If you're new to Twitch, you sure don't understand what emote is and what it's going to be used for. Still, these are small functions that look like nothing at all, but count a lot on promoting your channel. In this text, let's discover together what are the uses of Twitch emotes and their dimensions, formats and sizes.
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Twitch Emotes: Everything You Need to Know
Twitch emotes dimensions
Twitch emotes must be created in three different sizes 28×28 pixels, 56×56 pixels and 112×112 pixels. These dimensions ensure optimum clarity regardless of the context in which the emote is used, whether it appears in chat, on a profile page or elsewhere on the platform.
File format
The recommended file format for Twitch emotes is PNG. This format is preferred for its ability to handle transparency and maintain high image quality. Make sure your PNG files are optimized for online use.
Twitch emote size
Each emote file must not exceed 25 Kb. Although this limit may seem restrictive, it is essential to ensure that emotes load quickly and run smoothly on the platform. You need to strike a balance between image quality and file size.
What are the uses of Twitch emotes?
On Twitch, emojis have rather special characters. Visit streamers use them to create beauty in chat. In fact, emoticons are used to express in chat, and to convey emotions.
Emoticons are often expressed on the tone of humor. Emojis can also be used to reinforce a brand's image, affirming its personality and affiliated partners. Fans use emojis to celebrate streamers' victories, cheer them on or even mock their defeats.
For your information, emotes were introduced on the platform in 2015. They are now part of the culture and identity of the Twitch community. These are images similar to emojis used on other social networks, including: WhatsApp, and Facebook. They make it possible to amplify an idea, an emotion as well as a concept.
How do I resize Twitch emotes?
There are two ways to resize Twitch emotes. You can automatically Where manually depending on the streamers' possibilities:
Automatic resizing
The advantage of automatic resizing is that it simplifies the uploading of emoticons. So, in order to add an emoticon, a single file containing a square image is enough.
- Dimension : between 112 pixels by 112 pixels and 4096 by 4096.
- Maximum file size: 1 MB
- Size: automatically converts to other required sizes.
To do this, here are the steps to follow:
- First, click on the referrer of the upload which is on the square on the left;
- Then select the ideal file;
- Your emoticon will automatically convert to the required sizes;
- Then, in the emoticon code field, choose the name;
- The complete code of your emoticon will consist of a prefix as well as its code;
- Once the files are uploaded and the code selected, click Add Emoticon;
- The emoticon will then be saved in the library.
If you already have an emoticon in the slot, the slot will be assigned to that emoticon by default.
Manual resizing
It is also possible to disable automatic resizing and opt for manual resizing.
You will therefore have three separate sizes online, in other words:
- Dimension : 28 pixels by 28 pixels, 56 pixels by 56 pixels as well as 112 pixels by 112 pixels.
- Maximum file size: 100 KB.
The advantage of the manual mode is that it allows you to control the sizes of the frame by frame. However, for the three files provided, the emoticons must be of the same image.
To manually enable emoticons, here are the steps to follow:
- First, start by disabling automatic emote resizing;
- Click the add icon in each square to select the correct file size;
- Choose a name for your emoticon in the Emoticon code option;
- Like automatic resizing, the complete emoticon code will consist of a prefix and a code;
- When the files are uploaded and your security code selected, click Add emoticon;
- Then the changes will be made and saved in the library.
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