gif's only

Oops.

You want to use the IMG tag not the URL tag:
[IMG]https://33.media.tumblr.com/4af241a0efc97fcb05714f8a342c68 b7/tumblr_nkilwhtqv11qgmv1oo1_500 .gif[/IMG] yields:


dang I'm such an dolt i do not know how to share gifs. does this work? how do i share it show it shows and is not a link?
(staff edit; fixed it for you; ztonk)

When you're in REPLY or POST mode, just click on the image icon in the bar immediately above the space where you type. The icon looks like the moon over a mountain, and is immediately to the left of the "quote balloon".

You'll get a pop-up box that says "http://". Clear that and cut and paste in the "image location" of the gif (or static image, for that matter) you want to insert. Hit enter. The box will close and disappear. Then hit POST.

If you don't know how to find the image location of your gif, just mouse over the image and right-click. You should get a menu on your screen with several choices -- one of which is "Copy image location". Select that, and then paste that into the box referred to above.

I usually copy the image location BEFORE I click on the "moon over the mountain" icon -- because, once you do, you can't get to your image (unless it is open in a separate browser tab).

Hope this helps.