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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

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
  • 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.

Ready to try it?