How to Use Twitter Stickers

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Twitter's letting you decorate the photos you tweet with cute stickers of birds, pizza and other objects. Here's how to use the feature.

Ever thought "I bet my tweets would be better if I could add cute stickers of smileys or animals?" Well, Twitter's made your wish a reality, adding decorative stickers as a new image editing option to its official iOS and Android apps (both free). The addition was announced yesterday (June 27) and made available as a background update that doesn't require you to download a new version of the app.

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Here's how to use Twitter Stickers:

1. Tap the compose button.

2. Tap an image or tap Photo to shoot a new one.

3. Tap the smiley button in the bottom right corner. The smiley will be overlaid on top of the photo if you're attaching a previously shot image.

4. Select a sticker. Stickers are grouped by popular, recently used, accessories, smileys, animals, food, activities, travel, objects, symbols and flags.

5. Drag, rotate, pinch and pull your sticker to move, reorient and resize. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 as necessary.

6. Tap Save.

7. Finish composing your post and tap Tweet.

You've tweeted a sticker-decorated photo. To see other tweets that use the same Twitter sticker, click on the image and click on the sticker.

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

Henry was a managing editor at Tom’s Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past seven years. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He's also covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.