gigl

The 'gigl' emote represents giggling, light laughter, or amusement. It conveys a sense of wholesome, innocent humor or finding something cute and funny. The emote is often used to express gentle laughter at something silly, endearing, or mildly amusing rather than intense or loud laughter. It carries a warm, friendly, and non-mocking tone, making it suitable for lighthearted moments in chat.

The 'gigl' emote originated from the popular 'Peepo' or 'Apu Apustaja' meme family, which is a variant of Pepe the Frog. This specific version shows the character giggling or laughing with its eyes closed and hand covering its mouth. The emote became popular on various streaming platforms and Discord servers around 2018-2020 as part of the broader Peepo emote collection. It's commonly found on 7TV, BetterTTV, and FrankerFaceZ as a third-party emote rather than an official Twitch emote.

The 'gigl' emote is typically used when: viewers find something the streamer said or did to be adorably funny; chat is reacting to wholesome or cute moments; someone makes a dad joke or pun that elicits a gentle chuckle; the streamer does something silly or makes a harmless mistake; during cozy or chill streams where the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly; when something is funny but not hilarious enough to warrant stronger laugh emotes like LULW or OMEGALUL.