Twitch Emote Dimensions

Twitch emotes are small images or icons that are used to express emotions, reactions, or ideas in chat messages on the Twitch platform. Emotes are an essential part of the Twitch culture and have become an integral aspect of Twitch streams, chats, and communities. If you're a Twitch user, streamer, or content creator, you may be interested in creating your own emotes to express your unique personality and engage with your audience. To create emotes, it's essential to understand the dimensions and file size requirements set by Twitch.

Regular Emotes

Regular emotes are emotes that are available to all Twitch users, whether they are subscribers or not. Regular emotes have a fixed size of 112 x 112 pixels and are square-shaped. The file size for regular emotes cannot exceed 25KB. Regular emotes are the most common type of emotes and are usually used to express common emotions or reactions, such as joy, sadness, surprise, anger, or confusion.

Subscriber Emotes

Subscriber emotes are exclusive emotes that are available only to Twitch users who have subscribed to a particular channel. Subscriber emotes are a great way to reward your loyal viewers and followers and offer them a unique and personalized experience. Subscriber emotes come in three different sizes: 28 x 28 pixels, 56 x 56 pixels, and 112 x 112 pixels. The file size for subscriber emotes cannot exceed 25KB, 50KB, and 100KB for the three sizes, respectively.

As a Twitch partner or affiliate, you can upload up to 50 emotes for your subscribers, with different variations of your emotes to match different sizes. You can also use animated emotes, which are similar in size to regular emotes. However, animated emotes are limited to a maximum of 500 frames and 1 second of duration.

Creating Twitch Emotes

To create Twitch emotes, you can use any graphic design software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, GIMP, or any other image editing tool. When creating emotes, make sure to keep the following in mind:

• Use a transparent background: Emotes should have a transparent background to blend seamlessly into Twitch chat messages. You can use PNG or GIF formats to achieve a transparent background.
• Keep it simple: Emotes should be simple and easily recognizable, even at a small size. Avoid using too many details, text, or complicated designs.
• Follow Twitch guidelines: Make sure to follow Twitch's guidelines and rules when creating emotes. Emotes that violate Twitch's rules, such as those containing hate speech, violence, or sexually suggestive content, will be rejected.

Uploading Twitch Emotes

Once you have created your emotes, you can upload them to your Twitch channel by following these steps:

1. Go to your Twitch channel dashboard.
2. Click on "Viewer Rewards"
   
3. Click on "Emotes" in the drop-down menu.
4. Click on "Upload New" or on one of the empty boxes with a plus on it.
   
5. Choose the emote file you want to upload.
6. Assign a unique name to your emote.
7. Choose the tier of your emote (subscriber or regular).
8. Submit your emote for review.

Twitch will review your emotes to ensure that they meet the size and file size requirements, as well as Twitch's guidelines and rules. If your emotes are approved, they will be available for use in your Twitch chat.

Conclusion

Twitch emotes are an essential part of Twitch culture and offer a unique and personalized experience for Twitch users, streamers, and content creators. Understanding the dimensions and file size requirements for Twitch emotes is crucial when creating your own emotes.