# Is NSFW avatar allowed to be set as public? **URL:** \ **Category:** Avatars\ **Tags:** avatar\ **Created:** [May 16, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-nsfw-avatar-allowed-to-be-set-as-public/43744 "2025-05-16T14:41:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Simon\_Riley29](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/simon_riley29/32/39608_2.png) [@Simon\_Riley29](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Simon_Riley29)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-nsfw-avatar-allowed-to-be-set-as-public/43744/1 "2025-05-16T14:41:38Z")
can NSFW avatar allowed to be set as public as long as i follow Community Guidelines? ---
**Author:** ![DylanOfficial](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/dylanofficial/32/40326_2.png) [@DylanOfficial](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/DylanOfficial)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-nsfw-avatar-allowed-to-be-set-as-public/43744/2 "2025-05-16T14:47:43Z")
Creation or usage of “NSFW”1 avatars is prohibited by the VRChat Terms of Service, no matter the instance type. 1 Defined as “objectionable content” in the **VRChat Terms of Service** section 9.4.c, snippet follows: > By Posting User Content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that: […] your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate. The presence of a “NSFW” option in the SDK does not override or change this rule. Notably, that option is legacy and was implemented a long time ago, and has never been utilized [Question about NSFW Avatars - General Discussion - VRChat Ask Forum](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/question-about-nsfw-avatars/16209/2)