# Feels Good Feels Good is a 4chan reaction image showing a man cradling his face with a look of pure satisfaction, posted in threads to signal contentment with someone else's message. The template first surfaced on /b/ around 2011 and cycled through /sp/ and /vg/ during 2012 and 2013 as an exploitable, spawning Tom Cruise, Legend of Zelda, and Planetside 2 edits. ## Overview Feels Good is an exploitable image of a man touching his face with both hands, eyes half-closed and clearly satisfied[1]. Not to be confused with the earlier frog catchphrase 'Feels Good Man,' this one works as a silent reaction post on 4chan, dropped into a thread to signal pure contentment with whatever someone else just wrote[3]. The image circulates in two variants. The first is a stock photo of a man washing his face, the kind of picture used in men's skin care ads and grooming blog posts[3]. The second is a hand-drawn outline stripped down from that same photo, keeping only the silhouette and expression[3]. 4chan users edited both versions relentlessly, pasting other faces onto the man, dropping him into video game scenes, or layering him over other reaction templates. ## How It Spread On August 28, 2012, a thread on 4chan's /sp/ (sports) board posted a Feels Good template with the 'That Feel' face superimposed onto the man, one of the earliest documented archive appearances[1]. About four months later, on December 20, 2012, NeoGAF forum member The Chris shared a Tom Cruise version built on top of the original stock photo[2]. The exploitable jumped to Facepunch Forums on April 10, 2013, when user whatthe posted it to a thread collecting images edited to include a continuous stream of running water, and user immediately replied with the unedited stock photo[4]. Three days later, on April 13, NeoGAF user Atramental posted several Feels Good edits into a 'Pics that make you laugh' thread[2]. By the end of July 2013, the format had cycled back to 4chan's /vg/ (video games) board. A Legend of Zelda themed edit was posted on July 26[5], followed on July 28 by an anonymous edit styling the man as a soldier from the online shooter Planetside 2[5]. ## How to Use The Feels Good format typically starts with one of the two base templates, either the stock photo or the outline drawing[3]. Editors often superimpose a character's face over the man's, drop him into a franchise setting, or combine the image with another reaction face like 'That Feel'[1]. Posted on its own in a 4chan thread, it acts as a wordless signal of satisfaction with the preceding post. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Feels Good? A 4chan reaction image of a man cradling his face with a look of deep satisfaction, used to signal contentment with another post[1]. ### Where did Feels Good come from? The outline version is rumored to have first appeared on 4chan's /b/ board sometime in 2011, based on a stock photo of a man washing his face that had circulated in skin care ads[3]. ### What does Feels Good mean? It expresses silent, smug satisfaction and is distinct from the older 'Feels Good Man' frog catchphrase popularized by Matt Furie's Pepe comics[3]. ### How do you use Feels Good? Post the stock photo or outline template as a reply, or edit characters onto the man for themed versions like the Legend of Zelda and Planetside 2 edits shared on 4chan's /vg/ board in July 2013[5]. ### Is Feels Good still popular? It is a classic 4chan exploitable from the early 2010s, with its most active spread documented across /sp/, /vg/, NeoGAF, and Facepunch between 2012 and 2013[2]. ## References 1. [https://archive.foolz.us/sp/]() 2. [https://www.neogaf.com/threads/pics-that-make-you-laugh.500001/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/feels-good]() 4. [https://web.archive.org/web/2013*/facepunch.com]() 5. [https://archive.foolz.us/vg/]() 6. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Feels%20Good]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/feels-good Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library