When using Twitch to view a live stream of a given channel, you may decide to cheer the particular streamer by gifting them bits. It could be your way of showing love and support for that streamer.
Well, Twitch allows viewers to give bits to a streamer, and provided you have the bits, giving them to a streamer is straightforward, as you will find out in today’s post.
Before you can give bits on Twitch, you must first purchase the bits on the platform. So, open Twitch and log in to your account. Click the “Get Bits” button at the top. Then choose the number of bits to purchase, click the price button, and complete the purchase. Once you have the bits, access the chat section of a particular channel and type “cheer<number of bits> <cheer message>,” and send it.
Once you have bits on Twitch, you can quickly give them to a streamer to support them. This post covers gifting Twitch bits. We will understand Twitch bits and how to purchase them. Next, we will see how you gift bits to a streamer. Let’s begin!
Do Twitch Bits Matter?
Anyone can find their space on Twitch. Whether you are a streamer or a viewer, Twitch accommodates everyone, and you will get the best out of it. There are numerous streamers on Twitch under different categories, and when you join the platform, you can search, find, and join different channels.
Twitch offers bits to act as a virtual currency that viewers can use to purchase items or gift them to streamers as a way of cheering them. Bits cost money, and when you want to use them, you must buy them or use different options that let you freely obtain free bits.
Bits matter to streamers. When you gift a streamer with bits, they will earn a percentage of the money spent to purchase them. Thus, streamers will eventually make a decent amount of money when they receive numerous bits from their viewers. Besides, it’s a great way of appreciating a streamer for their hard work and determination.
How To Give Bits on Twitch
We’ve discussed what bits are and why they are crucial to viewers and streamers. When you want to give bits, you must first have them in your inventory, and that’s only possible if you’ve purchased them or obtained them freely.
Again, not all channels have the bits feature enabled. So, unless the streamer has the bits feature enabled, you can’t manage to cheer using bits to support them.
Use these steps to purchase bits.
- Open the Twitch platform and log in to your account.
- Find the “Get Bits” button at the top and click on it.
- Alternatively, tap the bits icon in the “Send Message” section.
- Lastly, choose the amount to purchase the bits, click the price button, and complete the payment.
With that, the purchased bits will immediately get added to your bits inventory for you to use for different purposes. The next step is to utilize the bits to give them to your favorite streamer. For that, proceed as follows.
- Access the Twitch channel where you want to use the bits.
- Navigate to the Chat of that channel.
- To give bits, use the format of “cheer <number of bits> <cheer message>” and send the cheer.
For instance, if you want to give 200 bits, you could execute the command as “cheer200 I enjoy the channel!” and remove the quotes when typing the command.
Once you do, the streamer will immediately get notified about you cheering for them, and the used bits will get deducted from your bits inventory.
Conclusion
Giving bits on Twitch is a classic way of cheering for your favorite streamer. You must have bits in your inventory before you send the cheer message in the chat section of the target channel.
All steps are detailed in this post. Follow them and comfortably learn how to give bits on Twitch.
