Want to add a touch of fun and personality to your photos? iPhones make it incredibly easy to create and add stickers directly within the Photos app. Whether you want to highlight a subject, add a playful element, or simply decorate your images, iPhone stickers offer a creative way to enhance your photos and express yourself. This guide will walk you through the simple steps to turn your favorite photo subjects into stickers and apply them to your pictures, messages, notes, and more.
Creating Stickers from Still Photos on Your iPhone
Turning a regular photo into a sticker on your iPhone is a straightforward process. Follow these steps to get started:
- Open the Photos App: Begin by launching the Photos app on your iPhone. This is where all your photos are stored, and where the sticker-making magic happens.
- Select Your Photo: Browse through your photo library and tap on the photo you wish to use for creating a sticker. Open the photo in full-screen view to proceed.
- Touch and Hold the Subject: Identify the main subject in your photo that you want to turn into a sticker. Gently touch and hold on this subject with your finger. After a brief moment, you’ll see a shimmering outline appear around the subject, indicating it has been recognized. Release your finger.
- Tap “Add Sticker”: A menu will pop up above the selected subject. From the options presented, tap on “Add Sticker”. This action saves your newly created sticker to your stickers menu. You can access this menu anytime you use the iPhone onscreen keyboard or when using Markup tools in Photos or other apps.
- Optional: Add Effects: After adding the sticker, you have the option to enhance it further. Tap “Add Effect” if you want to apply visual styles to your sticker. You can choose from effects like “Outline” to make the sticker stand out, “Comic” for a cartoonish look, or “Puffy” to give it a raised, 3D appearance.
Once you’ve created your sticker, it’s ready to be used! You can easily access it to decorate photos, spice up your messages, and add flair to your notes.
Making Animated Stickers from Live Photos on iPhone
For an even more dynamic touch, you can create animated stickers from your Live Photos. The process is very similar to creating static stickers, with a slight variation to capture the motion.
- Go to the Photos App: Just like with still photos, start by opening the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Select a Live Photo: Navigate to your Live Photos and choose the one you want to use. Open it in full screen. Live Photos are identifiable by the circular “Live” icon in the top left corner.
- Touch, Hold, and Slide Up the Subject: This is the key step for animated stickers. Touch and hold the subject of your Live Photo. Instead of just releasing, continue holding and slightly slide your finger upwards on the screen. You’ll notice a duplicate image of the subject appear and lift from the original photo. Then, release your finger.
- Tap “Add Sticker”: As before, a menu will appear. Select “Add Sticker”. This will save your animated sticker to your sticker collection.
- Optional: Apply Effects: You can also add effects to animated stickers just like static ones. Tap “Add Effect” to choose from “Outline”, “Comic”, or “Puffy” to further customize your animated sticker.
Your animated sticker is now ready to bring movement and life to your creations! Use them in messages to add expressive reactions or personalize your photos with motion elements.
How to Delete Stickers from Your iPhone
If you ever want to declutter your sticker collection, deleting stickers is just as easy as creating them. Here’s how:
- Open Photos and Edit a Photo: Open any photo in the Photos app and tap “Edit” in the top right corner to enter edit mode.
- Access Markup and Stickers: In the edit toolbar at the bottom, tap the Markup icon (usually three dots in a circle), then tap the Sticker icon (a square with a peeled corner and a plus sign). This will open your sticker menu.
- Remove a Sticker: In your sticker menu, touch and hold the sticker that you wish to delete. After a moment, a “Remove” option will appear. Tap “Remove” to delete the sticker from your collection.
Deleting stickers helps you keep your sticker menu organized and ensures you only have the stickers you actively use.
Your iPhone stickers are conveniently synced with iCloud. This means any stickers you create or delete will be reflected across all your Apple devices—iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro—as long as you are logged in with the same Apple ID. Start personalizing your photos and messages today with these fun and easy-to-create iPhone stickers!
