How to use stickers

Android
iOS
Web
Mac
Windows

Send stickers

  1. Tap
    .
  2. Select and tap a sticker.
    • The sticker will be sent as soon as you tap it.

Discover and manage sticker packs

A number of suggested sticker packs from the WhatsApp Sticker Store are shown underneath any downloaded packs. You can tap any of these stickers to send them, or tap
sticker
to view the whole pack.
To find more sticker packs:
  1. Tap
    emoji
    >
    stickers
    >
    sticker
    .
  2. Tap
    next to the sticker pack you want to download.
  3. will appear once the download is complete.
  4. Tap
    back
    .
To find stickers in the Google Play Store:
  1. Tap
    sticker
    .
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the All stickers tab.
  3. Tap Discover sticker apps.
Note: Stickers downloaded outside of WhatsApp might not be searchable if the creator didn’t follow WhatsApp guidelines when tagging them.
To view, reorder and remove sticker packs you’ve downloaded:
  1. Open an individual or group chat.
  2. Tap
    sticker
    .
  3. Tap My stickers.
  4. Tap and hold
    reorder
    to rearrange sticker packs.
  5. Tap
    delete
    to remove a sticker pack.
To find out who the sticker pack belongs to:
  1. Open an individual or group chat.
  2. Tap
    emoji
    >
    stickers
    .
  3. Tap and hold the sticker.
  4. Tap View pack to see who owns and who created the sticker pack.
Note: You might need to update WhatsApp to be able to use stickers.

Search for stickers

Open an individual or group chat. To find specific stickers you’ve downloaded or discover new ones, tap
search
and search for stickers using text or emoji.
  • Under My stickers you’ll see stickers you’ve downloaded.
  • Under More stickers you’ll see stickers available to download from WhatsApp and third-party providers (such as GIPHY). Note: Online sources will use search terms to find relevant results.

Share avatar stickers

You can share stickers of your avatar to your chats and channels.
  1. Tap
    .
  2. Tap your avatar or the avatar icon.
  3. Select and tap a sticker.
    • The sticker will be sent as soon as you tap it.
Learn more about how to use avatars on WhatsApp.

Organize your stickers

To reorder or remove an individual sticker:
  1. Tap and hold the sticker.
  2. From here, take one of the following actions:
    • Tap
      move to top
      to move the sticker to the top of Recent.
    • Tap
      delete
      to remove the sticker.
To reorder or remove multiple stickers at once:
  1. Tap
    .
  2. Tap to select the stickers.
  3. From here, take one of the following actions:
    • Tap
      move to top
      to move the sticker to the top of Recent.
    • Tap
      delete
      to remove the sticker.
Note: Tapping
delete
doesn't delete the sticker, it will just no longer appear in that category (for example, Favorites or Recent).

Update your sticker packs

To update one your existing sticker packs:
  1. Tap
    add
    .
  2. In the All stickers tab, tap Update next to the sticker pack.
  3. will appear once the update is complete.

Create and share custom stickers and sticker packs

You can learn more about creating your own stickers and sticker packs in this article.

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