How to Create WhatsApp Stickers

Making your own WhatsApp sticker pack is easier than you think. With Sticked, you can turn photos, selfies, text, or even videos into a custom WhatsApp sticker pack in minutes — no design skills needed.

What You Need

The Sticked app (free on Android and iOS)
Photos, videos, or ideas for your stickers
A phone with WhatsApp installed

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Create a new sticker pack

Open Sticked and tap Create Pack. Give your pack a name — this is what you'll see in WhatsApp's sticker tray.

2. Add stickers

Tap the + button to add stickers. You have several options:

Gallery — pick any photo from your phone
Camera — take a photo right now
Text — create a text-based sticker with custom fonts and colors
Video — turn a short video clip into an animated sticker

3. Edit your stickers

For each sticker, Sticked lets you:

Remove the background automatically — isolate the subject from the photo
Add a border — white, colored, or custom outline around your sticker
Crop and resize — adjust the framing
Assign an emoji — this helps find your sticker in WhatsApp's search

4. Export to WhatsApp

When your pack has at least 3 stickers (WhatsApp's minimum), tap the share button and select WhatsApp. Sticked automatically:

Resizes everything to 512x512 pixels
Converts formats to WhatsApp's requirements
Generates a tray icon from your first sticker
Opens WhatsApp's sticker importer

Tap Save in WhatsApp and your custom pack appears in your sticker tray.

Ideas for Sticker Packs

Inside jokes with friends — turn shared memes and moments into stickers
Pet stickers — your cat or dog's best expressions
Reaction stickers — selfies with different emotions for quick replies
Event stickers — birthday, wedding, or holiday themed packs
Fan art — create stickers of characters you love (check out our anime stickers for inspiration)

Tips for Better Stickers

Simple images work best — busy backgrounds make stickers hard to read in chat
Use the background remover — clean cutouts look professional. See our guide on how to find WhatsApp stickers for ready-made packs
Keep text short — one or two words per sticker
Test in chat — send yourself a few stickers to see how they look at small size

Get Sticked

Download Sticked for free and start creating your WhatsApp sticker collection. Not sure where to start? Browse sticker packs for inspiration.