[Viral Culture] Text Meme Taking Over Instagram: What Is It, How To Create, and Other Details

Griffin Davis , Tech Times 13 August 2021, 06:08 pm

Text meme is just one of the new trends that Gen Z individuals created on Instagram and various social media platforms. This new text-heavy meme posting is a new method that allows them to share thoughts in written form.

[Viral Culture] Text Meme Taking Over Instagram: What Is It, How To Create, and Other Details

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However, these memes are usually paired with pictures or videos unrelated to their written expressions. On the other hand, many individuals, especially celebrities, said that text meme shows how many people don't understand the young generation.

One of them is Courtney Love, who usually observes the new trends on various social media platforms. She posted an IG post on July 23 to show samples of the text memes of Gen Zs.

"Lots of people don't understand Gen-Z, & some Gen-Z seems to pass on out of context nonsense and outrageous libelous lore on me," she said via her Instagram account.

Text Meme Now Trending on Instagram

According to the New York Times' latest report, Love, a popular singer, is said to be adapting and complementing how Gen Z expresses themselves using the new text meme posting.

[Viral Culture] Text Meme Taking Over Instagram: What Is It, How To Create, and Other Details

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If you don't know this new trend, it involves publishing low-quality videos, images, or comments online. This content is what usually bombards the Instagram feed of many individuals.

Some could be annoyed by their posts, while others are entertained since they find text meme as a funny confessional commentary on social media platforms. Text memes became popular since most people are currently staying inside their houses, especially since there is still an ongoing global pandemic.

Creating a text meme is quite easy. Various unknown and popular content creators explained that all you need to do is get a photo and make it as a background for your commentary. After that, you can now post your content on social media platforms, especially Instagram.

In other news, many individuals are trying to find various YouTube hacks or tips to get more views. On the other hand, different kinds of videos are becoming viral on TikTok, such as the trending exotic pet footage.

How To Create Instagram Text Memes?

The Wired reported that there are various software and editing apps you could rely on to make your own text memes. Most of them are not that complicated to use, so you will definitely have an easy time. If you want to know more details about how they work, you can click this link.