peepoHug

peepoHug is used to express affection, comfort, support, or wholesome feelings in chat. It represents a virtual hug between community members or from viewers to the streamer. The emote conveys warmth, empathy, and positive emotional connection. It's commonly used to show appreciation, offer comfort during difficult moments, celebrate wholesome content, or simply spread good vibes in the chat. Unlike some Pepe variants that can be ironic or sarcastic, peepoHug is genuinely sincere and heartfelt in its usage.

peepoHug originated from the Pepe the Frog meme family, specifically the 'peepo' variant which features a cuter, more wholesome version of Pepe with larger eyes. The emote shows two peepo frogs hugging each other. It was created around 2018-2019 as part of the broader peepo emote collection that emerged on Discord and Twitch. The peepo variant was designed to be more positive and endearing compared to the original Pepe, which had become controversial. peepoHug became popular on FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) and BetterTTV (BTTV) as a third-party emote before being widely adopted across various Twitch channels.

peepoHug is typically used when: a streamer or community member shares something personal or vulnerable and chat wants to show support; someone is having a bad day and needs encouragement; celebrating wholesome or heartwarming moments during a stream; expressing gratitude toward the streamer or other chatters; greeting friends in chat with a warm welcome; during emotional or touching story moments in games; when the streamer does something kind or generous; as a way to say goodbye at the end of a stream; in response to other chatters sharing positive news or achievements; or simply to contribute to a positive, supportive chat atmosphere.