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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (11 children)

Yes, it works just like any other image.

![](image-url-goes-here)

Some instances might not support uploading them. In that case you would have to host them somewhere else.

Edit: It also works with mp4 and webp.

Edit 2: Here, try it with this one:

https://swg-empire.de/pictrs/image/0d968fba-f087-46e7-9043-16d5bd178dc1.gif
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Oh I get it now, you have to have the gif locally stored on your phone to upload it as an image with the image function.

If you want to embed a gif hosted by giphy its not as pretty.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Giphy works. You just gotta do it exactly like: ![](gif url)

On Voyager, I type the gif comment then tap the โ€ขโ€ขโ€ข button, "preview" to make sure it looks good before posting.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Giphy works. You just gotta do it exactly like:

Escape characters (\) are handy ![](gif url)

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