Symbols and punctuation marks have been used to make pictures of everything from houses to people shrugging their shoulders in the world of Twitter memes.
The latest example is a meme of a dancer, so here are 17 ways the sassy character is being used.
1. Telling people about your love life
im ⊂_ヽ \\ going \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\to / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つbe / / / /| ( (ヽsingle | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) / ノ ) Lノ forever (_/
— larri 🥀 (@LARRAYXO) July 31, 2018
2. Celebrating Swedish pop music
YOU ARE THE DANCING QUEENYOUNG AND SWEETONLY 17⊂_ヽ \\ 🎀 \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— trevør jønes (@jonestm97) July 31, 2018
3. Real talk about communicating in 2018
Time to⊂_ヽ \\ be on twitter \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\but ignore my texts レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— Victoria (@vicxkat) August 1, 2018
4. Promoting green habits
reusable ⊂_ヽ \\ straw \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\energy レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ
— eva gutowski (@lifeaseva) August 1, 2018
5. Laying down some ground rules for evenings out
it’s a girls⊂_ヽ \\ night \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\out レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/no boys no boys
— 𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖗 ⋆ (@tristehomo) August 1, 2018
6. Responding to most situations
i⊂_ヽ \\ don't \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\care レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— 🎨 (@artmosphxre) July 31, 2018
7. Moaning about the weather
It’s way too⊂_ヽ \\ hot in \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\Germany レ ノ ヽ_つ / / I am / /| ( (ヽ literally | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) / dying lolノ ) Lノ
— carina (@saphirca) July 31, 2018
8. Referencing modern popular musical troupe 5 Seconds Of Summer
dancing through our house with the
ghost⊂_ヽ \\ of \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\you レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— 𝕜𝕒𝕥 | ia (@1980SVALENTINE) July 24, 2018
9. Telling your technology to do things with a bit more style
alexa ⊂_ヽ \\ play \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\God / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つis / / / /| ( (ヽa | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) / ノ ) Lノ woman (_/
— Ricky Dillon (@RickyPDillon) August 1, 2018
10. Imagining a hip hop artist’s 12am eating habits
Rare photo of Lil Uzi Vert going downstairs to get a midnight snack ⊂_ヽ \\ \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— LilSasquatch (@lilsasquatch66) July 31, 2018
11. Promoting inclusiveness
its⊂_ヽ \\ respect non-binary people \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\time レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— 𝒥𝒶𝓎🐺🦇 (@authoradj) August 1, 2018
12. Thinkin Bout You, if you was Frank Ocean
i⊂_ヽ \\ love \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\frank ocean レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— nick (@3hunnathot) August 1, 2018
13. Illustrating a break-up
My girl leaving me in the middle of the night after finding out Jacob Sartorius is single⊂_ヽ \\ \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— LilSasquatch (@lilsasquatch66) July 31, 2018
14. Planning for your economic future
Pensions⊂_ヽ \\ are \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\deferred wages レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— Jo Grady (@DrJoGrady) August 1, 2018
15. Encouraging crowds to get rowdy
Let’s start a⊂_ヽ \\ mosh pit \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— Lit Sadboi💯 (@EchoXrayMusic) August 1, 2018
16. Referring to the King of Pop
⊂_ヽ \\ heeeeheee \( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\HEEEHEEEEE レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒)ITS MICHAEL JACKSON | | ) /ノ ) Lノ(_/
— ☆ (@happytoastt) July 31, 2018
17. Trying to be a little different
🏃♂️💨 🦖💨⊂_ヽ \\ \( ・ ᴥ・ ) おつかREX > ⌒ヽ / へ\ / / \\ レ ノ ヽ_つ / / / /| ( (ヽ | |、\ | 丿 \ ⌒) | | ) /`ノ ) Lノ(_/
— スロウ®︎ (@slowchestra) July 31, 2018