{"id":"kappa","name":"Kappa","summary":"In 2009, Justin.TV employee Josh DeSeno uploaded a grayscale photo of his own face as an emote, naming it after a mischievous creature from Japanese folklore. What started as a small Easter egg became the defining symbol of sarcasm and trolling on Twitch, spawning an entire family of variants and getting used over a million times daily at its peak.","tags":["kappa","kappa emote","twitch emote","josh deseno","kappa meaning","kappapride","twitch sarcasm","streaming emotes","justin.tv"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/kappa/kappa-original-kappa-emote-josh-deseno.webp","caption":"The original Kappa emote, featuring the face of former Justin.tv employee Josh DeSeno.","width":926,"height":521,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/kappa/kappa-josh-deseno-original-source-photo.webp","caption":"The original photograph of Josh DeSeno that was cropped and converted to grayscale to create the Kappa emote.","width":428,"height":428,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/kappa/history.md","related":["cooking-show-drama","jellybean-memes","4head","5head","jovial-merryment-orange-horse","catjam","hahaa","prayge","ayaya","biblethump","frankerz","heyguys"],"popularityRank":1836,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}