How to Send a GIF Via WhatsApp (with Images)

2025 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:04

This wikiHow teaches you how to send images and animated GIFs in a WhatsApp conversation using an iPhone or iPad. WhatsApp Android and Web don't support GIFs yet, and this method only works on the iOS version of WhatsApp.

Step

Method 1 of 2: Sending a-g.webp" />

Step 1. Open WhatsApp Messenger

The WhatsApp icon is a green box containing a white chat bubble and a phone.

Step 2. Tap on the conversation

• If WhatsApp opens a conversation, tap the back button in the upper left corner to return to the page Chats.
• If WhatsApp opens to another page, tap the button Chats in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen. The shape is in the form of two chat bubbles.

Step 3. Tap the + button

It's in the lower-left corner of the screen next to the text box.

Step 4. Tap Photo & Video Library to open Camera Roll

Step 5. Tap the-g.webp" />

You'll be able to preview the animated-g.webp

Otherwise, you can send the video from the Camera Roll as a GIF. Instead of tapping the-g.webp" />

Step 6. Tap on-g.webp" />

If you don't have a-g.webp

Step 7. Tap the text box to search for GIFs

This text box is at the top of the list of images and animated GIFs. After that, the keyboard will appear.

Step 8. Type in a keyword to search for GIFs related to that word

Step 9. Scroll down to find the-g.webp" />

Step 10. Tap the-g.webp" />

That way, you can review the-g.webp

Step 11. Tap the send button

This button looks like a small paper airplane in the lower-right corner of the screen. After that, the GUF will be sent to the contact.

Method 2 of 2: Copying GIFs from the Web

Step 1. Open the-g.webp" />

If you're still confused, look up GIFs on GIPHY and Tenor to see and use the collections in their libraries.

Step 2. Tap and hold on the GIF

Step 3. Choose Copy from the pop-up menu

Step 4. Open WhatsApp Messenger

Step 5. Tap on the conversation

• If WhatsApp opens the conversation, tap the back button in the upper left corner to return to the page Chats (chat).
• If WhatsApp opens another page, tap the button Chats in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen. It is in the form of a chat bubble.

Step 6. Tap and hold the text box

The text box will be at the bottom of the conversation where you typed the message.

Step 7. Tap Paste from the pop-up menu

You'll be able to review the-g.webp

Step 8. Tap the send button

This button looks like a small paper airplane in the lower right corner of the screen, and will send this-g.webp

Warning

WhatsApp for Android and Web versions does not support GIFs yet. Integrated-g.webp" />