# \[Tutorial\] How To Get An Animated .GIF Profile Picture (VERY EASY)

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/tutorial-how-to-get-an-animated-gif-profile-picture-very-easy/54066>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
**Tags:** tools, social-media, photo-editing\
**Created:** [August 17, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tutorial-how-to-get-an-animated-gif-profile-picture-very-easy/54066 "2019-08-17T13:16:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Aina](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/aina/32/167469_2.png) [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tutorial-how-to-get-an-animated-gif-profile-picture-very-easy/54066/1 "2019-08-17T13:16:33Z")

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![download](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/863da9372d1028be6ef744a9e2a2723d3e2ab378.png)

So you wanna be one of the cool guys?

Such as… @Firoj-Bhai🕶

It’s fairly easy, and I’ll teach you how to do so 😃

THIS TUTORIAL WORKS FOR ANY GIF, NO MATTER WHAT THE SIZE!!!

**THE TUTORIAL**

 ![download%20(1)](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/4/9/49bc152a9910cbf103c1c407bb86764ca63eee05.png)

# **Chapter One: Retrieving the .**  **GIF**

**Step 1** : Go to [Google Images](http://www.images.google.com/)

**Step 2** : Type in " [fill in the blank] GIF "

**Step 3** : Download any GIF that you like. **(Make sure to save it as a .GIF)**

![search](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/e/7/e7d783a4226706f7259ec14f58d4f98f60b040a7.gif)

# **Chapter Two: Resizing the .GIF**

**Step 1** : Go to this [GIF Resizer](https://gifmaker.me/resizer/)

**Step 2** : Upload the GIF

**Step 3** : Resize the GIF to 120x120 **(1Hack’s limit)**

**Step 4:** Download the resized GIF

# **Chapter Three: Optimising the .**  **GIF**

(If your .GIF is below 1MB - you can skip this chapter!)

**Step 1** : Go to this [GIF Optimizer](https://ezgif.com/optimize)

**Step 2** : Upload your .GIF

**Step 3** : **OPTIMIZE IT!!!**

**Step 4** : Check if it is below 1MB **(1Hack’s limit)**

**Step 5** : Save it

# **Chapter Four: UPLOADING THE .**  **GIF**  **!!!**** or is it JIF?..**

**Step 1** : Upload it. Literally…

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**Author:** ![HoodedSaint](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/hoodedsaint/32/22090_2.png) [@HoodedSaint](https://onehack.st/u/HoodedSaint)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tutorial-how-to-get-an-animated-gif-profile-picture-very-easy/54066/2 "2019-08-18T15:16:49Z")

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Completed with honour. Also tried it with whatsapp for fun, did not work there.

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**Author:** ![Aina](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/aina/32/167469_2.png) [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tutorial-how-to-get-an-animated-gif-profile-picture-very-easy/54066/3 "2019-08-18T15:29:17Z")

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Kindly, be more specific what was the steps you have made? and what you’ve trying to do? 🙂

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**Author:** ![HoodedSaint](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/hoodedsaint/32/22090_2.png) [@HoodedSaint](https://onehack.st/u/HoodedSaint)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tutorial-how-to-get-an-animated-gif-profile-picture-very-easy/54066/4 "2019-08-19T09:27:17Z")

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Followed the exact steps.  
works fine here as you can see my profile pic. Whatsapp takes only image.