“The ‘g in ‘GIF’ is pronounced like the ‘g’ in ‘garage’”

“Gif” is pronounced like “jif.” A joke is that “gif” is pronounced like the “g’ in “garage”—a word that has two of this letter, with each pronounced differently.
 
“It’s pronounced like the ‘g’ in ‘garage’” was posted on X/Twitter by 🗣 Rob Rosenberger on February 3, 2016. “the g in gif is pronounced the same as the g in garage” was posted on X/Twitter by LilyP on December 8, 2016. “The G in GIF is pronounced like the G in garage” was posted on X/Twitter by Ben Hutchison on April 23, 2019.
 
 
Wikipedia: GIF
The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF; /ɡɪf/ GHIF or /dʒɪf/ JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987.
   
X/Twitter
🗣 Rob Rosenberger
@vmyths
It’s pronounced like the “g” in “garage.” https://x.com/coaxmetal/status/695015720124420096
8:16 PM · Feb 3, 2016
 
X/Twitter
LilyP
@burningxdrive
the g in gif is pronounced the same as the g in garage
9:26 AM · Dec 8, 2016
 
X/Twitter
david
@xn__cr8h
the joke is that there are two Gs in garage and they both sound different. except it doesn’t really work, because the second G in garage sounds different from eg the g in giraffe
5:14 PM · Oct 23, 2018
 
X/Twitter
Ben Hutchison
@Aldaviva
The G in GIF is pronounced like the G in garage.
3:57 AM · Apr 23, 2019
 
Reddit—Jokes
shivap111—June 21, 2019
How do you pronounce the “g” in gif?
Like the “g” in garage.
   
X/Twitter
fbr
@FbrAndrew
#JIF is the objectivly correct way to pronounce it. You can pronounce it wrong if you want, but the creator said that it is indeed pronounced like the second G in garage.
5:35 PM · Jul 12, 2020
   
X/Twitter
esp
@EspToTheFuture
The “g” in “GIF” is pronounced like the “g” in “garage”
12:10 PM · Aug 17, 2021
 
Facebook
Jill O’Steen
July 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM ·
The G in GIF
is pronounced like the
G in GARAGE.
   
Bluesky
XaiaX ̆̈ (🏳️‍🌈)
@xaiax.net
Finally, a definitive answer.
[4 panel comic
1. Grey neutral face asks “how do you pronounce the G in GIF?”
2. Genial white face and shoulders says “the same as the G in garage”.
3. Neutral grey face.
4. Angry grey face.
ALT]
10:58 PM · Jul 17, 2023
 
X/Twitter
Uncle Bob 🍩
@UncleBob56
For the last time, the “g” in GIF is pronounced just like the “g” in garage.
2:21 PM · Mar 25, 2025
 
Bluesky
Maddie Ouranía
@maddiequestions.bsky.social
reminder: the g in gif is pronounced like the g in garage
1:05 PM · Aug 8, 2026