hi hope u dont mind me asking but how do u put a gif icon? :o tysm
i've seen a lot of people from the cicada post wondering about this.
tumblr allows users to upload various image file formats as icons. one of those is the newer format "webp"
webp is that awful thing that you often encounter when you try to save something from google images while you're on a computer, but it saves a blank white image instead.
now, like the GIF file format, there are static versions of webp AND animated versions.
if you take a GIF and convert it to the animated webp format, you can upload it on tumblr and it will actually play the animation.
the current theory among tumblr users is that this is a bug, not a feature. that is, tumblr staff did not realize that in allowing the webp format, they were also allowing animated icons. this is considered an exploit.
so ya! just grab the gif you want, go to EZGIF dot com. convert the gif to webp format. and, wala! gif icon.
i do want to ask, though, to keep in mind photosensitive users on this website. because there is no way for them to disable animated pfps. i've gone for this rabbit because i feel it is visually unobtrusive (and because i love bunnies)
