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Telegram Sticker Maker Make Stickers From Photos
Turn selfies, pets and inside jokes into custom Telegram stickers. AI cuts out the subject, adds a white border, a glow or a caption, and gives you a sticker PNG to size at 512 px and add to your own Telegram sticker pack with the @Stickers bot.
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How Do Telegram Stickers Work?
Telegram stickers are small images with a see-through background that you send in a chat instead of a message. Every sticker belongs to a Telegram sticker pack: a set that anyone can add with one link and then use in any chat, group or channel. A sticker Telegram accepts is a static PNG or WebP file with one side exactly 512 pixels, and each sticker is paired with an emoji, so typing that emoji suggests your sticker.
If you are wondering how to make stickers on Telegram from your own photos, this Telegram sticker maker online handles the design. Upload a photo and AI cuts out the person, pet or object, adds a white border, a glow or a caption, and gives you the sticker as a PNG. Size it to 512 × 512 with the free Avatar Cropper, then send it to @Stickers, the official sticker bot Telegram runs, to publish your own pack. No design app needed: that is how to create stickers for Telegram from start to finish.
How to Make Telegram Stickers
Here is how to make a sticker for Telegram from any photo in three steps. It works the same on a phone or a computer.
Pick a Sticker Style
Start from a preset such as Classic White Border, Comic Pop or Pastel Glow, then change the border color and width, add a drop shadow or glow, or type a short caption. Switch Made for to Custom emoji when you want a tiny emoji instead of a sticker.
Download and Size It to 512 px
Make the sticker and download the PNG. Open it in the free Avatar Cropper, choose Square, 512×512 and PNG or WebP, and the file fits the Telegram sticker size rules. Want the area around the border see-through? Run the PNG through Make Image Transparent first.
Telegram Sticker Size and Format
The Telegram stickers size and file rules as of 2026. Static stickers and custom emoji are the types you can make with this tool.
| Type | Size | Format | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Static sticker | One side exactly 512 px, the other 512 px or less | PNG or WebP, transparent background | Up to 512 KB per file |
| Custom emoji | 100 × 100 px | PNG or WebP, transparent background | Added with /newemojipack |
| Pack icon (optional) | 100 × 100 px | PNG or WebP | Up to 32 KB |
| Animated sticker | 512 × 512 px | TGS (vector animation) | Up to 64 KB and 3 seconds |
| Video sticker | One side 512 px | WebM (VP9), no sound | Up to 256 KB and 3 seconds |
Limits as of 2026 from Telegram’s sticker guidelines; the @Stickers bot tells you when a file does not fit. Animated and video stickers need animation software and are not made here. Size stickers to 512 × 512 in the free Avatar Cropper and custom emoji to 100 × 100 in Crop Image.
How to Create a Telegram Sticker Pack With @Stickers
This is how to make a sticker pack on Telegram with the official Telegram sticker bot, on any device. Menus can change slightly between app versions.
Open the @Stickers Bot
Search for @Stickers in Telegram, open the official bot and tap Start. Send /newpack for a pack of static stickers, or /newemojipack for a custom emoji pack.
Name the Pack and Send a Sticker
Type a name for your Telegram sticker pack, then send your 512 px PNG or WebP as a file, not as a compressed photo, so the bot keeps the full quality.
Pair Each Sticker With an Emoji
Reply with one or more emoji that match the sticker, such as a heart for a love sticker. Repeat for every sticker you want in the pack.
Publish and Share the Link
Send /publish, add an optional 100 × 100 pack icon or skip it, and choose a short name. The bot replies with a t.me/addstickers link that adds the pack for you and anyone you share it with.
Why Use This Telegram Sticker Maker
How to create Telegram stickers that look like the real thing? Start with a clean cutout, a bold border and a square shape. This tool takes care of all three.
Cut Out Any Photo
No tracing and no layers. AI finds the person, pet or object and removes the room, street or sofa behind it, keeping hair and fur edges. A selfie, a dog on the couch or a slice of cake becomes a clean sticker for your Telegram sticker pack.
Square Stickers Ready for the 512 px Rule
Stickers come out square by default, centered with a small margin, the shape Telegram expects (switch Sticker shape to Match photo for a tall pose). Size the PNG to exactly 512 × 512 in the free Avatar Cropper, as PNG or WebP, and it is usually well under the 512 KB limit, so the bot accepts it on the first try.
White Borders and Captions
Pick a white, black, yellow or pink border and set its width, or skip the border for a plain cutout. Add a caption such as "Thank you!", "On my way" or "LOL" and it is lettered into the sticker, perfect for reaction stickers in Telegram chats.
Custom Emoji Too
Telegram custom emoji appear right inside the text of a message. Choose Emoji-Size Sticker and your photo is redrawn with a tight crop, a thick border and bold shapes so it reads at a tiny size. Crop it to 100 × 100 and send it to @Stickers with /newemojipack: a simple Telegram emoji maker for your own face or pet.
Telegram Sticker Ideas for Your Pack
A good pack mixes reactions, pets and inside jokes. These are the stickers for Telegram that people make most.
Selfie Reaction Stickers
Your own face saying yes, no, OMG or thank you, for quick replies in any chat.
Pet Stickers
Dogs, cats and rabbits with fur edges kept: the stickers friends ask for most.
Couple Stickers
The two of you in one sticker for private chats, good mornings and anniversaries.
Comic Pop Stickers
Bold ink lines, flat colors and halftone dots turn a photo into a comic panel.
Pastel Kawaii Stickers
A soft chibi version of you with a pink border and a pastel glow.
Rounded Badge Stickers
The cutout sits on a colored rounded badge, a neat look for a matching pack.
Food and Object Stickers
Coffee, cake, plants or your favorite sneakers, lifted off the page with a soft shadow.
Custom Emoji Faces
Tiny, bold versions of your face or pet for a Telegram custom emoji pack.
Ways to Use Custom Telegram Stickers
Once you know how to create stickers on Telegram, a personal pack quickly becomes the most used thing in your chats.
Reactions in Group Chats
Reply with your own face instead of the default stickers everyone already has. Personal stickers in Telegram groups get noticed.
Inside Jokes and Memes
Turn the funniest photo from a trip or a party into a sticker and bring it back every time the joke comes up.
Pet and Family Packs
Make a pack of your dog, cat or family members, with their OK, and share the link with relatives.
Communities and Small Brands
Channels, clubs and small shops make stickers of their mascot, logo or products for members to use.
Tips for Better Telegram Stickers
How to make a Telegram sticker that looks sharp at chat size starts with the photo.
Start From the Original Photo
Upload the full-quality photo, not a screenshot, so the 512 px sticker stays crisp.
One Clear Subject
One person, pet or object that stands out from the background gives the cleanest cutout.
Thick Borders Read Better
Stickers are seen small. A border width of 5 or more and captions of one to three words read best.
Send Stickers as Files
When you add a sticker to @Stickers, send it as a file rather than a photo so Telegram does not compress it.
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Telegram Sticker Maker FAQ
How to make, size and publish custom Telegram stickers.
Here is how to make stickers in Telegram from your own photos: upload a photo here, pick a preset such as Classic White Border and make the sticker. Download the PNG, size it to 512 × 512 in the free Avatar Cropper, then send it to the @Stickers bot with /newpack. No design app is needed.
Static Telegram stickers need one side exactly 512 pixels and the other 512 pixels or less, in PNG or WebP format and up to 512 KB. A 512 × 512 square is the safest choice. Custom emoji are 100 × 100 pixels, and an optional pack icon is 100 × 100 pixels too (as of 2026).
Open the @Stickers bot, send /newpack and name the pack. Send each 512 px sticker as a file and reply with a matching emoji. Then send /publish, add or skip an icon and pick a short name to get your t.me/addstickers link. The steps above show how to make a Telegram sticker pack in detail.
Yes. If you are wondering how to make a sticker on Telegram from a picture in your gallery, this is it: upload a selfie, a pet, food or an object and it becomes a sticker with a border. Only use photos you have the right to use, and ask friends before you turn them into stickers.
Both work. PNG is the simplest choice and keeps a transparent background. WebP files are smaller, which helps with the 512 KB limit. The free Avatar Cropper saves either format at 512 × 512.
Yes. Choose the Emoji-Size Sticker preset, which redraws your photo with a tight crop and a thick border so it reads at a tiny size. Crop it to 100 × 100 in Crop Image and send it to @Stickers with /newemojipack. Anyone can create a custom emoji pack; sending custom emoji in messages needs Telegram Premium (as of 2026).
It is free to try: you get free credits when you sign up, and the price of each sticker is shown before you make it. Sizing the sticker in the Avatar Cropper is free and runs in your browser.
The usual reasons: neither side is exactly 512 px, the file is over 512 KB, it is not PNG or WebP, or it was sent as a compressed photo instead of a file. Size it to 512 × 512 as PNG or WebP, send it as a file, and reply with an emoji when the bot asks for one.
Not with this tool; it makes static stickers. Animated Telegram stickers use the TGS vector format and video stickers are 3-second WebM files, which need animation software. Static stickers work in every Telegram app.
Your photo is uploaded only so the AI can make your sticker. We do not sell your photos, share them publicly or use them as examples on this site. Download the sticker when it is ready, and only upload photos you have the right to use.
Make Your Own Telegram Stickers
Upload a photo, pick a border or caption, and start your custom Telegram sticker pack today.
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