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Is there a way to embed a gif into a comment on Lemmy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know how to add a picture but I was hoping there was a way to add a gif.

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

touche.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Huh, I don't know where to find the metadata like you did, @WhoIz. This one was for sure a .gif file.

I see a static frame of the gif in the comment and then click on it to fill screen and see the gif do it's gif thing. *Still on Voyager client

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Currently using Summit, and it displays inline.