kys
What does the kys emoji mean?
A classic internet bait-and-switch meme featuring a smiling man with a sarcastic twist.
This emoji features a popular internet meme of a man smiling, overlaid with text that subverts a common toxic internet acronym. By redefining the phrase as 'keep yourself safe,' it is used in Discord communities as a sarcastic or ironic way to tell someone to take care of themselves, often in response to intense or chaotic chat moments.
When to use it
- Responding to someone being overly dramatic online
- Sending ironic well wishes to a friend
- Defusing a tense argument with sarcastic humor
- Trolling friends with a wholesome subverted message
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How to add this emoji
Add to Discord
- Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
- Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
- Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
- Download the kys image.
- Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
- Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
- Download the kys image.
- Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
- Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
- Download the kys image.
- Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
- Upload the file and give it a name.
