How to edit photos and videos

Android
iPhone
Web and Desktop
WhatsApp allows you to personalize your photos by adding stickers, emoji, text, and freehand drawings.
Edit photos
Attach a photo or video
  1. Click
    next to the text field.
    • To take a new photo with your webcam, click
      >
      .
      You can click Retake if you want to take a new photo to replace the one you’ve just taken.
    • To use an existing photo or video, click Photos & Videos and choose one from your Gallery.
      Click Plus
      to attach additional photos or videos.
  2. Start editing your photo.
Crop or rotating a photo
  1. Click
    • To crop a photo, click and drag any of the handles in or out to the desired size.
    • To rotate a photo to the left or right, click
      or
      .
    • To Undo or Redo a change you’ve made to the photo, click
      or
      as many times as needed.
    • To revert the photo to the original size and rotation, click Reset.
  2. Click Done when you’ve finished.
Add emoji or stickers
  1. Click Emoji
    or Stickers
    .
  2. Click an item you’d like to use.
    • To move the item, click and hold it, then drag it to a different location on the photo.
    • To resize the item, click it, then click and hold the handle in the corner of the box, and drag it in or out to make it smaller or larger.
    • To rotate the item, click it, then click and hold the handle at the top of the box, and drag it in a circle.
    • To delete an item, click it, then click
      .
  3. Click Done when you’ve finished.
Add text
  1. Click Text
    .
  2. Type the desired text in the text box.
  3. Click Done when you’ve finished.
  4. To delete the text, click the text box, then click
    .
Change the appearance of your text
  1. Click the text box.
    • To change the font, click the Font selector
      below your photo.
    • To change the text color, select one of the colors
      below your picture.
      You can choose a custom color by clicking the Color Selector
      and dragging the square to a color.
      • Note: You can also select the font and color before adding your text.
    • To resize the text, drag the handle in the corner of the text box, in or out to make it smaller or larger.
    • To rotate the text, click and drag the handle at the top of the text box, in a circle.
    • To move the text, click and drag the textbox to a new location on the picture.
    • Click Background to remove or add the background in the text box.
  2. Click Done when you’ve finished.
Draw on your photograph
  1. Click
    • To change the pen color, click one of the colors
      below your picture.
      You can choose a custom color by clicking the Color Selector
      and dragging the square to a color.
    • To change the pen thickness, click one of the three gray circles
      .
      • Note: You can also select the pen color and thickness before adding your drawing.
  2. Click and hold anywhere on the photograph, and drag to make freehanded drawings.
  3. To delete a line immediately after you’ve drawn it, click
    .
    • Clicking
      adds the line or drawing back to the photo.
  4. Click Done when you’ve finished.
Blur all or part of a photo
  1. Click
    • To move the blurred area, drag the box to a new location of the picture.
    • To resize it, drag any of the handles in or out to make it smaller or larger.
    • You can change blur effect by clicking the Blur Selector
      below your photo.
    • To decrease or increase the amount of blur move the Slider
      to the left or right.
  2. Click Done when you’ve finished.
    • To remove the blur effect, click it, then click
      .
Send your media
Once you’ve finished editing your media, click Send
.
Related resources
How to send media: Web & Desktop
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