# Gif functionality issues

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** chat, gifs\
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223 "2026-01-23T20:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![BeefofAges](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BeefofAges](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BeefofAges)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-functionality-issues/394223/7 "2026-01-27T14:11:38Z")

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The modal not displaying is on chat only; my apologies for not making that clear in the original post.

The input focus happens on desktop as well but, again, only in chat. The topic post gif interface is working correctly in my testing in both desktop and mobile breakpoints.

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