ppHop is a Twitch emote featuring a pixelated green frog (Pepe the Frog) that appears to be hopping or bouncing. The emote is commonly used to express excitement, hype, energy, or to create a sense of rhythmic movement in chat. It's often spammed in rapid succession to create a "hopping" or "bouncing" visual effect in the chat window, typically during exciting moments in a stream or when viewers want to show enthusiasm.
Origin
ppHop originated from the xQc (xQcOW) Twitch community around 2018-2019. The emote is part of the "pp" emote family that was popular in xQc's channel, with "pp" being a prefix used for many custom emotes in his community. The design is based on Pepe the Frog, a widely-used internet meme character that has been adapted into countless Twitch emotes. The specific pixelated, simplified art style and the hopping animation concept made it particularly popular for spam usage. It became one of the signature emotes associated with xQc's high-energy streaming style and his community's tendency to spam emotes during exciting moments.
When to use
Hype moments: When something exciting happens during a stream (big plays, clutch moments, important announcements)
Music or rhythm: Spammed to the beat of music playing on stream
Celebration: When a streamer or player achieves something noteworthy
Energy expression: To show enthusiasm or to amp up the chat's energy level
Emote spam trains: Often used in coordinated chat spam where viewers spam the emote repeatedly to create visual movement
Waiting/anticipation: During loading screens or when waiting for something exciting to happen
