5Head

5Head is a popular Twitch emote that depicts a face with an exaggerated, enlarged forehead, symbolizing exceptional intelligence or big brain energy. The emote is used to indicate someone being extremely smart or making a brilliant play. However, it's also frequently used sarcastically to mock someone's mistakes or poor gameplay decisions while pretending they're actually genius moves.

The 5Head emote originated as a modified version of the 4Head emote, which shows Cadburry, a League of Legends streamer, laughing. The modification significantly enlarges the forehead to create the impression of an oversized brain capacity. The name '5Head' is wordplay on 'forehead,' with the '5' suggesting it's one step beyond the original 4Head emote.

The emote first appeared in 2018 on Better Twitch TV (BTTV) and gained widespread popularity in 2019. It became particularly associated with xQc's community, where viewers known as 'Moxxers' would spam the emote when streamer m0xyy was talking, creating a connection between the emote and perceived intelligence.

5Head is commonly used in these contexts:

• When a streamer or player makes an exceptionally smart or clever play
• Sarcastically when someone makes an obvious mistake but tries to justify it
• In response to complex explanations or strategies
• When someone is trying to appear intellectually superior
• Often paired with the 'glass of wine' emote to create the image of an intellectual sipping wine while pontificating
• In discussions that involve strategy, predictions, or analysis

The emote has become so established in streaming culture that '5Head' is now used as internet slang for 'very intelligent' or 'genius' both sincerely and sarcastically.