices, all users appear as full-body avatars, unless you turn on the **No full-body Avatars** session setting. For more information, see [setting-permissions-for-all-users](https://docs.engagevr.io/engage/host-controls/controlling-permissions/setting-permissions-for-all-users "mention").
{% endhint %}

On the Host Controls page, the avatar icon indicates whether a user appears as a full-body avatar (<img src="https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cae3f53aae2310321c78e51d21b48429f2839bce%2Ffull_body_avatar_icon.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line">) or a basic avatar(<img src="https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9596abf30665d2c7d92e27339eb15e596d2631ae%2Fbasic_avatar_icon.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line">) on stand-alone VR headsets, Android phones and tablets, iPhones, and iPads.

<figure><img src="https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cda8f8713e173ef2194354aeaf09119f10dd5870%2Ffull_body_control.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2240b837-8a0f-4070-87af-348bd47d5583" alt=""><figcaption><p>Basic / full-body avatar icon shown with a basic avatar assigned</p></figcaption></figure>

* Select the icon to toggle between a full-body avatar (<img src="https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cae3f53aae2310321c78e51d21b48429f2839bce%2Ffull_body_avatar_icon.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line">) or a basic avatar(<img src="https://3460182399-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwVx6bvwqEE7tD0TYOcfj%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9596abf30665d2c7d92e27339eb15e596d2631ae%2Fbasic_avatar_icon.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line">) .
* Use the the **No full-body Avatars** session setting to change all users to basic avatars on all devices.

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A host can assign more than five full-body avatars in a Session. However, users on lower-specification devices, such as phone and tablets, may experience performance issues. We recommend that you have a maximum of five full-body avatars in a Session unless you know that all participants will use high-specification devices.
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