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# On October 22, 2024 at 19:39

Did you know that Safari supports .mp4 videos in <img> tags for animated GIFs? [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/delivering\_video\_content\_for\_safari/#3030249](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/delivering_video_content_for_safari/#3030249)

Here is the historic context of the feature <https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2017/animated-gif-without-the-gif/> and some unexpected consequences <https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/img1.html>