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Yoto Pixel Art – What’s in this post?
- What is Yoto pixel art?
- How to upload pixel art to your Yoto cards?
- How to make your own pixel art for Yoto Players? July 2026 update: read on for an exciting new icon maker that’s ready to use now (it’s my top pick).
- Where to discover Yoto pixel art that others have made?
If you’re looking to be a Yoto Independent Creator check out this post to find out how.
Where to Buy Yoto Make Your Own Cards
What is Yoto Pixel Art?
Yoto is an audio player where you play purchased audio cards or create your own audio content on Yoto Make Your Own Cards. As technology goes it could probably be considered ‘screen free’ in many ways.
However, there is a small pixelated interface on both the Yoto Player and Yoto Player Mini. The one side of the Yoto Player has the pixelated interface whilst on the Yoto Mini Player there is a little mini interface in the bottom right hand corner. My daughter loves these little pixel images.
Creativity
If you’ve got a child who loves being creative like I have then being able to create pixel art is a brilliant way to engage with the Yoto player in another way. Further into the post I’ll show you how you can create your own either on paper or using an application.
Each purchased Yoto cards has a pre-loaded pixel art. Each ‘chapter’ on the Yoto card has its own image. If you use Yoto Make Your Own Cards then you can select from pre-existing pixel images to add to each of your chapters. I’ll show you how to do this next.
How to Upload Pixel Art to your Yoto Make Your Own Card
Here are the steps you need to take to add pixel art to your Make Your Own Yoto cards.
Firstly, you will need to go to the Yoto Make Your Own card part of the Yoto website – link here. You’ll need to log in if you aren’t already. Make sure you are in ‘Playlists’ and not ‘Podcasts’. Then click on the card you want to add pixel art to.
You’ll need to have already uploaded your card audio content and you can find out more info on uploading your audio in this post.
Once you have selected the card then click on the box between the track number and the title:
You now have two options – ‘Yoto Icons’ and ‘My Icons’. Yoto Icons allows you to select from a range of Yoto pixel art. Just click on the image you want to use. Make sure to click ‘Update’ to save your choices.
If you want to upload your own pixel art onto the Yoto card select ‘My Icons’. You can uploaded the following types of files:
- PNG
- GIF
- JPG
- TIF
- SVG
Best Pixel Art File Type for Yoto
However, Yoto recommend the best file type to be PNG 16 x 16 pixels with a transparent background and avoiding black which doesn’t show up. However, if you want your image to look like it’s floating then colour ever empty square (after you have finished your design black).
Click on ‘Upload Icon’ and you can now select your file as you normally would.
Don’t forget to click ‘Update’ to make sure you save the changes you have made to your card.
Next up, let me explain how to make your own pixel art for Yoto Make Your Own Cards.
Here’s a link to the Yoto guide on how to add custom icons to your Make Your Own cards. Read on for templates to create your own.
How to Make Your Own Yoto Pixel Art
Tiny Print Studio – NEW 2026
Bella from Tiny Print Studio got in touch to let me know about her new tools for Yoto. She’s created a Yoto Sticker Maker and a Yoto Icon Maker. So far I’ve tested out the Yoto Icon Maker. It’s very easy to use and perfect for making Yoto pixel art. It’s something that you can definitely do with your child so that they can be part of the creative process.
In my opinion, Tiny Print Studio Yoto Icon Maker is the easiest way to produce pixel art for Yoto and I’d recommend using it to get creative. It brings a whole new, child-friendly way to interact with the Yoto Player and Mini. Perfect for creative kids (and adults). Check out this YouTube video which goes through how to use this Yoto Icon Maker tool.
Yoto Pixel Art Resources
Yoto Space have a downloadable 16 x 16 grid that you can draw out your design first using coloured pens/ pencils before adding to a computer app/ program or simply taking a cropped photo. This means that your child can draw out their design for you to take a photo or make the pixel image on a computer/ phone. In May 2026 Yoto released new instructions and an updated download template that you can find here.
Other Options
Pixilart.com
Pixilart.com is a great free resource to be able to make your own pixel art. You can then choose to download your art in a format that is optimal for Yoto Make Your Own pixel art. The free version does have ads that pop up but it’s still a great free tool.
When you first load onto the website you will need to set the size. You want to choose 16 x 16 pixels. You can then create your art.
Paint
Another way is to use what I would class as old school ‘Paint’ application. When you open a new document either click ‘File’ and ‘Image Properties’ or ‘ctrl E’. Then select pixels and size 16 x 16. You’ll need to make the page size as big as possible, but even then it is still quite small to work on.
Where to Find Yoto Pixel Art?
There are a few places that you can find ready made pixel art for your Yoto Make Your Own Cards online.
- Yoto Icon Maker from Tiny Print Studio have a selection of images that you can choose from and add/ change to make your own creations.
- Yoto Icons have a great range of pixel art that you can download for free.
- Yoto Space is another resource where you can find pixel art to download for free.
All of these resources have new designs being added frequently. You can also upload your designs so that other can make use of them too.
Make Your Own Pixel Art for Yoto
Hopefully, this blog post has given you all the information you need to be able to select, create, upload and discover pixel art for your Yoto Make Your Own Cards. For more tips and ideas for Yoto players join our Facebook group.
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