Rickroll GIF Meme Generator
The animated Rickroll GIF. Rick Astley dancing at the microphone on loop, stained glass backdrop glowing behind him. The moving version of the internet's most notorious bait-and-switch.
The animated Rickroll GIF. Rick Astley dancing at the microphone on loop, stained glass backdrop glowing behind him. The moving version of the internet's most notorious bait-and-switch.
What is the Rickroll GIF Meme?
The animated GIF version of the Rickroll meme. Rick Astley dances at a vintage microphone in a loop from his 1987 music video. Used wherever a static image just is not enough to properly betray someone's trust.
Also Known As
- Rick Astley Dancing GIF
- Rickroll Animation
- Never Gonna Give You Up GIF
- Rick Roll Loop GIF
About the Rickroll GIF Meme
Rick Astley in motion: the dark blazer, the striped shirt, the vintage microphone, the stained glass, all looping in a GIF that has ambushed more unsuspecting internet users than any other animation. The dance adds a layer of commitment to the prank that the still image only hints at.
The animated version of the Rickroll, pulled from the same 1987 "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video. The GIF adds Rick Astley's signature dance moves to the prank, looping the exact moment of realization that you have, once again, been had. For the static version with more text space, see Rickroll.
Original Rickroll GIF Video
The original video that inspired the Rickroll GIF meme template.
How to Make a Rickroll GIF Meme
- The animated Rickroll GIF is loaded, Rick dancing on loop at the microphone
- Add your top text for the setup and bottom text for the payoff. The looping animation sells the joke before anyone reads a word
- White Impact with black stroke keeps text readable over the moving background. Bold and all-caps is the native Rickroll aesthetic
- Font size matters more on GIFs since the animation competes for attention. Go big or the text gets lost in the dance moves
- Export and drop it into any chat, email, or DM. The GIF autoplays, so the Rickroll is already in progress before they can look away
When to Use the Rickroll GIF Meme
Animated Bait-and-Switch
- •Embedding the GIF in a "click here for the answer" button / Rick starts dancing immediately
- •Setting the GIF as your Slack status during April Fools week
- •Using it as your email signature image for one glorious day
- •Dropping the GIF in a group chat with zero context and watching the reactions roll in
Reaction GIF Usage
- •When someone asks "did you really just do that?" / (Rick Astley dancing)
- •Responding to any promise you have no intention of keeping with the looping dance
- •When your friend sends a serious text and you reply with Rick dancing
- •Using it as your only response in a debate you have already won
Social Media Trolling
- •Posting "wait for it..." with the GIF as the reveal
- •Replying to "what song is stuck in your head?" with the animation
- •Setting it as your profile banner during any internet holiday
- •Auto-reply GIF for anyone who DMs you "hey" with no follow-up
Example Rickroll GIF Meme
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