Practical guides for streamers — emote sizes, design rules, badges & more.
Make custom Discord emotes without an artist: exact specs (128×128, 256 KB), how to generate them with AI, how to upload them to your server, and why emote sets are perfect for Discord communities.
July 5, 2026 · 7 min readThe exact Twitch emote sizes (112×112, 56×56, 28×28), sub badge dimensions, animated emote limits, PNG rules and the one-file auto-resize upload — everything in one guide.
July 3, 2026 · 7 min readYou don’t need a $23/month subscription to get great emotes. Four realistic ways compared — AI generators, free design tools, templates and commissions — with honest pros, cons and costs.
July 3, 2026 · 8 min readWhy Twitch rejects emotes: prohibited content, the surprising single-letter rule, copyright traps, and a pre-upload checklist so your emotes pass review the first time.
July 3, 2026 · 6 min readSub badge sizes (72×72, 36×36, 18×18), why 18 pixels changes everything about design, proven badge progression ideas, and how to upload loyalty badges to Twitch.
July 3, 2026 · 6 min readGIF specs (1 MB, 60 frames), who can upload animated emotes, motion design rules that survive 28 pixels, and realistic ways to create them without animation skills.
July 3, 2026 · 7 min read