How to use GIFs
A GIF is a reply with motion. Use one when a sentence would feel flat: agreement, sarcasm, congratulations, “I have no words.”
In chat and social
- Find a GIF on Gifbuz — popular, categories, or search.
- Open it and copy the link (or use the share actions on the page).
- Paste it where you are writing. Most apps unfurl the preview.
Keep it short and on-topic. A 30 second loop in a work thread is noise; a two-second nod is a reply.
On a website or blog
You can embed the Gifbuz player instead of hotlinking a raw file. See share and embed GIFs and the developer guidelines for attribution.
If nothing fits
Make one from a clip you own — MP4 to GIF — or add a caption so the joke is obvious without audio.