{"id":357,"date":"2021-12-15T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T10:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2018\/01\/29\/how-to-add-a-gif-to-your-instagram-story\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2018\/01\/29\/how-to-add-a-gif-to-your-instagram-story\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T10:24:20","slug":"how-to-add-a-gif-to-your-instagram-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/357-how-to-add-a-gif-to-your-instagram-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add A GIF To Your Instagram Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GIFs are still going strong in 2018. Instagram has just added support for GIFs. You can\u2019t post GIFs as actual posts. Instead, you can add GIFs to your Instagram story as stickers. They will be animated even if you\u2019re sharing a photo and not a video. Here\u2019s how to add a GIF to your Instagram story.<\/p>\n

GIFs in Instagram are a new feature powered by Giphy. You don\u2019t need to install the Giphy app or the Giphy keyboard however, you do need to update the Instagram app. The update is available for everyone worldwide and it\u2019s available for both iOS and Android. Once you\u2019ve updated it, you can add a GIF to your Instagram story.<\/p>\n

Open the app and swipe right, or tap the camera icon at the top left. Take a photo, or pick a recent one from your camera roll. Tap the Sticker button at the top. It\u2019s the one with a smiley face on it. This will open the stickers drawer. Look for the one with a search bar that says GIF.<\/p>\n

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You can see which GIFs are trending on Giphy or you can search for a GIF via the search bar. Tap the GIF you want to add. Like the static stickers, you can move the GIF around, and pinch to resize them. Tap the Share button and share the photo to your story, or send it to a friend.<\/p>\n

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You can\u2019t add GIF stickers to your Instagram posts. It might sound appealing but the last thing you want is GIFs in your home feed. It would turn Instagram into a mess instead of a place for nice, visually appealing photos.<\/p>\n

GIFs are a nice addition for Instagram stories especially if you don\u2019t like using the AR masks which, unless you\u2019re sharing a video, aren\u2019t much fun. The GIFs are mostly there for users who prefer to share photos to their Instagram stories as opposed to videos.<\/p>\n

You still have the other default Instagram stickers that you can use and you can add both static stickers and GIFs to a photo. Let\u2019s hope Instagram doesn\u2019t phase out the static stickers now that we have GIFs. A lot of other social media apps and chat apps have added support for GIFs, most come from Giphy, and they\u2019re popular. If they\u2019re popular enough on Instagram, the app won\u2019t have much reason to support the existing stickers unless of course it wants them there just to rival Snapchat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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