Sticker ideas for your group chat

The best stickers are the ones only your group would get. A photo of your dog mid-sneeze, your friend’s dramatic face, the pizza from Friday. This guide gives you ideas that work in a chat, and the quick way to make each one with PAPLO.

What stickers should I make for my group chat?

Make the things your group already reacts to: pets, faces, food and inside jokes. A real photo with a short caption beats a generic sticker because everybody knows the story. Below are eight ideas, each with a note on how to make it.

Pets reacting

Your cat’s judgmental stare. Your dog’s guilty face. Photograph the same pet in different moods and caption each: “No.”, “Fine.”, “Food?”. Crop in close so the face reads on a small screen.

Friends with a caption

A friend’s famous expression becomes a reaction: “Me on Monday”, “Wait, what?”. Always ask first. Say what you will make and where it will go, and delete it if they would rather not. Aim to be funny with someone, not at them.

Food you always order

The group’s usual pizza, the ramen after an exam, the cake nobody could finish. Food stickers work as replies: “I’m hungry”, “On my way”, “Who is paying?”.

Inside jokes

A blurry photo from a trip, a sign that made you laugh, a thing someone said. These carry the most meaning for the fewest people, which is the point.

The reaction set

A small pack of yes, no, lol, wow, thanks and sorry. Use one subject, such as your dog, for the whole set so it feels like a character.

Birthday and event stickers

A sticker with the birthday person’s best photo and a party border. Send it on the day, then keep it for the next year.

Ready-made packs to start with

Not ready to make your own? Browse ready-made sticker packs you can add inside the app, from the free Ploo pack to group chat reactions. Just here for a laugh? See our funny WhatsApp stickers and funny iMessage stickers.

For burnout and excuse reactions, Barely Functioning and Skill Issue are 24-sticker packs that are part of PAPLO Plus.

Roll call

A sticker for each person in a trip or team. Send them in order so the chat can see who is here and who is late.

Thank-you and sorry stickers

Everyone needs a good apology. A pet looking sorry is hard to be mad at.

How do I make a sticker from a photo in PAPLO?

PAPLO turns photos into stickers, and you can send them to any chat. It is on the App Store and Google Play, for iPhone (iOS 15.5 or later) and Android (7.0 or later). It is free to use, with no ads, no account, no watermark and no subscription. An optional one-time PAPLO Plus unlocks extras.

1. Tap Import photos or Take a photo. You can pick up to 50 at once.
2. Wait for the cutouts. They are made on your phone.
3. Tap a sticker to open the editor.
4. Under Border, pick an outline and a width: Thin, Regular or Thick. Some borders are free, and the rest are part of Plus.
5. Under Text, type your words in Caption, then pick Meme, Label or Tape, at the top or bottom.
6. Tap Share to send it to a chat.

If the cutout is off, open Cut-out, tap Open cut-out editor and use Erase and Restore. The cutout guide has more.

How do I make a reaction pack?

Use one theme and finish a small set.

1. Pick six to ten photos of the same subject with different faces, such as your dog.
2. Import them and let PAPLO cut them out.
3. Give each sticker a short caption in the same style, such as Meme.
4. Add the same border to all of them so they look like a set.
5. Go to Make and tap Sticker pack. If you already have packs, choose New pack when asked. Name it.
6. Under Add from your library, pick your stickers. Hold and drag to reorder, then tap Save.
7. Use Send to for WhatsApp, Telegram or Messages on iPhone. PAPLO sends WhatsApp packs of 3 to 30 stickers.

See the WhatsApp guide and the Telegram guide for what each app needs.

Can I make them move?

Yes. PAPLO can turn up to 12 stickers into a GIF. See GIF stickers from photos. If you want to know about costs first, read the no-subscription checklist.

A few good habits

• Ask before you make a sticker of someone.
• Keep captions to a few words.
• Use the same border and caption style within a pack.
• Make jokes the person in the photo would also laugh at.

Questions? Visit support or see all guides.