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Ellie Smirk meme.

Ellie Smirk

Part of a series on The Last of Us. [View Related Entries]

Updated Nov 10, 2025 at 04:43PM EST by Zach.

Added Nov 10, 2025 at 02:26PM EST by Owen.

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About

Ellie Smirk, also known as Ellie Smirking, refers to a reaction image of The Last of Us video game character Ellie Williams smirking and looking directly at the viewer. The image comes from a scene in the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part 2 (TLOU) when the player can control the funny faces Ellie is making in a bathroom mirror. Predominantly shared in TikTok comment sections and used in image macros, the Ellie Smirk image spread as a meme in 2025.

Origin

On March 29th, 2024, Pinterest [6] user iza.ᐟ shared an image of Ellie Williams from The Last of Us smirking at the viewer. Over one year, the post garnered 379 likes. It is currently the first known upload of the image online.

The screencap seemingly comes from a scene in The Last of Us Part 2, "Chapter 2: Seattle Day 1 – The Birthday Gift (Part 18)," in which the player is able to control the faces that Ellie makes in a mirror.[2][3]


The original "Ellie Smirk" image used a "reaction image":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/reaction-images and "exploitable":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/exploitables on social media. It shows "_The Last of Us_":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/the-last-of-us "video game":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/gaming character Ellie Williams smirking and looking directly at the viewer.

Spread

On October 1st, 2024, Redditor incredibleheadgiver reposted the image in a three-photo slideshow in the /r/thelastofus[5] subreddit, gaining over 1,300 upvotes in a year.


A "Reddit":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/reddit post that includes the Ellie Smirk from 2024.

On February 1st, 2025, Pinterest[1] user Jamie ☆ reposted the Ellie Smirk image, gaining over 670 likes in nine months.

On May 22nd, TikToker[4] @starlitgabs shared a video that used the Ellie Smirk image, gaining 137 likes in six months.

On October 13th, 2025, X[7] user @lesbinof tweeted a low-quality version of the Ellie Smirk meme that came from a TikTok comment, per a watermark on the bottom right. The tweet's caption read, "When Dan and Phil upload a 'truthful video' but they’re STILL pretending to be British." Over one month, it gained over 30,000 likes.


A "tweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x using the  Ellie Smirk "meme":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/memes, showing "_The Last of Us_":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/the-last-of-us "video game":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/gaming character Ellie Williams smirking and looking directly at the viewer.

On October 18th, TikToker[8] @fartknightmaster shared a video meme that showed the Ellie Smirk image dividing like a cell undergoing mitosis, gaining over 7,000 likes in a month.

fartknightmaster</a> Yeo guys someone create a smirk Ellie Williams recreate challenge who&#39;s smirk is the best <a title="elliewilliams" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/elliewilliams?refer=embed">#elliewilliams</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Pr0llyNot.Lim" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7072894397305883438?refer=embed">♬ original sound – Pr0llyNot.Li@m

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A "photoshop":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/photoshop or "AI":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/ai-artificial-intelligence edit of the Ellie Smirk image in which she's staring blankly. A "Kirkified":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/charlie-kirk-face-swaps-kirkified-memes variant of the Ellie Smirk meme. A "tweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x using the  Ellie Smirk "meme":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/memes, showing "_The Last of Us_":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/the-last-of-us "video game":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/gaming character Ellie Williams smirking and looking directly at the viewer.

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7569327715011153182
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7564970480684256525

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