Twitch native
sarcasm · irony
Kappa
Kappa is Twitch's original sarcasm marker — append it and the sentence means the opposite.
Origin
The grayscale face of Josh DeSeno, a Justin.tv engineer, hidden in the chat code in 2011 and named after a Japanese river spirit. The ur-emote of Twitch culture.
How it's used
Ends any sarcastic sentence. 'Great play Kappa' means the opposite of what it says. Its usage stats once measured whole channels' irony levels.
Common questions
Who is the Kappa face?
Josh DeSeno, who worked on Justin.tv's chat client and slipped his own photo into the emote set.
Is Kappa still used?
Less than in its 2015 heyday, but it remains the canonical sarcasm emote and a permanent Twitch icon.
Emote facts
| Providers | Twitch native |
| Category | sarcasm · irony |
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