The meme dates to 2021 and ties into anime, with users spelling out a character named Yui from the Japanese show “K-On!,” as the keys are next to one another. It hit the mainstream last week.

The trend, which urges users to "look between" certain letters on your keyboard, apparently originated with a post on 4chan in May 2021 according to a submission to Know Your Meme.

As with everything else, memes come and go. Just look at the “How You Really Look” internet trope, which has dominated social media for years now but has actually been around for almost a ...

The "How you think you look" meme has a predecessor in a 1921 satire magazine's comedy page. ... "How you really look" has a 1921 comic precedent. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. Subscribe ...