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Posting an animated GIF to Facebook is easy and quick.
- Everyone knows that you can post still photos to Facebook, but not everyone realizes that Facebook also supports GIFs - short animated pictures.
- Animated GIFs are great for expressing emotions and sharing memes that you have trouble communicating through mere text.
- You can post GIFs as a status update or comment, and the process is pretty similar for each option.
Sometimes a GIF just puts it better than any text comment possibly could. No matter your reason for using one, animated GIFs are a great way to add something fun to your Facebook status, or break up the text-only comments on your friend's most recent update.
You can use GIFs in a few ways on Facebook: either as your status, as a comment alone, or as a comment with text. Here are the simple steps to take for each situation.
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1. Click on the ellipsis near "Feeling/Activity."
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Clicking on the ellipsis will present you with a wide variety of new posting options.
2. Choose the "GIF" button.
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Clicking the GIF tab will allow you to browse the GIF gallery.
3. Choose a GIF from the trending list or type in what you're looking for specifically.
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Facebook's GIF gallery has thousands of GIFs to choose from.
4. Scroll through and choose the GIF you'd like to use.
5. Type in any text you want as your status to appear above the GIF.
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GIFs are silent, so some come with transcribed captions.
6. Finish your status and post.
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Your GIF status should upload in seconds.
Nearly any word you type in will return with GIF results, from general keywords like "laugh" or "cry" to more specific pop culture figures like "Spider-Man" or "SpongeBob."
How to use Giphy to post a GIF
If you can't quite find what you want, you can also search GIPHY in a separate tab. The website lets you search a number of GIFs uploaded by users and brands. You can also upload and create your own GIFs. You can browse the site's various categories, like "entertainment" and "reactions," or just type in your own keywords. The "artists" section also features original animated GIFs by illustrators, artists, designers and other creative people.
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GIPHY is one of the internet's largest GIF archives.
Once you find the specific GIF you want, copy and paste the URL and drop that into your Facebook status.
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Once you've pasted the link in, deleting it won't delete the GIF - you'll need to click the X in the corner of the GIF to do that.
You can then delete the full URL and replace with your text or just leave it blank, like this status:
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You can add text to this post, the same as if you were uploading from Facebook's own gallery.
How to post a GIF as a comment on someone's else's status
1. In the "Write a comment" field, click on the "GIF" button.
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The "Trending" GIF section updates constantly with new GIFs.
2. In the same way you found a GIF to use as a status, select the GIF you want to use and it will appear as a comment.
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Once you've clicked on your desired GIF, your comment will immediately post.
How to post a comment with both text and a GIF
If you want to post both text and a GIF as a comment, you should type in the text first then choose your GIF. Otherwise, the comment will just show up as a GIF, and you'll have to share your text comment as a separate comment.