What is the ‘look between’ trend internet is going berserk about

A new internet trend has taken the digital world by storm, captivating netizens and spawning a flood of memes. The trend, simply known as “Look between E and Y on your keyboard,” has left many scratching their heads and others in fits of laughter.

The ‘look between’ memes asks social media users to look between specific letters on their keyboard to figure out the meaning of the meme.

According to reports, the trend began in May 2021 with a meme uploaded on 4Chan (a simple image-based bulletin board where anybody may make comments and exchange images anonymously) that included a character from the anime series K-On. The meme said, “Look between T and O on your keyboard” and immediately acquired popularity.

Between T and O, the letters Y, U, and I form the word Yui, which refers to an anime character. This meme created an emerging trend in which users were encouraged to look between H and L on their keyboards, creating the letters J and K. The shorthand for “just kidding” is JK, which inspired the trend’s name and meaning.

The memes initially appeared on X in April 2024, when users shared posts about ‘K-On!’ and ‘My Hero Academia’. While the first post followed the pattern of the original 4Chan post that sparked this trend, the second focused on the space between “U and P on your keyboard.”

Anime fans, in particular, have embraced the trend, referencing characters from their favorite shows. For example, mentions of “Yui” from K-On have spread, while fans of My Hero Academia have pointed out the initials of characters like as “Izuku” and “Uraraka.”

Some ‘look between’ memes have even received over 4 million views. Check it out:

look between Y and P on your keypad. pic.twitter.com/v9klSewlKS

— Xavier Uncle (@xavierunclelite) April 23, 2024

Top firms such as Swiggy and Tinder have also adopted the trend.

veg biryani is the best

look between H and L on your keyboard

— Swiggy (@Swiggy) April 23, 2024

look between Y and O to know who needs to go on a date together

— Tinder India (@Tinder_India) April 23, 2024

Eventually, Netflix did not back off for doing this trend and it has over 1lakh views.

Who should be going out together this weekend?

Look between Y and O on your keyboard pic.twitter.com/hCLwhJynjL

— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) April 23, 2024

Sounds interesting right?