How to use stickers
Android
iOS
Android
iOS
Send stickers
- Tap > .
- 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 to view the whole pack.
To find more sticker packs:
- Tap > > .
- Tap next to the sticker pack you want to download.
- will appear once the download is complete.
- Tap .
To find stickers in the Google Play Store:
- Tap .
- Scroll to the bottom of the All stickers tab.
- 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:
- Open an individual or group chat.
- Tap .
- Tap My stickers.
- Tap and hold to rearrange sticker packs.
- Tap to remove a sticker pack.
To find out who the sticker pack belongs to:
- Open an individual or group chat.
- Tap > .
- Tap and hold the sticker.
- Tap View pack to see who owns and who created the sticker pack.
Search for stickers
Open an individual or group chat. To find specific stickers you’ve downloaded or discover new ones, tap 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.
Create custom stickers
- Tap > .
- Tap > Use a photo.
- Select a photo from your device's gallery.
- On the preview screen, choose from one of the preset options, then:
- Tap to add a sticker or emoji to your sticker.
- Tap to add text to your sticker.
- Tap to draw on your sticker.
- Tap to send your sticker.
Create and share AI stickers
- Tap > .
- Tap Create > Generate with AI. If prompted, tap Continue.
- Enter a description of a sticker.
- WhatsApp will generate up to four new stickers.
- Tap a sticker to send or edit your description to generate more stickers.
- The sticker will be sent as soon as you tap it.
Note:
- At this time, sticker descriptions are only supported in English, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
- This feature is currently only available in limited countries and may not be available to you yet.
Learn more about how to create and share AI stickers.
Share avatar stickers
You can share stickers of your avatar to your chats and channels.
- Tap .
- Tap your avatar or the avatar icon.
- 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:
- Tap and hold the sticker.
- From here, take one of the following actions:
- Tap to move the sticker to the top of Recent.
- Tap to remove the sticker.
To reorder or remove multiple stickers at once:
- Tap .
- Tap to select the stickers.
- From here, take one of the following actions:
- Tap to move the sticker to the top of Recent.
- Tap to remove the sticker.
Note: Tapping doesn't delete the sticker, it will just no longer appear in that category (for example, Favorites or Recent).
Update your sticker packs
A green dot next to a sticker pack means that it can be updated.
- Tap .
- In the All stickers tab, tap Update next to the sticker pack.
- will appear once the update is complete.
Related resources
- How to create a sticker pack
- How to create and share AI stickers
- How to create avatars on WhatsApp