Why is the chair emoji causing a sensation on social media?


The official account of TikTok has published a video on the chair emoji trend. — Relaxnews

Why are we seeing the chair emoji everywhere in comments on social media posts? It's a new trend that is storming the platforms. Is it to show support for a particular movement? A feminist statement? Am anti-racist symbol? Nope, none of the above. It all started with... a joke! Hold on to your chair, we'll explain everything.

It all started on TikTok, as is so often the case. It was user Anthony Mai, aka @blank.antho, who single-handedly kicked off this movement on TikTok in early August. The goal is simple: replace the laughter emoji with the chair emoji to indicate when something is funny. A joke or "inside joke" intended to be insider knowledge among a small circle of users. A small circle that has grown. Since its publication, the video has accumulated more than 1.4 million views on the platform.

Since then, users of the China-based platform seem to have embraced the concept of the chair emoji. In the comments of the videos, many users are now using this emoji. Even the official accounts of Among Us and Xbox have participated in this giant, somewhat strange 2.0 joke.

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