How to add custom stickers to WhatsApp
WhatsApp adds custom sticker packs through sticker apps. Get the stickers in the WhatsApp format (512 × 512 px WebP, up to 100 KB each, at least 3 stickers per pack), import them into a sticker maker app, and tap its add to WhatsApp button.
| WhatsApp stickers | 512 × 512 px WebP, up to 100 KB each, at least 3 stickers per pack |
|---|---|
| WhatsApp tray icon | a 96 × 96 px PNG tray icon up to 50 KB and a contents.json file with the pack details |
| Stickers per pack | 16 stickers |
| Packs from | $5.99 |
The WhatsApp sticker format
Stickers: 512 × 512 px WebP, up to 100 KB each, at least 3 stickers per pack. Each pack also has a 96 × 96 px PNG tray icon up to 50 KB and a contents.json file with the pack details. Sticker apps check these rules before they hand the pack to WhatsApp.
Why a separate app
WhatsApp does not import a folder of sticker files by itself; packs come in through apps that use WhatsApp’s sticker integration. Apps differ in what they import, and WhatsApp’s own sticker tools change over time, so follow the app’s current steps.
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AI Pet Stickers turns one photo of your pet into 16 stickers with captions and gives you a WhatsApp ZIP with the stickers, the tray icon and the pack details. It is not a WhatsApp app: you still import the pack with a sticker app. Pets and other animals only: photos of people, including yourself, are not accepted.
Step by step
- Prepare the stickers. Stickers in the WhatsApp format: 512 × 512 px WebP, up to 100 KB each, at least 3 stickers per pack, plus a 96 × 96 px PNG tray icon up to 50 KB and a contents.json file with the pack details.
- Install a sticker maker app. Pick a sticker maker app from your phone’s app store that can import images or a ZIP. Read its reviews and permissions first.
- Import the pack. Create a new pack in the app and import the sticker images or the ZIP, depending on what the app supports.
- Add to WhatsApp. Tap the app’s add to WhatsApp button and confirm in WhatsApp. The pack appears in your sticker tray.
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