How to Search for the Perfect GIF

As frequent Internet denizens, we need access to all kinds of GIFs. How else would you expect us to respond to emails and IMs?

The GIF has birthed a new way to communicate online, but sometimes the biggest problem is finding the perfect animated eye roll, Seinfeld dance party or terrified kitten for your Tumblr/Reddit post or office-wide email thread.

While there isn't one defined way to find a GIF, there are plenty of avenues on which to conduct your searches. Below we explain each so you can find your own GIFs from here on out.

Tumblr

Tumblr is the GIF's natural habitat. Here they populate blogs like rabbits. While Tumblr search isn't particularly streamlined, you'll find the biggest variety of GIFs here. Tumblr's tags are very powerful when executed correctly — use them to browse through posts.