How to make a jail GIF
The jail GIF maker puts a cell door of round bars over your photo. The GIF starts locked, the door slides open for a moment of hope, then slams back and rattles.
- Add a photoTap Add your photo and choose who's going to jail. Centre the face between the bars by dragging the photo in its slot, and use the slider to zoom.
- Add a sign (optional)Type up to 18 characters in Sign, like “go to jail”, “guilty” or “bad dog”. It's bolted to the bars in capitals and swings when the door slams.
- Pick the bars and the photo styleChoose Steel, Gold or Pink bars. Black and white turns the photo grey, like an old prison film.
- Make my GIFPick 400 px for chat or 256 px for a smaller file, then tap Make my GIF.
Who belongs in jail
- The friend who spoiled the season finale.
- The dog who ate the birthday cake (gold bars, because he's still the best boy).
- Whoever pushed to main on a Friday.
- Your own photo, after the third dessert.
- The group chat's pun criminal.
Want a different reaction? The triggered GIF maker makes the same photo shake with rage, and the speech bubble GIF maker lets it talk back.
Sharing your jail GIF
The photo stays still behind the bars, so most frames only redraw the bars and a 400 px jail GIF usually comes out under 500 KB: easy to send in Discord, Slack or iMessage. On a phone, tap Share; on a computer, Download GIF and drag it into the chat.
The bars, the slide and the sign are drawn in your browser. Your photo is never uploaded, and there's no watermark. More formats are in the GIF templates gallery.
