Twitch Rejected My Emote: The Usual Reasons
Upload failures come down to size, format, transparency or content rules. Check these five.
Twitch rejects emotes for five common reasons: wrong dimensions, file too large, no transparency, unreadable at small size, or content that breaks the guidelines.
Exact sizes only
112×112, 56×56, 28×28 — exactly. 111×112 fails. Export precisely, or use the free resizer which produces exact dimensions.
Under 1MB, PNG
Transparent PNG under 1MB per file. Huge PNGs from a design tool often exceed it — export optimised.
Transparency required
A white or colored background gets rejected. Make sure your export actually has an alpha channel, not a white rectangle that looks transparent on a white canvas.
Readability rejections
Twitch rejects emotes that are illegible at 28px. Check yours in the previewer first.
Content rules
No text-heavy designs, no real-world logos or copyrighted characters, nothing explicit. Original art avoids the whole category.
Get the sizes exactly right
Exact 112/56/28 exports plus badge sizes, straight from one image.
Open the resizer