Twitch Emotes & Sub Badges
Twitch emotes are a channel's merch, currency, and community dialect in one asset: subscribers literally pay for the right to use them, then spam them as applause, grief, and inside jokes. An emote that reads perfectly at 28 pixels in flooded chat is worth ten that only look good on the upload screen.
Generate the emote set from your channel's vocabulary — catchphrases, recurring bits, your mascot in different emotional states — in a bold style that survives chat scale. Comic and sticker styles handle the exaggerated expressions the format demands. Export transparent PNGs, upload the largest size, and let Twitch derive the smaller variants; check every emote at 28px before publishing.
Twitch upload specs
| Emotes | Upload one square PNG at 112×112 or larger (max 4096×4096, 1MB); Twitch scales to 28, 56, and 112px |
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| Sub badges | 72×72 PNG under 25KB per tier; displayed at 18px beside every chat message, so ultra-simple shapes only |
| Slots | Channels unlock emote slots by tier; a matched set makes even a small slot count feel branded |
| Review | Emotes pass Twitch moderation before going live — keep artwork within community guidelines |
Styles that fit
These presets suit twitch emotes best — each link covers the style in depth with prompts and examples.
Example prompts
Start from one of these, or describe your own list — every icon in the batch comes out matched.
Frequently asked questions
Why do my emotes look bad in chat?+
They were designed at 112px and judged at 112px. Chat shows them at 28px, where thin lines vanish and subtle expressions flatten. Test every candidate at actual chat size — the emotes that survive are always the ones with bold outlines and one exaggerated read.
Do I own the emotes I generate for my channel?+
Icons you generate on Icora come with commercial usage rights per the license terms, which covers channel emotes and badges. Uploading grants Twitch its standard platform license to display them; the underlying artwork remains yours to reuse on merch and thumbnails.
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