tensuA

tensuA is a Twitch emote featuring the popular Pepe the Frog character with a distorted face and a large, exaggerated jaw. The emote is often used to convey a sense of confusion, malfunction, or being 'broken'—both literally (as in a technical glitch) and figuratively (as in a person being overwhelmed or unable to process something).

The emote is part of the broader 'Pepe' meme family, which has become a staple of Twitch and internet culture. tensuA specifically appears to be a custom emote from the channel of the streamer tensu. It started appearing in Twitch chats around 2020, but there is no widely documented origin story or specific event tied to its creation. It is not a global Twitch emote, but rather a channel or third-party emote (such as from BTTV or FFZ).

• When something on stream breaks or glitches.
• To react to confusing or nonsensical moments.
• When a streamer or chat member is 'malfunctioning' or acting in a silly, unexpected way.
• To playfully mock technical difficulties or awkward situations.