Reading: Rendering Pixelated GIFs Without Blurring · Category: Tutorial · Published: 2025-09-20
Date: 2025-09-20 Category: Tutorial Reading Time: 1 min Author: Ziad

Rendering Pixelated GIFs Without Blurring

Browsers like to smooth your precious pixels. We reject this.

.pixel-art {
  image-rendering: pixelated;
  width: 128px;
  height: 128px;
  border: 2px outset #66aaff;
  background:#002244;
}

Bonus: CRT Frame

Combine a subtle inner shadow and scanlines layer for pseudo-monitor depth.

Tip: Avoid scaling GIFs by non-integer ratios if you want perfect edges.