Copy and paste is the quickest way to get a sticker into WhatsApp, but it depends on your phone, your browser and the file. Here is what to try when it doesn’t go to plan.
There’s no Paste option
- Copy first. Press and hold the sticker on the result screen and tap Copy or Copy image. Save to Photos doesn’t put it on the clipboard.
- Hold inside the message box. In WhatsApp, tap the box where you type, then press and hold it until Paste appears.
- Use the phone app. Pasting stickers works in WhatsApp on your phone, not in WhatsApp Web or the desktop app.
- Try another browser. Some browsers don’t copy GIFs to the clipboard. Open tosticker.com in Chrome and make it again.
It arrived as a GIF, not a sticker
WhatsApp only turns small files into stickers. A larger one is sent as a GIF instead. Make it again with Light quality in the Frame tab, or drag the clip bar to keep fewer seconds. Boomerang and 0.5× speed both make the file bigger. The size guide explains the limits.
Why not share or download it?
Paste is the only way a GIF becomes a sticker. Sharing the file to WhatsApp from your gallery, files or the Share menu sends it as a GIF in a box, not as a sticker; we tested it. Download is still handy for keeping the file or using it in other apps.
Still stuck?
Write to [email protected] with your phone model, your browser and what happened. We read everything.