The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF; /ɡɪf/ GHIF or /dʒɪf/ JIF) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on 15 June 1987.

Meme, unit of cultural information spread by imitation. The term meme (from the Greek mimema, meaning “imitated”) was introduced in 1976 by British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his work The Selfish Gene.

“It’s pronounced JIF, not GIF.” Just like the peanut butter. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Wilhite told The New York Times. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.

Graphics Interchange Format

MEME results are recorded in three file formats: plain text, HTML, and XML. The MEME XML format is completely specified by the Document Type Definition (DTD) found at the start of the MEME XML output. The MEME plain text and HTML formats contain much explanatory text and are thus self-documenting.

To take full advantage of available space, we suggest a large, square image of 1200 x 1200 pixels. The featured image that appears with a shared link will scale to 470 pixels wide by 246 pixels high. An ideal upload size is 1200 pixels wide by 630 pixels tall.

Head to Kapwing’s Meme Maker and click Get Started. On the page that opens, upload a GIF by dragging it into the window or by clicking Click to upload. Once uploaded, it’s time to start meme-making. Click Text in the top-left to add captions, but also check out the Images, Audio, and Elements options.

A meme can even be made by simply adding a particular song to a video or series of pictures. Really, it’s nothing new – Rick-Rolling was the earliest version of the Meme Song, and it’s taken many different forms since then. Here’s a brief rundown: All-Star by Smash Mouth.