Is there a way to add a gif to a Markdown file?

Question

I want to add this gif to a GitHub flavored markdown file. If it can\'t be done in GitHub, is it possible to do it in another version of markdown?

Answer 1

If you can provide your image in SVG format and if it is an icon and not a photo so it can be animated with SMIL animations, then it would be definitely the superior alternative to gif images (or even other formats).

SVG images, like other image files, could be used with either standard markup or HTML element:

![image description](the_path_to/image.svg)