How to post GIFs on Facebook
want to animate your timeline? Quick and easy guide on how to post GIFs on Facebook
GIFs have made their popular way to express reactions emotions and add attach of humour to social media. If you want to know how to post GIFs on Facebook then here is a easy and Quick guide to help you understand animated images on your timeline.
You have been using Facebook for some time now and you can tell yourself quite practical about the features made available by the famous social network. However, if you find yourself here now, reading these lines, it is evident that despite your good knowledge you have not yet understood how to publish GIFs on Facebook and would therefore like to receive some tips to succeed in the enterprise . If this is indeed the case, I am happy to inform you that this time too you can count on my help.
In fact, with today’s guide I’m going to explain to you which steps to perform in order to publish GIFs on Facebook like what all your friends did. Before you can get alarmed and think about who knows what, however, I would like to point out right away that publishing GIFs on Facebook is extremely simple and that to do so it is certainly not necessary to be a genius in new technologies.
So give me a few minutes of your free time and concentrate on reading this tutorial. I am more than sure that in the end you will finally have understood how to publish GIFs on Facebook and that in case of need you will also be ready to explain to all your acquaintances in need of receiving a similar “tip” how to do it. Now stop the chatter and let’s proceed! Have a good reading!
Index
- How to post GIFs on Facebook from a computer
- Upload GIFs to Facebook profile
- Upload GIFs to Facebook page
- Upload GIFs in Facebook comments
- How to post GIFs on Facebook from smartphones and tablets
- Upload GIFs to Facebook profile
- Upload GIFs to Facebook page
- Upload GIFs in Facebook comments
- How to post GIFs on Facebook from a computer
Everyone surfs the Net with the device they find most comfortable, based on the situation: here, then, that right now you could be sitting in front of your PC and wondering how to publish GIFs on Facebook from your computer ? I’ll explain immediately how to do it from your personal profile, from your Facebook page, if you manage one, or how to insert a GIF in a comment under the post of some of your friends.
As GIFs have gained tremendous popularity in recent years, you may also be interested in creating short animations from photos yourself, rather than selecting them from a third-party service – if so, read my GIF program guide and search for a way to upload them online, also reading my guide on how to host an image .
Upload GIFs to Facebook profile
You usually spend your free time on social networks using these services from your PC: therefore, the most immediate thing you are interested in knowing is precisely how to upload GIFs to your Facebook profile .
If that’s the case, follow me through these steps: first open your favorite browser and connect to the official Facebook page , then log in to your personal account. If you don’t have one, instead, read my guide on how to create a Facebook account .
Once inside the screen of your personal profile, go to the status update box, the one where you read the sentence What are you thinking …? , click on it and, on the next screen, go to the area called Add to your post and click on the three dots icon ( More ), then, in the dialog box that appears, once again click on the word GIF and in the box called Choose a GIF , type a word that recalls the type of animation you would like to publish (for example, write the word car ) and select the GIF you like best from those proposed by the system, then press the Publish button. Easier than that ?!
This system is a facility introduced by Facebook: in the past to add a GIF to a status, from any device, you had to copy the link of the same from a dedicated service, such as GIPHY , and paste it in the area What are you thinking …? . If you wish, you can still use this method: a little tip, when you copy the link of the GIF, wait a few moments for it to load and, the moment you see the preview, delete the link itself, don’t worry the animation will remain, indeed its visualization will be better.
Alternatively, take advantage of the possibility that many services offer within which to find GIFs to share animations directly in the News section of Facebook, or in other areas.
Upload GIFs to Facebook page
At the moment your difficulty does not concern acting from your personal profile, but how to upload a GIF to a Facebook page from a PC.
I remind you that a Facebook page is useful, if not essential, in case you intend to promote an activity, more or less professional, on the famous social network of Mark Zuckerberg: if you think it might be right for you, but not yet you have one, read my guides on how to manage a page on Facebook and how to create a business Facebook page .
That said, to reach the page once you manage it, start by accessing your personal profile on Facebook (read the
previous chapter to find out how to do or create an account), then scroll the side menu on the left to the Pages icon or up to the Your quick links area and click on the name of the page in which you want to publish a GIF, then click on the Create a post button:
follow the instructions, deciding whether to continue with Meta Business Suite , the tool integrated with Facebook that allows to manage all activities on the Facebook page and, possibly, also on the Instagram pageconnected (the two services, in addition to being the same owner, are interconnected).
So you should press the Open Now button , or ignore it and click on the Not Now item , then proceed to create a post exactly the same way you would on your personal Facebook profile : this time, however, you will not be able to press a button and choose the GIF to publish, but you can copy the link of the GIF from a third-party service, or upload it from your computer using the Photo / Video icon located in the box called Add to your post .
If you decide to use Meta Business Suite, in the post creation area you can decide to use the Add video menu and upload from your computer a GIF that you have saved or created on it, or copy the link from a dedicated service, such as indicated in the previous paragraph .
When you are satisfied, publish the post. If you are also interested in advertising your post containing the GIF, read my guide on how to sponsor on Facebook and, to get an even broader overview of the advertising functions linked to a page on the well-known social network, also read my guide on how Facebook Ads works .
Upload GIFs in Facebook comments
A friend of yours just posted a post and would you like to reply with a GIF? If you want to upload a GIF to your Facebook comments , it’s super easy to do.
Always proceeding from the desktop and after logging in to your personal Facebook profile , once you have identified the post you want to comment, press the Comment button that you find in its correspondence, then in the Write a comment field select the GIF icon ( Comment with a GIF ) and choose an animated image among those proposed,
or use the Search field to find a more suitable one, typing a word that describes the animation you are interested in (for example OMG ) and click on it to insert it as a comment. You can do this in the same way in response to a comment already posted on a Facebook post.
How to post GIFs on Facebook from smartphones and tablets
Your favorite tools for consulting social networks are mobile devices, so what you want to know is how to publish GIFs on Facebook from smartphones and tablets : nothing easier, I’ll explain how to do it from your personal profile, from a Facebook page you manage or in response to a comment.
But first, take a look at what I suggested in the opening chapter of the guide, if you want to know how to create your own custom GIFs and upload them online.
Upload GIFs to Facebook profile
You generally use Facebook for personal purposes, especially from smartphones and tablets: what interests you right now is to upload GIFs to your Facebook profile .
Well, if that’s the case, first you have to open the Facebook app on your device: if you don’t have it, you can download it for Android devices from the Play Store (or from an alternative store if you don’t have Google services) , or from the App Store for iPhone and iPad .
As for the steps to be taken to publish a GIF within your Facebook profile, therefore in your status, I refer you to reading the chapter dedicated to uploading a GIF to a Facebook profile from your computer , as the actions to be performed are practically the same. same: you will find an integrated button that allows you to upload the GIF, or you can use a third-party service by copying the animation link or sharing it directly.
Upload GIFs to Facebook page
Do you have a Facebook page that you manage and find it convenient to do it from smartphones and tablets? What you want to know is how to upload GIFs to a Facebook page .
If so, the quickest way you have to do this is to access the Facebook app (read the previous paragraph to find out how) and then your personal profile on Facebook: once here, tap the menu icon , reach the screen from which to select the Facebook page on which you want to publish a GIF and, once inside it, choose the item Create a new post and, exactly as you would on your personal Facebook profile, choose from the menu that opens under the item What are you thinking about…? the GIF entry .
For more detailed operations, relating to promotional advertisements that you can manage with the Meta Business Suite app ( Android / iOS / iPadOS ), I invite you to read the previous chapter on how to upload GIFs to a Facebook page from your computer .
Upload GIFs in Facebook comments
Your intention is not to post a GIF on your Facebook profile or page, but to use it to reply to a comment, so you wonder how to upload GIFs to Facebook shops .Replying to a comment on Facebook by publishing a GIF is also possible via the application for smartphones and tablets: after starting it, just locate the post on Facebook you want to comment and, also in this case, follow the instructions I gave you in the previous chapter, on how to upload GIFs to Facebook comments from a computer.
FAQ’s
Why can’t I post GIFs on Facebook anymore?
You can only post GIFs in the comment section of your friends post or your own. You cannot post GIF in the comments of those pages that you have only liked. If you want to post GIFs then select the Comment section below a post and then look for GIFs icon that you want to post then you can easily post it.
How do you post a GIF on your Facebook profile picture?
Once you open the camera you will find out that a drop down menu where you are required to select profile picture. You can also open your kiya hai Jo abhi gallery section where you can select a GIF or video to set your profile picture on Facebook.
Does Facebook allow GIF posts?
You can post GIFs in comments and also send them as messages on mobile whether you are using Facebook Messenger or Facebook app.
