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How to Make Free Animated Custom Teams Emojis

Create lively GIF emoji for Microsoft Teams with MakeEmoji.com in just a few steps.

Published September 18, 20244 min readBeginner friendly100% Free

Looking to spice up your Microsoft Teams chats with custom animations? MakeEmoji.com lets you build lively GIF emojis from any image and download them instantly.

You can also follow our tutorials for Discord or Twitch if you use those platforms.

Follow these quick steps to create Teams emoji GIFs:

1. Choose an image or use one of MakeEmoji's samples

Head over to MakeEmoji.com and select a default image or upload your own picture using the Choose file option.

2. Apply filters and adjust the animation

Use filters to change the color, speed, and direction until the GIF matches your vision.

3. Download your new GIF

Once you're happy with your animation, click it to download a 128 x 128 GIF file.

4. Add it to Microsoft Teams

In Teams, open any chat, click the emoji button, choose Upload custom emoji, and select your downloaded GIF.