A sticker you paste into one chat isn’t added to your sticker list on its own. Save it to Favourites once and it is there in every chat, ready to send with a tap.
Save a sticker
- Paste your sticker into a chat and send it (a chat with yourself works too).
- Tap the sticker in the chat.
- Tap Add to Favourites.
The same works for a sticker a friend sends you. Saved stickers stay in Favourites on that phone.
Send it again
In any chat, open the sticker panel from the message box (on Android it sits behind the emoji button) and tap the star. Your Favourites are there. Stickers you sent lately also show up under the clock.
Tidy your Favourites
In the Favourites tab, press and hold a sticker and tap Remove. It only leaves your Favourites; any chat you sent it in keeps it. Button names can differ a little between WhatsApp versions.
Make a set
Favourites work best as a small kit of reactions: a yes, a no, a laugh, an “on my way”. Make them from your own clips with a caption each, and you’ll reply faster than anyone can type. The text guide shows how to add one.