Twitter is looking at adding gif profile pics

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Twitter is looking at adding gif profile pics.

Twitter has been one of the most popular social media platforms for many years. It has changed and evolved in many ways since then. One of the most noticeable changes is the addition of animated profile pictures, also known as GIFs.

For those who don’t know, a GIF is a short, looping video clip. They are often used to express an emotion or reaction and can be fun and engaging.

Could X be looking to bring back GIF profile images in the app?

Twitter, now X, did once offer this as an option (kind of), and some users do still have moving profile images as a result. But the capacity to actually upload a GIF as your X avatar has been unavailable, in any form, for more than a decade.

But that could be about to change.

According to a new post from X engineer Andrea Conway, the X team is at least discussing the option of bringing back animated profile images.

When creating a Twitter GIF profile picture, remember a few things. To begin, the GIF must be less than 700 kb in size. Furthermore, the GIF image should be at most 80×80 pixels in size to avoid losing the animation when published.

Second, it must be a static image or a short video clip that loops and must not be offensive or contain graphic material.