Show initials in OrgChart JS
Show initials in OrgChart JS
How to Show Initials When an Image Is Missing in OrgChart JS
If an employee photo URL is broken, OrgChart JS may display a missing image icon. Instead, you can show employee initials as a clean fallback avatar.
This improves UX and keeps your organizational chart professional.
1️⃣ Handle Broken Images
Add an onerror event to your template image:
function err(image) {
let errImg = image.getAttribute("xlink:href");
let node = nodes.find(({ Photo }) => Photo === errImg);
let circle = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'circle');
circle.setAttribute("cx", "50");
circle.setAttribute("cy", "60");
circle.setAttribute("r", "41");
circle.setAttribute("fill", "white");
let text = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'text');
let initials = node["Employee Name"]
.split(" ")
.map(n => n[0])
.join(".") + ".";
text.innerHTML = initials;
text.setAttribute("x", "25");
text.setAttribute("y", "60");
text.setAttribute("fill", "#039BE5");
text.setAttribute("style", "font-size:24px;");
image.parentNode.appendChild(circle);
image.parentNode.appendChild(text);
}
2️⃣ Update the Template
OrgChart.templates.ula.img_0 = `
<clipPath id="{randId}">
<circle cx="50" cy="60" r="40"></circle>
</clipPath>
<image
onerror="err(this)"
preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice"
clip-path="url(#{randId})"
xlink:href="{val}"
x="10" y="20" width="80" height="80">
</image>`;
Now, when an image is missing in OrgChart JS, initials are displayed automatically.
🔗 Live demo:
Show initials on image errpr
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