144p to 4k

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Updated Apr 29, 2026 at 03:11PM EDT by Zach.

Added Apr 29, 2026 at 01:59PM EDT by Phillip Hamilton.

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About

144p to 4k is a resolution comparison meme trend that shows a well-known low-resolution image described as being displayed in "144p," followed by a much higher resolution version of the same image described as being displayed in "4k." The 4k images are often upressed or upscaled using AI or are a comedically different image from the original 144p image.

The trend began in mid-April 2026 and was purportedly started by TikToker @milei_zaza, also known as Krevion. It spread over the following weeks on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. As the trend went viral, content creator Anatoxich began going viral with videos in which he reacts in an exaggerated way to 144p to 4k videos. Many of the videos use a CapCut template called "4K filter AI" to upres the images.

Origin

On April 16th, 2026, TikToker^[1] @milei_zaza posted a video set to the "You Can Ask the Flowers" audio where he takes five notable reaction memes, including the Shocked Black Guy meme, a James Doakes reaction image and the Laughing Mutahar meme, and shows them in their original resolution, followed by an AI-enhanced "4k" upscale of the image, marking the former as being in 144p and the latter as being in 4k, garnering over 3.8 million views in two weeks. This is the earliest known version of the meme.

@milei_zaza Legendary Memes from 144p to 4K #4k #fyp #meme ♬ sonido original – Krevion

The same TikToker continued to post videos following this format, with several garnering significant attention. On the same day they posted the first video, they posted another video to TikTok^[2] featuring some different memes, like the King Nasir Dance, garnering over 82.5 million views in two weeks.

@milei_zaza Legendary memes from 144p to 4K – part4 #4k #fyp #meme ♬ sonido original – Krevion

Spread

The 144p to 4k meme trend spread over the following weeks on sites including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

On April 23rd, 2026, TikToker^[3] @hoggy.ai posted a video following the trend with several low-resolution images, including a SpongeBob image, garnering over 1.9 million views in six days.

@hoggy.ai 144p to 4k Filter #capcut #capcutpioneer #pioneertemplate #spongebob #4k ♬ original sound – AITRENDSDAILY

That day, Instagram^[4] user toxa_anatoxa posted a video where he reacts to a video in which numerous Italian Brainrot Characters run through the upscaling filter, garnering over 25,000 likes and 520,000 views in six days.