reaction images

Expressive reply graphics

Reaction images are pictures shared online to express an emotional response—amusement, disgust, skepticism, excitement.

They function like visual punctuation in digital conversations, usually appearing after someone else's statement.

Most are screenshots from movies, TV shows, or memes featuring exaggerated facial expressions: She posted that galaxy-brain take and I just replied with a Michael Jordan crying reaction image.

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originality/creation

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Freshly created material

OC · original artwork · user-generated content · selfies · raw footage

communicative function

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Original work adapted from

prompts · opening statements · hot takes · manifestos

content type

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Images recording real events

photojournalism · essays · articles · infographics · fine art photography

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G