Birthday GIF examples

These are real runs of the birthday GIF maker, each with a different first name, a different theme and a different colour palette. Nothing was retouched by hand. We picked the themes ourselves so that the set covers pets, space, flowers, sports and paintings, which means it is a fair look at the range but not a random sample. Each picture below is a still preview of a GIF the tool produced, shown as a still so the page loads fast. The file you download is the real animated GIF, and every one is under one megabyte, so each would send in a chat as it is.

Look at three things in each one: whether the name is easy to read at a glance, whether the theme matches the words we typed, and whether the picture feels finished. The name sits in a darker band at the bottom so that it stays readable on a bright cartoon, a dark galaxy or a busy painting alike. The movement is deliberately light: a few stars twinkle and coloured paper drifts down while the scene stays still, which keeps the file small and the card calm rather than flashing.

Olivia · a corgi wearing a party hat, watercolor, pastel pink and gold · 253 KB

Liam · a dinosaur blowing out candles, 3D clay render, bright green and yellow · 181 KB

Emma · a garden with butterflies and a birthday cake, golden-hour photography look, rose pink and gold · 247 KB

Noah · an astronaut floating with a birthday cake, retro 80s pixel art, neon purple and teal · 182 KB

Sophia · a unicorn with a rainbow cake, glitter holographic, pink purple and turquoise · 259 KB

James · a pirate ship with cupcakes, vintage storybook illustration, navy and gold · 321 KB

Isabella · a Paris cafe table with macarons, impressionist painting, pastel peach and lilac · 300 KB

Benjamin · a hot-air balloon over mountains, flat vector illustration, sky blue and orange · 116 KB

Charlotte · a sleepy cat with balloons, cozy crayon drawing, mint green and cream · 324 KB

Mason · a soccer ball and fireworks, bold poster design, red and white · 260 KB

Ten runs cannot promise that every theme will look this good. Some prompts produce a busier picture than others, and a very long name will be set in smaller letters so it fits. If a picture is not what you wanted, press the button again for a new version; each new version uses your daily free GIF or one pack credit. Names in alphabets other than Latin have not been part of this test, so treat them as untried for now. How the name is placed and checked is explained on the spelling page.

No. Each file is the output of the live path on the day listed, with the name and theme shown next to it.

Yes. Copy the theme words into the box on the home page, type your name and press the button. The scene will differ a little each time, since a new picture is drawn.

The picture is drawn without any lettering, and the name is added afterwards in a plain bold font with a dark outline, so it does not depend on how well an image model spells.