---
title: GIF
slug: Glossary/gif
tags:
  - Composing
  - Glossary
---
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is an image format that uses lossless compression and can be used for animations. A GIF uses up to 8 bits per pixel and a maximum of 256 colors from the 24-bit color space.

## See also

- {{Interwiki("wikipedia", "GIF")}} on Wikipedia
