Meme Database

A miscaptioned anime screenshot asking 'Is this a pigeon?' became a meme for misidentification or confusion.

A lip-sync video to a Romanian pop song by Gary Brolsma became one of the first major viral videos on the internet.

A 3D-rendered dancing baby animation created with Character Studio software in 1996 became one of the earliest viral internet sensations.

The image was taken from a 1999 episode of "Arthur" and became a meme in 2016 after being shared on Twitter.

Godwin’s Law was formulated in 1990 as a satirical observation of online discourse and became one of the earliest enduring internet memes.

A video of a teenager mimicking a Star Wars lightsaber battle became one of the first major viral videos.

A mistranslated phrase from the 1991 video game Zero Wing became an early internet meme after being popularized through a Flash animation in 2000.

A mass-produced poster of a dangling kitten became the universal image of forced optimism.

A slogan championed by Tolkien fans in the 1960s, 'Frodo Lives' became graffiti and merchandise representing counterculture fandom.

A blunt anti-war poster with flower imagery that became a generational slogan.