Now you can message your friends with GIFs in Instagram Direct. From "LOL" to "I love you," you can express yourself in countless visual ways when you're messaging your friends. In any message thread, tap the new GIF button in the back of GIFs powered by GIPHY. GIF to make your friends laugh. You can also add an element of surprise by sending a random GIF. After you type in the search bar, simply tap "random" to send a random GIF associated with what you searched for. GIFs in Live are available