Hihi

The "Hihi" emote features a cute green frog character (inspired by Pepe the Frog) with a mischievous smile, rosy cheeks, and wearing a purple shirt. This emote conveys a playful, cheerful greeting or expression of excitement. It's used to express a lighthearted, friendly mood in chat, often with a hint of mischief or cuteness.

The "Hihi" emote is part of the broader family of Pepe the Frog-inspired emotes that have become extremely popular in Twitch culture. While the exact creation date is not specifically documented, it follows the trend of Pepe-based emotes that gained significant popularity in the mid-2010s.

Like many community emotes, "Hihi" is not an official Twitch global emote but is available through third-party extensions such as 7TV, BetterTTV (BTTV), and FrankerFaceZ (FFZ). These platforms allow streamers and viewers to use custom emotes beyond Twitch's default offerings.

The emote builds on the legacy of Pepe the Frog, originally created by artist Matt Furie, which has spawned countless derivatives in streaming culture.

The "Hihi" emote is commonly used in these situations:

• As a playful or cute greeting when entering a stream or when a streamer acknowledges a viewer
• To express excitement or happiness in a lighthearted, slightly mischievous way
• When viewers want to create a friendly, positive atmosphere in chat
• During wholesome or cute moments in a stream
• As a response when something amusing but not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny happens
• Sometimes paired with actual greetings in chat (like "hihi everyone!")