PepeHands

PepeHands is a popular Twitch emote that depicts Pepe the Frog crying with his hands raised in a gesture of sadness or despair. The emote is used to express genuine sadness, disappointment, or sorrow in response to unfortunate events happening during a stream. It can also be used in an exaggerated or ironic way to pretend to be upset about something trivial.

PepeHands is derived from the broader Pepe the Frog meme family, which originated from Matt Furie's comics. Pepe the Frog first appeared in 2005 in Furie's comics published on MySpace, and later became popular on 4chan in 2008.

The specific PepeHands emote was first added to the FrankerFaceZ (FFZ) Twitch extension on September 18, 2016, by a user named OinkerBob. It was later uploaded to BetterTTV (BTTV) on October 27, 2017, by user P3NTAZ. The emote gained significant popularity around mid-2017, particularly in Twitch streamer Forsen's community, where it was frequently used by his viewers.

To use and view the PepeHands emote on Twitch, users need to have either the BetterTTV or FrankerFaceZ browser extension installed, as it is not an official Twitch emote.

PepeHands is commonly used in the following contexts:

• When a streamer shares difficult personal news or situations
• When a player or team loses a game or competition
• When something unfortunate or disappointing happens during a stream
• At the end of a phrase to emphasize the sadness of what was just stated (e.g., "I shouldn't have peeked that, PepeHands")
• To express depression or disappointment about any situation
• When a favorite character dies in a game or show
• When a streamer ends their broadcast

Today, PepeHands has become one of the most popular emotes on Twitch, with over 62 million uses across the FFZ and BetterTTV platforms combined.