How to Create Stickers for Telegram

Let’s agree, nowadays it’s rare to have a conversation without memes, stickers, or just funny images. Thousands of people daily express their emotions and thoughts using pictures — without unnecessary words. Today, the boto team will tell you how to create stickers for the Telegram messenger and make your communication even brighter!

What do you need for this?

• Images you plan to add to your set
• A photo editor you are comfortable using
• The chat-bot @stickers

Let’s get started!

Preparing images for stickers

STEP 1

First, select and prepare the necessary images in a photo editor. Stickers require the .PNG or .WEBP format with a transparent background.
If the image is square and fills the entire space — a transparent background is not required. Get creative!
To make your sticker pack look nice, it’s recommended to add a white outline and shadow to the image, but this is not mandatory: it all depends on your vision!

It’s worth remembering that Telegram has a limit — no more than 120 stickers in one pack. If you have more — create several packs.

As the chat-bot @stickers notes: "The image should fit into a 512×512 square (one side — 512 pixels, the other — 512 or less)." Therefore, we recommend following this advice so your stickers look neat.

STEP 2

For convenience, use the web or desktop version of Telegram.

The process of creating a sticker pack in Telegram

Using the @stickers chat-bot

Type the chat-bot @stickers in the messenger search or follow the direct link — and launch the bot.
The bot will offer a list of actions:
This bot helps you manage your stickers. You can create new sticker or mask sets, as well as view usage statistics for your stickers. Available commands:

Stickers and masks

• /newpack — create a new sticker set
• /newmasks — create a new mask set
• /newanimated — add an animated sticker set
• /addsticker — add a sticker or mask to a set
• /editsticker — edit emojis or coordinates
• /ordersticker — change the order of stickers in a set
• /setpackicon — set an icon for the set
• /delsticker — remove a sticker from the set
• /delpack — delete a set

Statistics

• /stats — statistics for a sticker
• /top — top stickers
• /packstats — statistics for a sticker set
• /packtop — top sets