Sticker specs

Telegram sticker specs & size limits

Updated September 2026

The only platform where a visitor with zero installs walks away with a finished pack.

Done in browserYou can finish a Telegram pack entirely in your browser here — no install required.

The hard limits

These four columns — size, file weight, animation length and format — are the ones that actually get a pack rejected. Everything here matches what the app enforces.

RequirementTelegram
SizeLongest edge 512px
Static max512 KB
Animated max256 KB
Animation length≤ 3 s
Static formatWebP / PNG
Animated formatWebM (VP9) / TGS
Per pack≤ 120
Also requiredOne emoji per sticker

What trips people up

  • A pack short name is globally unique. Packs built through a bot carry a “_by<bot>” suffix in the name.
  • The first frame of an animation is a static image — exporting it is not “animated export”.

Make a Telegram pack

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