How do I make a Twitch emote?

Describe it in the Twitch emote maker, generate the GIF, and download it. Upload the 320 px file for auto-resize, or the 112, 56 and 28 px files for manual upload in your Twitch dashboard.

What size is a Twitch emote?

Manual upload needs 28 x 28, 56 x 56 and 112 x 112 files, each up to 512 KB. Auto-resize takes one square file from 112 x 112 to 4096 x 4096, up to 1 MB. The download buttons here cover both.

Can I make an animated emote with this emote maker?

Yes. This emote maker draws a looping GIF of 8, 12 or 16 frames. Twitch allows up to 60 frames and no more than three flashes a second, so keep the speed calm.

Is it an animated emote maker for any streamer?

You can make the file anyone can. Whether you can upload an animated emote depends on your Twitch Affiliate or Partner status and the slots your channel has.

Can I get a Twitch emote GIF with a transparent background?

Yes. The Twitch emote GIF is transparent from the first frame. GIF transparency is on or off per pixel, so soft glows get a hard edge; ask for a flat style.

Is this an AI emote generator that cuts a clip from my stream?

No. This AI emote generator draws a new emote from your words. It does not cut a GIF from video or remove the background from an image you upload.

Can I use emotes from the Twitch emote maker commercially?

Yes, as long as the design is your own idea and follows our terms and OpenAI’s usage policies. Do not make emotes of real people, brands or characters you do not have the rights to.

Is this an official Twitch tool?

No. This Twitch emote maker is part of GIF Generator AI, an independent website. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Twitch.

Animated, transparent, 112 / 56 / 28 px

Twitch Emote Maker

This Twitch emote maker draws a new animated emote from one sentence: a square, transparent GIF that loops. Download it at 112, 56 or 28 pixels for Twitch’s manual upload, or use the 320 px original for auto-resize. You describe your channel’s character and one reaction, and the emote is ready in seconds.

Make my emote

EMOTE

1Describe your emote

One subject and one action that repeats (waving, bouncing, blinking) loop best. Words go in quotes. No real people, celebrities or brand characters.

2Pick a style

3Format and quality

Size320 px square; 112, 56 and 28 px downloads after

Background

Frames

Speed

Seamless loop (the last frame flows into the first)

1 credit, about 8-15 seconds. Failed generations are refunded. Pricing · Terms

Your emote GIF appears here. The checkerboard shows the see-through parts.

What's new

2026-11-05Launch: "112 px", "56 px" and "28 px" downloads for Twitch’s manual emote upload.

How to use the Twitch Emote Maker

Describe the emote
A character and one reaction: "a clapping bear". Keep the first frame clear, because Twitch uses it as the thumbnail.
Generate the GIF
The emote is a transparent 320 x 320 loop. Standard costs 1 credit and takes about 8 to 15 seconds.
Pick a download
Use the 320 px original for auto-resize, or the "112 px", "56 px" and "28 px" buttons for manual upload.

Start with step 1

Made with this tool

Made with this generator and GPT-Image-2.6 from the prompts and styles shown, with no editing afterwards. The checkerboard shows where the background is transparent. The people, pets and input photo are AI-generated and fictional.

Emoji GIF example: Shocked cat — Shocked cat“an orange cartoon cat whose jaw drops and eyes go huge in shock”Standard · Cartoon · 320 px · 8 frames · 235 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

Emoji GIF example: Hype fist — Hype fist“a cartoon fist that pumps up and down with yellow hype sparks around it”Standard · Cartoon · 320 px · 8 frames · 178 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

Emoji GIF example: Nervous hamster — Nervous hamster“a hamster that laughs nervously while one big sweat drop slides down its face”Standard · Cartoon · 320 px · 8 frames · 192 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

GIF example: It's Friday chair spin — It's Friday chair spin“A fictional office worker in a beige cardigan leans back in a rolling office chair and spins slowly with arms spread wide and eyes closed in pure joy, with a bold white Impact caption at the bottom reading "IT'S FRIDAY"”Standard · Realistic · 720 px · 12 frames · 2.6 MBMake one like this Original file

Sticker GIF example: Vibing cockatoo — Vibing cockatoo“A white cockatoo head-bangs to music with its yellow crest flapping, with a bold white Impact caption at the bottom reading "VIBING"”Standard · Realistic · 320 px · 12 frames · 348 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

GIF example: Gamer hamster GG — Gamer hamster GG“A hamster in a tiny gaming headset smashes a mini keyboard with both paws, then throws its paws up in victory, with a bold white Impact caption at the bottom reading "GG"”Standard · Realistic · 720 px · 12 frames · 1.9 MBMake one like this Original file

Sticker GIF example: Corgi photo to sticker — Corgi photo to stickerNo prompt: photo onlyStandard · Kawaii · 320 px · 8 frames · 266 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

Input photo for Corgi photo to sticker — Corgi photo to stickerNo prompt: photo onlyStandard · Kawaii · 320 px · 8 frames · 266 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

Emoji GIF example: Winking pizza — Winking pizza“a slice of pepperoni pizza with a happy face that winks and gives a thumbs up”Standard · Cartoon · 320 px · 8 frames · 187 KB · transparentMake one like this Original file

What this Twitch emote maker makes

The Twitch emote maker draws one character and one repeating reaction as a transparent GIF, 320 x 320 pixels with 8, 12 or 16 frames. The first frame is what Twitch uses as the default thumbnail, so ask for a pose that already reads as the emote.

A Standard emote costs 1 credit and an HD emote 2. The output is a new original drawing each time, so it can be your channel’s own mascot instead of a copy of a popular face.

Twitch emote size and animation rules

Per Twitch Help, animated emotes are square GIFs with at most 60 frames, and they must not flash more than three times a second. Auto-resize upload takes one file from 112 x 112 up to 4096 x 4096 and up to 1 MB. Manual upload needs three files, 28 x 28, 56 x 56 and 112 x 112, each up to 512 KB.

An 8-frame emote from this Twitch emote maker is about 160 to 210 KB at 320 px, so the original already fits the auto-resize limit. The three download buttons cover the manual route.

Animated emote maker: from prompt to upload

As an animated emote maker, this page skips the video-to-GIF step, and as a Twitch emote maker it does the sizing for you. You do not record a clip and cut it; the model draws the loop from your sentence. That is the main difference from tools such as StreamLadder, which cut a GIF from video you already have.

Keep the speed on Normal or Slow and avoid strobing colors so the emote stays inside Twitch’s flash rule. Animated emote slots depend on your Affiliate or Partner status, so check your dashboard before you plan a set.

Twitch emote maker tips for readable emotes

An emote is shown at 28 pixels in chat, so use one face or gesture, thick outlines and two or three colors. Cute or chibi characters with large eyes read well when small.

For a matching set, repeat the same style words in every prompt and change only the reaction: cheer, sad, shock, clap. Use at most one to six letters in quotes if you want text.

Twitch emote GIF and AI emote generator questions

A Twitch emote GIF has to be square, so this tool only makes squares at this size. Upload one file at 112 px or larger to auto-resize, or the three small files if you prefer to control each size.

As an AI emote generator it does not copy existing emotes. Prompts for famous emotes, real people and brand characters are refused, so describe an original character.

Want a full scene instead? The GIF generator makes 720 px looping GIFs of any idea. For a different format, try the transparent GIF maker or the AI sticker generator or the Discord GIF maker. Credits for every format are on the pricing page, failed generations are refunded under the refund policy, and questions about uploads go to our contact page. Before you upload, check the Discord emoji size guide, or see how other tools compare in the best AI sticker generators.

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Twitch Emote Maker FAQ

Make an emote your chat will spam

Type what should move, pick GIF or sticker, and download it in seconds. Transparent backgrounds included.