It’s almost impossible to watch a Twitch stream without encountering a quirky emote or two.
“Hahaa”
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This image of Andy Samberg is now immortalized as the Hahaa emote.
It’s a way for Twitch users to express intense feelings of cringe during a stream.
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These are frequently used to support LGBTQ+ streamers or just to show some pride in the chat.
What Is Twitch?
What Are Twitch Emotes?
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Twitch emotes were first introduced to the Twitch streaming platform in 2015.
Most emotes reference aniche in-joke or memethat’s well-known to its creator’s audience and no one else.
How Are Twitch Emotes Used?
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How Many Types of Twitch Emotes Are There?
Example #1
Image: Small photo of Josh DeSeno’s face.
DeSeno was in charge of creating the chat experience on Justin.TV and thus he became associated with it.
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The emote has since evolved to express an eye roll or a sarcastic “Well done!”
Activation: MorphinTime
Meaning: Simply a fun reference to thePower RangersTV series.
Occasionally used in Twitch chatrooms to drum up excitement.
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Usually interpreted as the poster yelling out, “It’s morphin' time!!”
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