How to make animated emojis for discord
Create animated emoji for discord: Discord has become increasingly popular in recent years as the social platform of choice for communities of like-minded individuals. No matter your interests, there is a Discord server for you to connect and connect with like-minded individuals. Whether you enjoy bird-watching, anime, screenwriting, or even practicing law, there is a community waiting for you.
Discord offers a wide range of server customization options, making it easy for communities of all types to personalize their experience. Custom emojis are incredibly convenient as they allow communities to share inside jokes, highlight prominent members, and use their favorite images or GIFs with the entire server. Here’s a guide on how to create animated Discord emotes using videos, GIFs, images, or text.
How to Create Animated Discord Emoji:
Animated GIFs Only Discord Nitro users have access to Discord emojis. Without Discord Nitro, you can only use full GIFs and still image emojis. To get Discord Nitro, go to your user settings by clicking the gear button at the bottom left of the screen. From there, select Discord Nitro from the menu.
1. Upload your video, GIF or picture to Animated Emoji Maker
If you want to create an animated Discord emoji, it’s best to start with an already existing video clip or GIF. These can be found on various platforms like YouTube, Giphy, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter or anywhere on the web. Simply copy the link, and you are ready to go. You also have the option to use any image, video or GIF stored on your mobile device.
Once you’ve copied your link or found your files, go to a third-party animated emoji creator in your browser and click “Start Editing” to access the Animated Emoji Creator Studio. Paste your link into the URL bar or click “Upload” to find the file you want in your file browser or camera roll.
2. Trim, cut, add text, speed up or animate
Once your content is uploaded to Animated Emoji Maker Studio, you can make any necessary edits. If you’re using a video or GIF file to create your GIF emoji, you may want to make some adjustments. Consider trimming, cropping, and maybe speeding it up a bit.
To trim your video, simply click and drag one end of it in the timeline at the bottom of the screen. To use it as an emoji in Discord, simply crop the image to a square shape. Open the Crop tool in the menu on the right and select Square Aspect Ratio. To increase the speed of your video, simply select the video layer and click the “+” button below Speed on the right side of Studio.
To make your animated emoji a dynamic GIF, simply add an animation to the image or text you are using. Go to Studio and select the image or text box you want to work with. Look for the “Animate” tab in the menu on the right. You can choose from 10 different animation styles for your GIF. Vibrate and Hue Rotate options are useful for photo and text GIFs.
3. Export as GIF
After editing your video or animating your photo or text, one final step is to make sure your GIF is compact enough to use as a Discord emoji. Due to size restrictions, long or large GIFs cannot be uploaded as emoji. For optimal results in Animated Emoji Maker Studio, it’s best to keep your GIF short, about 3 seconds long, and with a width and height of about 100 pixels. To change the size of your GIF, go to the “Output Size” option in the menu on the right. From there, simply reduce the dimensions to a 100×100 square.
To reduce the size of your file, click the arrow next to the red export button. Then, select Export as GIF from the options. Animated Emoji Maker will process your GIF file and be ready for download in less than a minute.
Step 4: Add to Your Discord Server
Once you’ve saved your animated emoji, go to Discord and open a server where you have emoji permissions as an administrator. The easiest option is to use your own server. To access the server settings, simply click the dropdown button next to the Server title at the top of the channel list. Simply select an emoji from the list of options, then choose Upload Emoji and locate the GIF file you downloaded from Animated Emoji Maker. After uploading and naming it, you can use it on any server you’re a part of!
This article will help you add various animated emojis to your Discord server.