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Featured era: 2008
Trollface
“Problem?”
- Featured era
- 2008
- Peak era
- 2010-2012
- Company
- Carlos Ramirez
- Category
- Iconic Images
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What Was It?
Trollface is a crudely drawn face with a huge, mischievous grin, used to represent internet trolls and the satisfaction of a successful wind-up. Carlos Ramirez, then an 18-year-old student, drew it in Microsoft Paint on September 19, 2008, and posted it on DeviantArt.
It became one of the oldest and most widely known rage comic faces, pasted onto forum posts, comics and T-shirts, usually with the word "Problem?"
Ramirez later registered its copyright and earned money from licensing it, an unusual ending for a face drawn in Paint.
Things You Probably Forgot
- "Problem?"
- The grin at the end of every rage comic
- Trollface printed on T-shirts
- That it was drawn in Microsoft Paint
The Story
- 2008 Carlos Ramirez drew Trollface in Microsoft Paint on September 19.
- 2010 It became one of the defining rage comic faces.
Its Legacy
Trollface is no longer everywhere, but it remains one of the most recognisable faces of the early 2010s internet and a symbol of trolling itself.
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