{"id":157,"date":"2023-01-09T14:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T14:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2023-06-17T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T08:49:37","slug":"add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Animated Music GIFs to Your Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;157&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (2 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How to Add Animated Music GIFs to Your Stories&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 142.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (2 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram stories are one of the best ways to interact with your audience. To make the stories even more interactive and engaging, it is good to use GIFs. Since you cannot create GIFs directly on Instagram, you need further help in add animated music GIFs to your stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we have discussed in detail how to add animated GIFs to your Instagram stories with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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Stories?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#How_to_Add_GIFs_on_Instagram_through_GIPHY_on_a_Desktop\" >How to Add GIFs on Instagram through GIPHY on a Desktop?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Creative_Ways_to_Use_Instagram_GIFs_on_Stories\" >Creative Ways to Use Instagram GIFs on Stories<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Way_1_Use_the_Instagram_GIFs_to_Direct_Your_Followers_Attention\" >Way 1: Use the Instagram GIFs to Direct Your Follower\u2019s Attention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Way_2_Pin_Instagram_Story_GIFs\" >Way 2: Pin Instagram Story GIFs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Way_3_Reverse_and_Resize_Instagram_story_GIFS_to_create_new_Effects\" >Way 3: Reverse and Resize Instagram story GIFS to create new Effects<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Way_4_Highlight_the_Text_with_Instagram_Story_GIF\" >Way 4: Highlight the Text with Instagram Story GIF<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Way_5_Create_Your_Own_GIFs_with_GIPHY\" >Way 5: Create Your Own GIFs with GIPHY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/guide\/add-animated-music-gifs-to-your-stories\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_Animated_Music_GIFs_to_your_Stories\"><\/span><strong>How to Add Animated Music GIFs to <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>your<\/strong> <\/span>Stories?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Facebook acquired GIPHY, which makes it easier for Instagram to use the library of GIFs from the database of GIPHY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the below-mentioned steps to add GIFs to the stories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, open the Instagram application on your smartphone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, create a new story on Instagram by clicking on the \u201c+\u201d icon, which is present on the top menu bar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you select the picture you want to add to the story, you will be navigated to the editing screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, tap on the smiley-faced sticker.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-158 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smiley-faced-sticker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smiley-faced-sticker.png 747w, https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smiley-faced-sticker-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, click on the \u201cGIF\u201d icon and enter the search term to add your required GIF.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-159 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/click-on-the-GIF-icon.png\" alt=\"click on the \u201cGIF\u201d icon\" width=\"759\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/click-on-the-GIF-icon.png 759w, https:\/\/www.w3toys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/click-on-the-GIF-icon-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, tap on the GIF that you would like to add to the story. It will, by default, appear in the middle of the screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can pinch the GIF and resize it as per your choice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are done with it, tap on \u201cYour Story,\u201d present at the bottom of the screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_GIFs_on_Instagram_through_GIPHY_on_a_Desktop\"><\/span><b>How to Add GIFs on Instagram through GIPHY on a Desktop?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, navigate to the GIPHY website (giphy.com) and select the animated GIF you want to use on your Instagram story.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, click on the \u201cshare\u201d option and select the Instagram icon. Before clicking on the \u201cSend\u201d option, make sure that you are logged in to the GIPHY account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see a popup box asking you to enter the email.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you provide the email ID, the GIF will be shared with you in .mp4 format.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, download this file and try to upload to your Instagram story.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also, Check- <a href=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/how-to\/how-to-pin-a-post-on-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Pin a Post on Instagram<\/a>?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creative_Ways_to_Use_Instagram_GIFs_on_Stories\"><\/span><b>Creative Ways to Use Instagram GIFs on Stories<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_1_Use_the_Instagram_GIFs_to_Direct_Your_Followers_Attention\"><\/span><b>Way 1: Use the Instagram GIFs to Direct Your Follower\u2019s Attention<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can grab your follower\u2019s attention with Instagram GIFs. Adding powerful Call-To-Action words to your Instagram stories can help your audience understand what they need to do after watching your story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you want to direct the followers to the next slide of your story, you can add \u201carrow\u201d icons.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_2_Pin_Instagram_Story_GIFs\"><\/span><b>Way 2: Pin Instagram Story GIFs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to make your Instagram story more engaging and interesting to the followers, you can pin the GIFs at certain places on your story. To do this, you need to tap on the GIF and hold the screen till you see the option \u201cpin\u201d that appears at the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_3_Reverse_and_Resize_Instagram_story_GIFS_to_create_new_Effects\"><\/span><b>Way 3: Reverse and Resize Instagram story GIFS to create new Effects<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to add more creativity to your Instagram story, it is suggested to change the direction and also the size of the GIFs. The size of the GIFs can be changed by pinching or zooming with two fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIPHY library has tons of new GIFs added every day. So, you are never short of GIFs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_4_Highlight_the_Text_with_Instagram_Story_GIF\"><\/span><b>Way 4: Highlight the Text with Instagram Story GIF<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to highlight the text from the background of your Instagram story, the best way is to add new effects to the text through GIFs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, you can try sparkling edge GIFs to the text on your story and make it stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIPHY has a large text-based GIF collection that can help your text stand out from the entire story. You can also use keywords like sparkle, highlight, text, etc., to find stunning text-based GIFs from the GIPHY library.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Way_5_Create_Your_Own_GIFs_with_GIPHY\"><\/span><b>Way 5: Create Your Own GIFs with GIPHY<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can create your own Instagram GIFs with the help of GIPHY. Moreover, if you have a verified brand page, your stickers and GIFs are visible in the GIF search.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a few simple clicks and a bit of creativity, you can take your Instagram stories to the next level with the help of these GIFs and <a href=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/guide\/how-to-find-trending-sounds-on-instagram-reels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>trending songs<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope this article has helped you to add your favorite animated music GIFs to your Instagram stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You Might Also Like:-<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/how-to\/how-view-liked-posts-and-unlike-posts-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to See recent photos and videos you\u2019ve liked on Instagram<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/guide\/instagram-notes-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Add Music to Instagram Notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/w3toys-com.stackstaging.com\/blog\/how-to\/how-to-add-music-on-instagram-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Add Music on Instagram Story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram stories are one of the best ways to interact with your audience. 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