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How to Make WhatsApp Stickers with Bot

Create custom stickers from any image, video, or GIF. Crop modes, animated stickers, and batch creation.

BotWave's !sticker command turns any image into a WhatsApp-compliant sticker in under a second. It supports JPGs, PNGs, WebPs (transparent), short videos (auto-trimmed to 6 seconds for animated stickers), and even text with a built-in caption generator. Stickers cost nothing extra against your message quota.

Prerequisites

  • Active WhatsApp session connected to BotWave.
  • An image to convert, sent to any chat where the bot is active.
  • Optional: a sticker pack name if you want the bot to push the sticker into a named pack.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Send an image to a chat where the bot is active

    Take a photo, share a meme, or drop a screenshot into a chat where the bot is present.

  2. 2

    Reply to the image with !sticker

    Tap-and-hold the image, tap Reply, then send !sticker. The bot processes the image and posts back a sticker within 1-2 seconds.

    !sticker
  3. 3

    Use crop modes (optional)

    Add a flag for the crop style: !sticker --circle, !sticker --rounded, !sticker --square. Default is square with transparent bars where needed.

    !sticker --circle
  4. 4

    Convert a video to an animated sticker

    Send a short video (under 6s; longer videos get auto-trimmed) and reply with !sticker. The bot returns an animated WebP sticker.

  5. 5

    Add a pack name (optional)

    Replace `!sticker` with `!sticker pack=MyMemes`. The metadata stays with the sticker so others can save the whole pack to their library.

    !sticker pack=MyMemes

Expected result

The bot posts a WhatsApp-compliant sticker back to the chat within a couple of seconds. Tapping the sticker shows the pack name (if you set one) and lets the recipient save it to their library.

Power-user tips

  • For best results, send a square or near-square image, heavily landscape images get letterboxed.
  • The bot is anti-fingerprint by default: each sticker has microscopic random byte jitter so WhatsApp does not flag repeated sticker creation as automation.
  • Use !sticker text=...your text... to overlay text on the image (great for memes).
  • Animated stickers count the same against your message quota as static stickers.

Common pitfalls

  • Videos longer than 6 seconds will be silently trimmed, start with the most important visual moment.
  • PNG transparency is preserved only on regular !sticker; the --circle crop draws a solid background for the masked corners.

Frequently asked questions

Are there any size or resolution limits?

WhatsApp's own sticker spec caps stickers at 512×512 px and ~100KB for static, 500KB for animated. BotWave auto-resizes and re-encodes to stay within the spec, so you can send any reasonable input.

Can I save the stickers BotWave makes to a permanent pack?

Yes. Tap the sticker in WhatsApp, then "Add to favourites". For full custom packs, use !sticker pack=PackName when creating, others in the chat can then save the whole pack.

Does !sticker work on iPhone too?

Yes. The bot processes server-side, so the platform of the user sending the image does not matter.

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