Twitch Emote Sizes — 28x28, 56x56 & 112x112

Design at 112x112, Then Scale Down

Twitch needs all three emote sizes, but you only design one. Work at 112x112 — the largest — and export scaled-down 56x56 and 28x28 copies from it. Building small and scaling up never works: the tiny version has no detail to enlarge.

• Bold, simple shapes: one clear subject with heavy outlines. Whatever reads at 28x28 is a good emote; whatever needs 112x112 to make sense is not.
• Keep a transparent background: emotes sit on both light and dark chat themes. A stray white box or halo shows up against dark mode — save as PNG with real transparency, never a flattened JPG.
• Leave a little padding: art that runs to the very edge of the 112 canvas can touch neighboring text in chat. A few pixels of breathing room keeps it clean.
• Check the 28x28 last: preview the smallest export at 100%. Thin lines, gradients, and small text are the first things to disappear — thicken or drop them.
• Stay under 1MB: a 112x112 PNG is only a few kilobytes, so file size is rarely a problem for emotes — but flattening layers and exporting clean PNG keeps you well clear of the limit.

Subscriber & Bit Badges

Badges are the small icons beside a chatter’s name. They use a different size set from emotes — 18x18, 36x36, and 72x72 pixels — and a much tighter file limit.

• Three sizes, PNG, transparent: upload 18x18, 36x36, and 72x72. Twitch rejects the set if any size is missing or wrongly sized.
• Under 25KB each: badges have a far smaller ceiling than emotes. Keep the art flat and the palette limited to stay under it.
• No animation: badges are static only. Design at 72x72 and scale down, same as emotes.
• Read the 18x18: the smallest badge sits at roughly text height. A recognizable silhouette beats any internal detail at that size.

Channel Point Reward Icons

Custom icons for channel point rewards use the same three squares as emotes — 28x28, 56x56, and 112x112 — but with the badge-style 25KB-per-file limit.

• PNG with transparency: icons render on the rewards panel, which follows the viewer’s theme, so avoid a solid background.
• Each file under 25KB: the limit applies per size, not combined — the 112x112 must be under 25KB on its own.
• Reuse emote art: if you already have an emote at these dimensions, it drops in as a reward icon with only a re-compress to hit 25KB.

Affiliate vs. Partner Emote Slots

The sizes are identical for everyone — what changes with your status is how many emote slots you can fill. Affiliates start with a handful of Tier 1 subscriber emote slots and unlock more as their Sub Points grow. Partners start with more slots and additionally unlock Tier 2 / Tier 3 and animated slots. Twitch adjusts these counts periodically, so check the official emote slots page for the current numbers.

• Affiliate: Tier 1 subscriber emote slots that expand at Sub Point milestones, plus a follower emote and Bit-tier emotes.
• Partner: a larger starting pool of Tier 1 slots climbing with Sub Points, plus dedicated Tier 2 / Tier 3 and animated emote slots on top.
• Same specs either way: every slot — static or animated, Tier 1 or Tier 3 — takes the same 28 / 56 / 112 PNG upload, so one well-built emote works no matter which slot it fills.

Frequently Asked Questions