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A Boneless TikTok is a type of TikTok video where a random clip taken from a popular viral video, video game, often a Lego video game, or other piece of media is stretched out and edited to have its audio replaced with a song, then uploaded without any captions and with minimal or no tagging, giving it a specific viewing experience that some describe as peaceful and nostalgic. The trend began as early as October 2025 and was popularized in late June through early July 2026. Some versions of the trend use the hashtag "#bonelesstiktok."

Origin

One of the earliest known videos to fit the boneless TikTok genre was posted by TikToker^[1] @orapac on October 15th, 2025. The video takes footage of some Minions and sets it to an ambient song. The video gained over 1.7 million views in nine months.

Spread

The trend was further popularized in June 2026, when users started associating videos following the format with the hashtag "#bonelesstiktok."

For example, on June 6th, 2026, TikToker^[2] @7nbdn posted a video featuring a cutscene from Lego City Undercover where the audio has been replaced with the song "Waiting" by leverfall, gaining over 100,000 views in a month.

On June 22nd, the same TikToker^[3] uploaded a similar video using footage from a Lego Harry Potter game, garnering over 422,000 views in two weeks.

On June 29th, TikToker^[4] @desiredillusion posted a video following the trend that gained over 104,000 views in a week.

On July 8th, TikToker^[5] @hoopervalley8 posted a video where he talks about the trend of boneless TikToks, garnering over 100,000 views in a day.

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