8 Easy Steps to Add GIFs on Telegram in Messages

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This wikiHow teaches you how to send a GIF file to a contact in a chat conversation, using an iPhone or iPad.

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    The Telegram icon looks like a white paper plane in a blue circle. You can find it on your home screen, or in a folder on your home screen.
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    This button looks like two speech balloon icons at the bottom of your screen. It will open a list of all your personal and group chats.
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    This will open the conversation in full-screen.
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    This button looks like a circle icon between the message field and the microphone in the lower-right corner. It will open your sticker library at the bottom of your screen.
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    This button is located in the upper-left corner of your sticker library at the bottom of your screen. It will open Telegram's GIF library.
    • If you see a GIF you like here, just tap it to send it.
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    Opening the GIF library will add @gif in the beginning of your message field. You can search GIFs by entering a keyword here. Tapping will bring up your keyboard.
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    Anything you enter following @gif here will automatically search the GIF library, and bring up related GIF files on the row above the message field.
    • Alternatively, you can manually type @gif in the message field without opening the GIF library.
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    This will send the selected GIF to your contact in the chat above.
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