[FAQ]

Happy Friday! I just got the email that I’ve been accepted into the Twitch Affiliate program and I’m super keen to get everything set up for my stream this weekend.

I’m trying to figure out the emote situation. I know you unlock more as you get more subs, but what’s the deal right at the start? How many emote slots do you get for your subscribers the moment you become an Affiliate? Just want to know how many I should get designed initially.

Cheers for the info!

[Jeff Bullas]

Congratulations on reaching Affiliate. That’s a fantastic first step into the world of professional streaming.

Brief Answer: As a new Affiliate, you start with an initial set of emote slots for Tier 1 subscribers, plus separate slots for follower emotes and animated emotes. The exact number is just a starting point; the real key is the strategy behind the images you choose for them.

Think of these first few slots as the foundational building blocks of your channel’s unique visual language.

Upon becoming an Affiliate, Twitch grants you a starter pack of emote slots. This includes a handful of standard emote slots for your subscribers, as well as a separate, smaller pool for follower emotes and animated emotes. This gives you different types of image-based content to reward your community with from day one.

The strategy behind which images you choose for these initial slots is far more important than the number. These first few emotes will define your channel’s chat culture. They should be well-designed, easy to understand at a small size, and represent something unique to you and your community—an inside joke, a common catchphrase, or a specific reaction. These emotes are the first exclusive tools your subscribers get to use in the text-based chat, and making them desirable is a powerful incentive for other viewers of your audio and video stream to subscribe.

The path to unlocking more slots is tied directly to your channel’s growth. You earn them by accumulating more Subscriber Points. Therefore, the best way to get more slots is to focus on what earns subscribers: creating consistent, high-quality live content and building a strong, interactive community.

Cheers,
Jeff

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