Creating custom stickers from your favorite photos is a fun way to personalize your messages, notes, and more. This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to make a sticker from a photo on your iPhone, turning your pictures into fun, shareable stickers. We’ll cover creating both static and animated stickers.
Turning a Photo into a Static Sticker
Transforming a photo into a sticker on your iPhone is simple. Here’s the process:
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Open the Photos App: Locate and open the Photos app on your iPhone.
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Select Your Photo: Browse your photo library and tap the photo you want to use for your sticker.
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Isolate the Subject: Touch and hold the main subject of your photo. Once it’s highlighted, release your finger.
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Create the Sticker: A menu will appear. Tap “Add Sticker.” Your new sticker will be saved to your sticker library, accessible through your keyboard and Markup tools.
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Add Effects (Optional): Customize your sticker with fun visual effects like “Outline,” “Comic,” or “Puffy” by tapping “Add Effect.”
A person's photo is open in the Photos app with the subject selected and the "Add Sticker" option highlighted.
Creating an Animated Sticker from a Live Photo
If you have a Live Photo, you can create an animated sticker:
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Open the Photos App and Select a Live Photo: Open the Photos app and choose the Live Photo you want to use.
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Select and Duplicate the Subject: Touch and hold the moving subject in your Live Photo. Slide your finger upward until a duplicate image of the subject appears, then release.
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Add the Animated Sticker: Tap “Add Sticker.” This saves the animated sticker to your sticker library, readily available for use in messages and other apps.
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Apply Effects (Optional): Just like with static stickers, you can add visual effects to enhance your animated sticker by tapping “Add Effect.”
Deleting a Sticker from Your Library
If you want to remove a sticker:
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Open the Photos App: Launch the Photos app on your iPhone.
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Edit a Photo: Open any photo and tap “Edit.”
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Access the Stickers Menu: Tap the Markup button (the circle with a pen tip inside), then tap the “+” button to add a sticker.
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Remove the Sticker: Tap “Add Sticker”, touch and hold the sticker you want to delete, and select “Remove”.
Your custom stickers sync across your iCloud-connected devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro) when you’re logged in with the same Apple ID. Now you can easily create and share personalized stickers using your photos!
