animated GIFs
Short repeating videos
Animated GIFs are image files that display a sequence of frames in a loop, creating simple motion without sound.
The format dominated early internet humor and expression before video became easy to share, and remains popular for reaction images, memes, and short clips: She responded with an animated GIF of someone facepalming.
Pronounced with either a hard or soft G, depending on whom you ask.
- loopingMoving in circles
- infinite loopCode cycling without end
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- reaction imagePicture conveying emotional response
- TumblrMicroblogging social platform
social media · reaction · frames · image format · Giphy · moving · dancing baby · clipart · blinky · sparkle · bouncing · glitchy · compressed · file size · pixelated · autoplay · dancing · spinning
- online artdigital art, fan art, fanart, illustrations, digital painting
animated GIFsphotographs
Light-captured images
JPEGs · PNGs · snapshots · freeze frames
animated GIFsHD video
High-resolution moving images
feature films · streaming video · broadcast television · movies
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