# Heart Butt Challenge The Heart Butt Challenge is a viral social media trend from 2026 in which participants, typically women, bend at the waist and form a heart shape with their hands around their knees in photographs taken from behind. ## Overview The Heart Butt Challenge, also known as the Butt Heart Pose, is a social media trend and internet challenge in which participants, typically women, upload photos taken from behind of themselves bent over at the waist and joining the tips of their fingers around their knees to form a rough heart shape [1]. The trend reportedly began in Japan and was popularized by X / Twitter user and cosplayer @kykyky618 [1]. The challenge went viral in early April 2026 across platforms including X / Twitter and Instagram [1]. While it primarily consists of photographs, the trend also extends to drawings and other forms of art, including pop culture characters depicted in the pose, drawing comparisons to the Jack-O Crouch [1]. A similar earlier trend known as the Amen Pose appeared in August 2023 but did not achieve comparable viral reach [1]. ## How It Spread The original post by @miss_preeti563 inspired many social media users to participate in the trend as it gained traction in early April 2026, with participants posting their own images in the same position [1]. On April 3rd, 2026, X user @NandosRoll reposted both of @kykyky618's photos with the caption, "This challenge is trending in Japan. Can South Africans do it better????" earning over 80,000 likes in four days [1]. On April 4th, 2026, X user @nikachi_tyan posted a version of the trend that received over 30,000 likes within three days [1]. The same day, X user @MyLordBebo shared a compilation video of trend examples, noting the challenge's Japanese origins, which gained over 3,800 likes in three days [1]. Instagram user nqobile6322 also reuploaded several examples, accumulating over 2,700 likes in three days [1]. On April 7th, 2026, Redditor Private_1010 posted a meme to the /r/dankmemes subreddit poking fun at the trend's popularity against the backdrop of global tensions, garnering over 7,500 upvotes in under a day [1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is the Heart Butt Challenge? It is a social media challenge in which participants bend at the waist and join their fingertips around their knees to form a heart shape in a photograph taken from behind. ### Who started the Heart Butt Challenge? The trend was popularized by Japanese X / Twitter user and cosplayer @kykyky618, also known as Kathy or きゃし. ### When did the Heart Butt Challenge go viral? The challenge went viral in early April 2026, after X user @miss_preeti563 shared the original photograph on March 31st, 2026. ### What is another name for the Heart Butt Challenge? It is also known as the Butt Heart Pose. ## References 1. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/heart-butt-challenge]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/heart-butt-challenge Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library