Can GIF have sound ?

No, a GIF is a bitmap image format that cannot include sound. However, there are animation file formats such as WebM or MP4 that can include both moving images and sound.

A GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format, is a very popular bitmap image format for short animations without sound. The GIF format does not support audio. This means that when a GIF is played back, it will only produce moving images, with no associated sound.

However, other animation formats such as WebM or MP4 can include both moving images and sound. For example, videos in MP4 format can be integrated with sound. If you need an animated file with sound, you can opt for a video format rather than a GIF.

If you want to send a sound with your birthday GIF, for example, you can associate it, i.e. with certain IOS or ANDROID applications it is possible to associate and send a sound with the GIF like on the « Emojam » application, you can send GIFs with sound as easily as you send GIFs in all your text messages.