Longcat
A white cat held upright becomes an impossibly tall character: remixes stretch the joke by changing the world around the cat.
Image memes
2006
2008
Disaster Girl
A knowing smile is transplanted into scenes of catastrophe.
2010
Pusheen
A rounded gray tabby turns snacks, naps and small everyday habits into shareable animated comics and reactions.
Shut Up and Take My Money!
Fry waves a fistful of cash to interrupt a warning: a cartoon about impulsive buying becomes an enthusiastic response to a desirable product or idea.
2011
Scumbag Steve
A sideways cap and hallway portrait became shorthand for the friend who borrows everything and gives nothing back. Captions build a fictional persona of everyday selfishness.
Success Kid
A toddler’s clenched fist becomes a tiny victory salute. Captions celebrate occasions when an ordinary situation works out better than expected.
2012
Bad Luck Brian
An awkward yearbook portrait anchors stories where even a reasonable choice ends in disaster. The joke compresses a setup and an unfair outcome into two caption lines.
Grumpy Cat
Tardar Sauce’s downturned expression became an endlessly reusable voice of refusal. Captions imagine a cat unimpressed by almost everything.
Overly Attached Girlfriend
A wide-eyed frame from a comedy song became a fictional girlfriend whose affection crosses into surveillance. The captions preserve the video’s exaggerated character while stripping away its performance context.
Ridiculously Photogenic Guy
A smiling runner appears improbably composed in the middle of a race. Captions turn that one effortless-looking moment into a fantasy of universal charm.
2013
Side Eyeing Chloe
A skeptical glance becomes a reaction to almost anything.
2014
Hide the Pain Harold
András Arató's stock-photo smile is read as a cheerful surface barely concealing discomfort.
This Is Fine
A dog calmly drinks in a burning room: a compact reaction to trouble being ignored or endured.
2015
Confused Nick Young / Swaggy P
A puzzled look surrounded by question marks turns a moment of family banter into a portable response to things that do not add up.
The Dress
One dress photograph turns an everyday color question into a shared argument: are you seeing white and gold, or blue and black?
2016
Arthur Fist
A close-up of Arthur's clenched fist becomes a small, legible symbol of irritation.
Party Parrot
A brightly colored parrot turns a tiny looping chat reaction into a family of celebratory emotes.
2017
Mocking SpongeBob
A chicken-like SpongeBob pose and alternating capitals imitate someone else's words with exaggerated contempt.
2018
Surprised Pikachu
Pikachu's open-mouthed surprise punctuates a story whose outcome should have been obvious.
2019
Disappointed Cricket Fan
Muhammad Sarim Akhtar’s hands-on-hips look captures disappointment.
2021
Bernie Sanders’ Mittens
Bundled-up Bernie is seated in increasingly unlikely places.
2023
Kevin James Smirking
A promotional photograph becomes a knowingly sheepish reaction.