How to make an AI hug video from two photos
An AI hug video takes two ordinary photos, one of each person, and turns them into a short clip of the two of them holding each other. It is the gentler cousin of the AI kiss: it works for partners, but just as well for friends, siblings and parents, because the motion stays a hug. This guide shows how to make one with the AI hug generator on TryKiss AI, how to describe the hug you want, and which style and length suit each occasion.
Make an AI hug video in five steps
It all happens in your browser, on a phone or a computer.
Open the hug generator
Go to the AI hug generator and sign in. New accounts get 30 free credits.
Add a photo of each person
Put one person in Person A and the other in Person B. If you already have a photo of the two of you, put it in Person A on its own.
Pick a hug style or describe your own
Tap one of the six styles, such as Golden hour or Airport reunion, to fill in the description, then change any detail you like.
Make a hug photo first
A hug photo costs 5 credits and shows whether both faces come out right. If they do, the same photos will make a good video.
Switch to Hug Video and choose the length
Pick 5, 10, 15 or 30 seconds and the quality, tap Create, and download the clip when it is ready, usually in 2 to 5 minutes.
What an AI hug looks like
This clip is the Lap Embrace scene from the kiss scene library, made with AI sample people: a light, happy moment on a bed, both smiling and wrapped up in a warm hug. The hug generator itself is not limited to bedrooms; its styles put the two of you on a beach, in an airport or on a snowy street.
Lap Embrace
Seated on the bed, one partner on the other’s lap, both smiling and wrapped up in a warm, affectionate hug.
See the Lap Embrace sceneHow to describe the hug
The style buttons fill in a description you can edit. When you write your own, name four things, in this order:
Place + light + pose + mood. For example: "On a quiet beach at sunset, warm golden light, a tight front hug with cheeks close, both laughing."
- Place: a beach, an airport, a kitchen, a snowy street, a park. One place, not three.
- Light: golden hour, soft daylight from a window, string lights at night. Light sets the mood more than anything else.
- Pose: front hug, back hug or side hug (see below). Say where the faces are, for example "cheeks close" or "chin on the shoulder".
- Mood: laughing, calm, emotional, playful. One or two words are enough.
- Keep both faces visible. Avoid poses where one face is buried in the other’s shoulder; the AI needs to see both people to keep them recognizable.
Front, back or side hug
The pose decides who the video feels right for.
| Pose | What it looks like | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Front hug | Arms around each other, cheeks close, both faces toward the camera | Partners, reunions, anniversaries |
| Back hug | One person holds the other from behind, chin on the shoulder | Couples at home, cosy and playful moments |
| Side hug | Arms around each other’s shoulders, both facing forward | Friends, siblings, parents and grown-up children |
Which style and length for each occasion
The six built-in styles cover most reasons people make a hug video. A few pairings that work well:
| Occasion | Style to start from | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Living apart, missing each other | Airport reunion | 10 to 30 seconds |
| Anniversary or birthday | Golden hour or Beach sunset | 15 or 30 seconds |
| Christmas or a winter message | Snowy night | 10 or 15 seconds |
| A quiet "thinking of you" | Back hug | 5 or 10 seconds |
| A friend who moved away | Best friends | 5 or 10 seconds |
Hug or kiss?
A hug video is the safe choice whenever the clip will be seen by family, sent to a friend or posted publicly; the motion is written to stay a hug, with no kissing. For partners who want something more romantic, the same photos work in the AI kiss generator, with 13 kiss scenes. Many couples make both: a hug for the family chat, a kiss just for the two of them.
Whose photos you can use
Only adults, and only with their agreement. That rules out the popular “hug your younger self” idea built on a childhood photo: pictures of anyone under 18 are not allowed, even old photos of yourself. Uploaded photos are deleted when the job ends, and finished videos after 7 days. See the content policy for the full rules.