GIFs wrap communication up in delight — and often, humor — which make them the perfect vehicle for expressing what is tricky to say in plain words. Since 2016, the artists and designers at GIPHY Studios have created thousands of GIFs and stickers to help people all over the world do just this. Here, we’ll look at the most popular ways people have expressed themselves using GIPHY, including the top search modifiers and the most popular* Studios Originals GIFs.
With Spring weather and a massive vaccination effort underway in the U.S., it seems that people are getting comfortable with going out and saying hello to new and old friends. The most common terms people search on GIPHY for visual ways to greet each other are usually “hi” “hi there” “hai” “howdy” “hola” ”hey” “hey girl” ”hello” “yo” “sup” and “howdy” — a little bit of something for everyone! Let’s look at how specifically people have chosen to say these things through GIFs and GIPHY Clips so far this year.
Here are the Top 10 Studios Originals GIFs and GIPHY Clips tagged with “Hi” or “hello”, starting with the most used.
- With a wink:
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2. With a coy wave:
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3. With a touch of canine wizardry:
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4. With a wiggle and a jiggle:
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5. With a flirty brow raise:
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6. With a classic line:
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7. With bad boy energy:
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8. With a group of friendly planets:
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9. With out-of-this-world moves:
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10. With a best friend’s smile:
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