Whether GIF was intended for this usecase or not (it wasn&#x27;t, the GIF spec specifically calls it out as a bad idea [0]), it&#x27;s <i>overwhelmingly</i> what it&#x27;s used for in practice. Therefore anything that can displace GIF in this space is a replacement.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;Graphics&#x2F;GIF&#x2F;spec-gif89a.txt" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;Graphics&#x2F;GIF&#x2F;spec-gif89a.txt</a><p>&gt; Animation - The Graphics Interchange Format is not intended as a platform for animation, even though it can be done in a limited way.