Internet
pepe
What does pepe mean?
Matt Furie's green anthropomorphic frog character, used as a reaction image to telegraph an emotion — smug, sad, angry, comfy, you name it. The base template spawned thousands of variants (Sad Pepe, Smug Pepe, Apu, Pepega, Monka) that function as a full emote dialect on Twitch and Discord.
"He posted a crying pepe under the patch notes and I felt that in my soul."
Origin
Created by cartoonist Matt Furie in his 2005 comic Boy's Club. The 'feels good man' panel got ripped onto MySpace and 4chan, and by the early 2010s Pepe was the default reaction face of the internet.
Frequently asked questions
What is Pepe in crypto?
Pepe refers both to Pepe the Frog, a hugely popular reaction meme, and to PEPE, a memecoin named after the character. Context tells you which.
Where does Pepe the Frog come from?
The character was created by artist Matt Furie in his 2005 comic "Boy's Club," then spread across the internet as a reaction meme.
Why is Pepe so popular in crypto?
Pepe's endless variations (sad, smug, copium) make it perfect for expressing market emotions, and its meme status fueled one of the best-known memecoins.
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