Gloomer is a Wojak character variant depicting young adults roughly between 22 and 27 who drift through antisocial, uninspired routines2. The earliest iteration showed a 27-year-old female Wojak framed by captions describing job dissatisfaction, weak social ties, and a passive, introverted daily life3. A male counterpart later joined the set, carrying the same withdrawn mood.

The character fits alongside other Wojak archetypes like Doomer, Coomer, and Bloomer, each mapping onto a different modern mindset3. Gloomer sits at the melancholic end, less nihilistic than Doomer but more visibly resigned than a plain Wojak. The word itself also picked up broader slang use for anyone who only dwells on negatives4.

The Gloomer template typically pairs a hooded or sulking Wojak with short caption lines listing mundane grievances: a dead-end job, empty weekends, no close friends, hobbies abandoned. Common conventions include muted color palettes and dim, nighttime lighting3. Text is usually written in first person and stays flat and resigned rather than dramatic, which is what separates a Gloomer post from a Doomer one.