Designing Images

Guidelines for designing images for Pictogram

Before creating your images, there are a few things to keep in mind to make sure everything looks right in-game.

Sizes

The sizes below apply specifically to MOTD images. For rank tags, emojis and other uses, images can be any size as long as both the width and height are divisible by 8.

Type	Recommended Size
Full image MOTD	264x16
Single line MOTD	264x8

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Transparency

Transparency is not supported. Any transparent pixels will be filled in with black, so make sure your image has a solid background.

Shadow Line

When designing a full image MOTD, be aware that there is a shadow line running through the middle of it. Make sure to design around it so it doesn’t interfere with your image. You can configure the color of this shadow line using the shadow_color setting.