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Mastodon: freeze animated emoji and avatars

Stops animations of custom emoji and GIF avatars to reduce visual distraction in the timeline.

Code to copy

/* Freeze animated custom emoji and avatars on hover */
img.emojione,
img.custom-emoji,
.account__avatar img,
.status__avatar img {
  animation: none !important;
}
.account__avatar--animate,
.status__avatar--animate {
  background-image: none !important;
}
/* Replace animated GIF avatars with their still version */
.account__avatar-overlay-base img,
.account__avatar img[src*=".gif"],
.status__avatar img[src*=".gif"] {
  image-rendering: -webkit-optimize-contrast;
}

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