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xQc: What is omE emote? Exploring Twitch star's prominent emoticon

2023-05-21 16:53
The new 'omE' emote features an image of xQc's laughing face and encapsulates his larger-than-life personality
xQc: What is omE emote? Exploring Twitch star's prominent emoticon

LAVAL, CANADA: Twitch streamer xQc's"omE" emote has gone viral, leaving many users curious about its meaning and origins. In the world of Twitch, where emotes are a form of digital expression, a new sensation has captured the attention of viewers and streamers alike. The "omE" emote features an image of xQc's face, contorted into an exaggerated expression of his iconic laugh.

With widened eyes, dropped jaw, and raised eyebrows, the emote perfectly encapsulates the streamer's larger-than-life personality and has quickly become a popular symbol. Felix Lengyel aka xQc has a massive audience base of 11.8 million followers on Twitch.

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What is an 'omE' emote?

The "omE" emoticon was first introduced by a user named Saint_Marcos in 2018 and was a cropped version of prominent emotes like MEGAUL, LUL, and LULW. These emotes are typically used to show emotions such as laughter, anger, frustration, happiness, and sadness, as they contain a cropped image of a human or animal depicting the specific emotion. Notably, the "omE" emotes on Twitch are similar to the use of emojis and stickers on other social media platforms, and users widely use them in Twitch chats.

Emotes launched by xQc

xQc is well known for using emotes. He utilizes emotes as the central pillar of his streaming experience by using images of his popular facial expressions. These emotes cover a range of emotions including excitement, laughter, frustration, and rage. Moreover, the various emotes facilitate virtual communication between the streamers and their followers, maintaining a sense of camaraderie. xQc’s recent interpretation of the "omE" emote features a screenshot of him laughing in one of his streams. Other popular emoticons released by xQc include xQcL, xQcM, and xQcSmash, which are widely used in the Twitch community.

Despite the popularity of xQc's new "omE", some of his viewers expressed that it felt like a “curse" or something “scary.” On the whole, with the new "omE" emote xQc has once again achieved tremendous success as one of Twitch's most prominent streamers, solidifying his position as a top figure on the platform. A significant factor contributing to his rise is Twitch's ability as a platform to empower streamers so that they're able to deliver immersive and interactive content which engages their audience.

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