Discord: How to Use a GIF as Your Avatar

Nitro subscribers can use animated images as their profile picture

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Discord Nitro subscribers have the option to use an animated GIF as their avatar. Our guide will show you how to set a GIF as your avatar from within the Discord desktop application.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Discord app on Mac. Also note, this guide will show you how to choose a GIF from Tenor‘s search results within the Discord app, but you can also upload a GIF manually if you have the image file on your computer.

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