About

Forced Smile Pose refers to a PNG template created by @dEi_pft of hands holding a mouth open into a smile position. The template grew popular in June of 2024 on Twitter / X as an exploitable template.

Origin

On June 21st, 2024, Twitter / X^[1] user @dEi_pft uploaded a PNG template of two hands pulling both sides of a mouth wide, as if forcing it to smile. The caption roughly translates as "For those who want to force a smile". The post received over 11,000 reposts and 121,000 likes in one month (shown below).

Spread

The post grew popular with various edits and fan art. For example on June 21st, 2024, Twitter / X^[2] user @kjz42828 uploaded an edit that received more than 7,200 likes in one month (shown below, left). The next day, Twitter / X^[3] user @tokotoko4000 uploaded an edit using scene from School Days. The post received over 2,600 likes in one month (shown below, right).

On June 22nd, 2024, Twitter / X^[4] user @mizukame_MHF uploaded edit using a screenshot from Sousou no Frieren. The post received over 12,000 likes in one month (shown below, left). On June 24, 2024, Twitter / X^[5] user @Kit_LFactory
uploaded an edit that received over 11,000 likes in one month (shown below, right).

Various Examples

Template

Search Interest

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