# Gif profile pictures aren't working

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-profile-pictures-arent-working/176666
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 20, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-profile-pictures-arent-working/176666 "2021-01-20T08:29:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![kbored](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kbored/32/203443_2.png) [@kbored](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kbored)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-profile-pictures-arent-working/176666/1 "2021-01-20T08:29:59Z")

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The strange thing is old ones still work but of you upload a new gif pfp it wont work.

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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2021, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-profile-pictures-arent-working/176666/2 "2021-01-20T08:43:54Z")

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Not a bug, see [Animated GIF avatars no longer supported by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/animated-gif-avatars-no-longer-supported-by-default/167224).