Anyone can use global Twitch emotes, but creating your own emotes is a great way to make a unique statement in the chat orpromote and grow your channel. Custom emotes can be traced back to the creator’s channel.
We walk you through creating and uploading a custom Twitch emote. You don’t need a specific device to do this, but we recommend using a desktop computer orone of our favorite budget Chromebooks.
Who can create a Twitch emote?
Only Twitch Affiliates and Twitch Partners can create and use custom Twitch emotes. Check your eligibility for these programs onTwitch’s Partner Program guide.
What are the requirements for creating a Twitch emote?
Before you turn your idea for the perfect Twitch emote into reality, make sure it complies with Twitch’s guidelines regarding content and formatting.
Most importantly, your emote must adhere to Twitch’sTerms of ServiceandCommunity Guidelines. In addition to these guidelines, these elements are also prohibited for use in emotes:
Once you know your emote won’t violate these guidelines, create an emote that adheres to the following style and size restrictions:
Twitch also recommends viewing your completed emote at 100% resolution to ensure it is clear and easily viewable.
So now you know the rules, you’re ready to create and upload your emote.
How to create a Twitch emote
As long as the completed emote adheres to the guidelines, it doesn’t matter which app or program you use. However, we recommend usingCanvaif you don’t have a preferred tool, as it has a couple of nifty tools to speed up the emote creation process.
There’s also a Canva app to do all this from your phone or tablet.
So now that your Twitch emote is ready, you can upload it.
When your Twitch emote is ready, and you’ve double-checked the guidelines, upload it. Twitch does the hard work for you. You only need the PNG file.
All you need now is to enter an emote code and upload it. Unless you are a Twitch Partner in Good Standing or Affiliate, you must wait for a manual review before your emote is useable.
Want to upload an animated emote? Your emote must be in GIF format. Apart from that, the requirements are the same. There is a separate section for uploading animated emotes. You can’t upload them in the same place as static emotes.
