About r/AnimalTextGifs
In its own words:
Animal Text Gifs is a subreddit for posts with superimposed text over moving images suggesting that the animal in question is speaking about the situation at hand.
Community guide
r/AnimalTextGifs (#876, about 1.2 million subscribers) — Animal Text Gifs is a subreddit for posts with superimposed text over moving images suggesting that the animal in question is speaking about the situation at hand. Its public rules include: Gifs / Vids only; Be nice!; No posts that show cause of harm/distress to animals; Gifs must have real animals with text; Text is a must used.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Gifs / Vids only; Be nice!; No posts that show cause of harm/distress to animals; Gifs must have real animals with text.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting.
The community was created on Nov 19, 2014, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 22 subscribers (+0.00%). Among the 6 communities on our cute animals list it is number 3 by size. It sits just behind r/SkincareAddicts (#874) and ahead of r/ThailandTourism (#877) in our ranking.
What sets r/AnimalTextGifs apart
Growth has more or less levelled off (0.01% since Sep 19, 2026), which is common for very mature communities.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/AnimalTextGifs grew from 1,215,097 to 1,215,215 subscribers (+118, +0.01%). That is about 2 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/AnimalTextGifs, from 2017 to 2020, ranked by Reddit.
- BAMFu/EndLightEnd1 · Aug 3, 2018 · 50,894 points · 419 comments · image
- Khajit has coin but no waresu/EndLightEnd1 · Feb 2, 2019 · 48,176 points · 257 comments · image
- Safety inspection penguinu/definitely_not_ela · Jan 3, 2019 · 47,257 points · 311 comments · video
- dog too excited to get his own bed (post #15)u/ansh-27 · Jul 7, 2018 · 39,443 points · 332 comments · video
- Am crocodil lolu/tricklenipple · Nov 24, 2018 · 40,785 points · 223 comments · image
- Lizard Islandu/EndLightEnd1 · Dec 31, 2018 · 39,354 points · 359 comments · image
- Are you blind, human? [OC]u/EndLightEnd1 · Jul 10, 2018 · 37,788 points · 330 comments · image
- [OC] A Hedgehog Dilemmau/AngeloftheDawn · Oct 7, 2017 · 35,155 points · 286 comments · video
- ma fishu/BrunoZub · Dec 24, 2018 · 36,127 points · 321 comments · video
- DOGS ONLY [OC]u/EndLightEnd1 · Jan 6, 2018 · 34,265 points · 126 comments · image
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 13,359 posts and 197,828 comments in total, about 14.8 comments per post.
Rules of r/AnimalTextGifs
The moderators of r/AnimalTextGifs list 8 rules. In short:
- Gifs / Vids only
- Be nice!
- No posts that show cause of harm/distress to animals
- Gifs must have real animals with text
- Text is a must used
- Only use the OC tag if it's YOUR Original Content
- Reposts, Bots and Karmafarmers
- Self Promotion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/AnimalTextGifs and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/AnimalTextGifs have?
r/AnimalTextGifs has 1,215,215 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #876 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 118 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/AnimalTextGifs?
r/AnimalTextGifs was created on Nov 19, 2014, so it has been around for 11 years.
How active is r/AnimalTextGifs?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 13,359 posts and 197,828 comments.
What is r/AnimalTextGifs about?
The community describes itself as: “Animal Text Gifs is a subreddit for posts with superimposed text over moving images suggesting that the animal in question is speaking about the situation at hand.”
Is r/AnimalTextGifs safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/AnimalTextGifs as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/AnimalTextGifs?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/AnimalTextGifs accepts both text and link posts, with images enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Gifs / Vids only”; “Be nice!”; “No posts that show cause of harm/distress to animals”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/AnimalTextGifs?
Communities with similar topics include r/AnimalsBeingDerps (8.5M), r/aww (37.9M), r/AnimalsBeingJerks (6.5M), r/Zoomies (1.5M) and r/AnimalsBeingBros (6.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/AnimalTextGifs.