While watching a Twitch streamer in action, you might think about using an emoji to get their attention or show what you’re thinking. Emojis on Twitch are like emojis, displaying a small picture to express your mood or sending a message that can convey more emotion than a simple text message.
Twitch already comes with a variety of emojis for all users to use, but if you’re a Twitch Partner or Affiliate, you can add a custom Twitch icon to your channel for posters. your signature. However, if you want to create a Twitch logo, you will need to follow certain guidelines. Here’s what you need to do.
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Design rules for the Twitch logo
Twitch has a few guidelines you must follow when creating your own Twitch logo. Failure to follow these rules may result in your Twitch channel being terminated, so be sure to follow these rules.
To get started, you must make sure that your custom Twitch emojis don’t violate Twitch’s terms of service. This includes avoiding symbols that may cause harassment, threaten violence, break the law (e.g. drug ads), promote racism or sexism, involve nude photos, etc.
You can read the full and current list of Twitch emoji guidelines on Twitch website.
If you’re sure that your custom Twitch emoji isn’t breaking the rules, you’ll need to make sure it’s formatted correctly and uses the PNG file format. If you use “simple” emoji uploads, simply upload a single image between 112 x 112 pixels and 4096 x 4096 pixels.
For a more advanced (and higher-quality) upload, you’ll need to upload three different images (28 x 28 pixels, 56 x 56 pixels, and 112 x 112 pixels) scaled. All images must use a transparent background and be up to 1MB in size.
As we mentioned, you can only use a custom Twitch logo if your Twitch account has reached Contributor or Partner status. New Twitch broadcasters will have to wait until their accounts reach this point before they can start adding their own emoji, unless they decide to switch to a Twitch alternative. .
How to Create a Twitch Icon Using Photoshop
Assuming you have the right idea for a custom Twitch emoji, the next step is to figure out how to create a high-quality Twitch emoji. If you have Adobe Photoshop, you can quickly create emojis exactly the size you want with transparent background.
If you don’t have Photoshop, you can use alternative software (such as the open source GIMP) to create Twitch emojis.
- To get started, open Photoshop on your PC or Mac and create a new image by selecting Create new button.
- Make sure the image you create is centered 112 x 112 pixels and 4096 x 4096 pixels about size (for “simple” uploads) in Width and Height the boxes. For “advanced” uploads, you’ll need to repeat this step and create three separate images (28 × 28 pixels, 56 × 56 pixels, and 112 × 112 pixels about size).
The canvas you create will also need a transparent background. To make sure this is the case, select Transparent are from Background content menu, then select Create to open a new picture frame and start work.
- In the blank canvas, you can design your new Twitch emoji. This can incorporate other shapes, images, or text (though not a letter or number, unless it plays a part of your Twitch brand, per Twitch’s rules). You will need to make sure that the image background is transparent, unless the entire canvas is filled.
- Once you’ve designed your new emoji, choose File > Export > Export As to save the file.
- inside Export as menu, set the format as PNG from the drop-down menu, make sure that Smaller file (8-bit) checkbox below is enabled. Check if the file size listed in the menu is below 1MB about size. If the file is larger than 1MB, you will have to reduce the size by adjusting the image Width and Height options before you export it or make additional changes to the canvas. Choose Export to save the image when you are ready.
- At the next stage, choose where you want to save the file and give it a name, then select Save button.
Once the Twitch emoji is saved, you can continue to upload it to your Twitch channel using the Twitch channel dashboard, as explained below.
How to create an icon on Twitch online
If you don’t have Photoshop and you want to avoid the installation alternative photo editor on PC or Mac, you can create an online Twitch logo instead.
There are several ways you can do this, but one of the easiest is to use a tool like Google Drawings to create a transparent image with the size you need.
- To get started, go to Google Drawings website and login. A blank canvas will automatically appear. To edit the page size, select File > Page Setup from the menu.
- inside Settings page box, select Tradition from the drop-down menu, then customize the size to meet Twitch’s minimum requirements as listed above (e.g. between 112 x 112 pixels and 4096 x 4096 pixels size for a “simple” emoji upload). Choose Application To confirm.
- Use the Google Drawings canvas to create your emoji, using shapes, text (not including single letters or numbers outside of your branding), and other inserted images. When you’re done editing, select File> Download> PNG Image (.png) from the menu to download the drawing as a PNG file.
- You will need to choose a filename and save location at the next stage. After downloading the file (and assuming it’s under 1MB in size), you can continue uploading the Twitch emoji to your channel.
How to Add New Twitch Emojis
As we mentioned, you can only upload custom Twitch emojis for your channel subscribers to use if you have reached Twitch Partner or Contributor status. If not, you need to wait before you can follow these steps.
- If you are a Twitch Partner or Contributor and want to upload new Twitch emojis, visit Twitch website and login. Select the account icon in the top right, then select Creator Dashboard right to buy.
- inside Creator Dashboard menu, select the hamburger menu icon in the top right, then select Interests > Affiliates or Partnerdepending on your account status.
- inside Subscribe > Icon Settings , you will be able to manage your custom channel emoji. You will have options for Tier 1, Tier 2 and Level 3 emojis, give users of your channel subscription levels the chance to use them.
Below Upload iconUpload your Twitch emoji image (or images) and provide the text code for it to be used in Unique code box. If you are satisfied with the look and feel of the emoji, select Submit changes button.
Customize Twitch even more
Once you know how to create a Twitch logo, you can customize your channel further by customizing your streaming bitrate for higher quality streams. However, you need to make sure you have the right Twitch streaming software installed before you begin.
You can also promote other streamers by cutting Twitch streams or by launching a raid on Twitch to draw your audience to them. Don’t forget to take advantage of your free Twitch Prime (currently Twitch Gaming) subscription if you’re an Amazon Prime customer, which gives you one free Twitch channel subscription per month.
