What a GIF meme actually is

Every template on FunnyHub is a 1080 × 1080 illustration with two caption lines. A GIF export animates the same composition for three seconds and loops it. Nothing is uploaded: the frames are drawn on a canvas inside your browser, encoded there, and handed to your downloads folder.

That matters for two reasons. First, an animated meme you make from a private photo never leaves your device. Second, you can iterate quickly: change one word, re-export, and compare the two files side by side without waiting for a server.

Step by step

Open the editor and pick one of the 30 templates. Both caption lines are pre-filled, so there is something on screen immediately.
Rewrite the top line as the setup. Aim for 24 characters or fewer so it stays on one line at phone size.
Rewrite the bottom line as the punchline. Shorter is almost always better; four to eight words is the sweet spot.
Choose a text effect if you want the caption to move, then pick a camera motion: pan, zoom, shake or pulse.
Set the intensity. Low keeps the artwork readable; high is funnier for chaos templates and worse for work jokes.
Preview the loop once. If a word is cut off at any frame, shorten the caption instead of shrinking the font.
Export the GIF. Free exports 720 × 720 px with a small corner credit; Pro exports without the credit.

Why three seconds

Three seconds is long enough for a full push-in and short enough that the loop does not feel like a video. It also keeps the file small: most chat apps and social feeds preview GIFs by decoding every frame, so a ten-second loop at 720 px is often too heavy to autoplay on mobile data.

The editor targets roughly 2 MB per GIF. If a template with heavy detail pushes past that, the export falls back to 480 px rather than producing a file that will not load in a chat window. You will see the final size before you save.

Motion that does not fight the caption

A meme has one job: make the caption readable in under a second. A slow zoom keeps both lines stable and adds just enough movement to catch the eye. A shake suits panic and chaos; a pulse suits a single punchline that deserves a beat.

Avoid combining a fast text effect with a fast camera move. The text and the background end up moving in different directions, and the result reads as noise at thumbnail size. If you are unsure, export a PNG first, then try one motion at low intensity.

Sizes for each platform

The native square is 1080 × 1080 px, which fits Instagram feed, Slack, Discord and most chat previews. For X, a 1200 × 675 export keeps the composition in landscape. For Stories, 1080 × 1920 gives the artwork more vertical room, but the template still renders as a square in the middle.

A GIF at 720 px is the practical default for messaging: it loads fast, previews inline and survives being forwarded. Use a PNG when the image is going into a deck or a print document.