A chibi sticker is a cute, big-headed version of a person, and it is more useful when you get a sheet of poses you can cut apart for a pack. The free chibi sticker maker on CanvaPro turns a portrait into a chibi sticker sheet you can download and split. You do not need an account, and the usual download does not pick up a watermark from the page.
The live form accepts a JPG, PNG, or WEBP up to 10 MB — a higher limit than the 5 MB platform sticker pages. Choose a model, Pro or Basic. Pro is selected by default. Complete the security check and click Make Sticker. The job is queued and often finishes in about a minute. What you get is a sheet, not a finished 512×512 Telegram file and not a Snapchat camera-roll overlay.
How this page is different
The WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, and Viber makers on CanvaPro are built around a single cutout for a specific chat app. This page is about a chibi style and a sheet of poses. You will likely crop or slice the download yourself before you add a pose to any pack. If you need one general cutout without the chibi look, the AI sticker generator is the closer match.
Use a clear, forward-facing portrait. Glasses, a distinct hairstyle, and a simple background help the character stay recognizable once the head is enlarged and the body is simplified.
How to make a chibi sheet, step by step
- Upload a front-facing JPG, PNG, or WEBP of 10 MB or less, and only use a photo you have the right to edit.
- Pick Pro or Basic. Leave Pro selected unless you want to try the Basic model for a lighter look.
- Complete the security check and click Make Sticker once. Leave the tab open while the job sits in the queue, usually about a minute.
- Preview the sheet, download it, and split the poses you want to keep. Save the original portrait as the master.
A pose you split from the sheet can be sized for a pack later with the WhatsApp sticker maker if that is the chat you use.
Working with the sheet
Open the download in any editor that can crop. Cut out each pose with a little margin so the character does not feel shaved at the edges. If you plan to put a pose into a chat pack later, resize that single cutout to the size the platform asks for — for example, a 512×512 PNG for Telegram or a 490×490 upload for a Viber pack — in your own tool. This page does not perform that platform export for you.
Name the sliced files in a consistent way, such as a person and a pose, so a pack stays easy to update. Not every cell on a sheet will be a winner. Keep the best two or three and drop the rest.
Once you have split a pose out of the sheet, you can size it for a pack with the steps to make a WhatsApp sticker or the matching Telegram walkthrough.
Consent and likeness
A chibi still shows a real person in a stylized form. Get agreement before you turn someone’s face into a sticker, and before you add that sticker to a public pack. Do not use a photo of a child or of anyone who has not said yes. If the likeness is off, try a sharper, more frontal source rather than forcing a weak sheet into a pack.
Uploads travel over HTTPS. Files are processed to complete your request and are not sold.
If you want a regular cutout of the person rather than a chibi sheet, make an AI sticker from the photo instead.
If the character does not look like them
Use a tighter head-and-shoulders crop, even light, and eyes that are clearly visible. Heavy makeup angles, sunglasses, or a face turned away make the chibi harder to read. Switching between Pro and Basic can change the finish, but it will not fix a blurry source. Stay under the 10 MB limit listed on the form.
Use a clearer, front-facing photo and run the chibi maker again, and only keep a sheet that still looks like the person who agreed to it.
A short checklist
- Upload a clear, forward-facing JPG, PNG, or WEBP under 10 MB.
- Choose Pro (the default) or Basic, then click Make Sticker once.
- Wait about a minute, download the sticker sheet, and split out the poses you want.
- Get consent before you share someone’s chibi, and resize individual poses later if a chat app needs a specific pixel size.
A sheet is a starting kit, not a finished pack. The time you spend cropping a few strong poses usually matters more than generating a second sheet from a weaker photo. Keep the original portrait next to the slices so you can regenerate if a pack needs a new expression later.
If you already know which chat app will receive a pose, crop that cell to a square as soon as you split the sheet, and leave consistent padding around the character. That habit makes it faster to size the file later for Telegram, Viber, or another pack without discovering that one pose was cut tighter than the rest. Keep a short note of which model you used, Pro or Basic, because a later replacement pose will look odd if it comes from the other model.
When you are ready, start with one sharp portrait, generate a single sheet, and only keep the poses that still look like the person.