A variation of the Stressed Emoji, the image saw extensive use as a reaction and an exploitable and inspired similarly-executed images of popular characters reaching for the screen. Screen-Reaching Emoji refers to an image of a non-Unicode emoji with bloodshot eyes and pursed lips appearing to be reaching for the screen with its hand.
The original image was first posted in August 2004. Prior to its use in meme-dom, the image has been used in connection to the Pac-Man computer virus.
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Xok (C3) refers to an illustration of the video game character Pac-Man with sharp teeth appearing to eat a red exit button on a Microsoft Windows window. The first viral post containing the image was made on July 6th, 2019, by Twitter user D0nnieDark00.
The "stressed" emoji subtype can be distinguished by the emoji having bloodshot eyes and pursed lips. Stressed Emoji (B1, C1, C4, D2) refers to several similar "cursed emoji" images similar in appearance to a person experiencing feelings of anxiety and tiredness. Notable Cursed Emojis Stressed Emoji (Cursed Emoji / Hyperventilating Emoji) On August 17th, 2019, Twitter account was launched, collecting notable Cursed Emoji memes and fan art. While Xok, Powercry and some other emojis Emoji achieved meme recognition prior to the appearance of the "cursed expressions" chart, other emojis featured in the set, as well as several additional non-Unicode emojis, gained popularity in the following months. Additionally, multiple artists posted their drawings of characters wearing the expressions (examples shown below). In the following days, multiple artists on Twitter, Tumblr and DeviantArt reposted the chart, offering their subscribers to order commissions based on the expressions, referring to them as A1, B2, etc. The set was assembled with purposes of using the emojis for reference when ordering artistic commissions.
While the emojis featured in the set originated earlier, the first viral collection of "cursed expressions" was assembled by Twitter user on July 18th, 2019 (shown below), with the tweet receiving over 790 retweets and 1,800 likes in four months.
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