# Yotube Yotube is a Facebook account that on March 2nd, 2015 set its profile picture to a portrait of a young boy staring directly at the camera, using a handle that misspells YouTube. The account went viral on September 27th, 2017 when Facebook commenters and iFunny users started reposting the photo. By March 2019, Instagram ironic meme pages were using the Staring Kid picture as a non-sequitur punchline. ## Origin On March 2nd, 2015, a Facebook account using the handle Yotube set its profile picture to a photograph of a boy in a blue shirt sitting on a couch and looking directly into the camera[1]. On the same day, the account published a second photograph showing the boy performing the "Got Your Nose" fig sign gesture toward the lens[2]. The person operating the account was never publicly identified, and the original profile post gathered over 3,200 likes in the four years that followed[1]. - **Platform:** Facebook / iFunny (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2015 ## Overview The joke works through the mismatch between the handle Yotube, a typo of YouTube, and the earnest portrait on the profile. In the main image, a boy in a blue shirt sits on a couch and stares straight at the camera[1]. A second photo from the same day shows the same boy performing the "Got Your Nose" hand gesture, also called the fig sign[2]. Posters gave the subject nicknames including Staring Kid, Irony Kid and "Got Your Nose" Kid[7]. In ironic meme contexts, the Yotube portrait often appears at the end of a post as a punchline that bears no connection to the setup, with the kid's blank stare carrying the comedic weight[5]. ## How to Use Posters typically place the Staring Kid photo at the end of a multi-panel ironic meme as a non-sequitur punchline, often with no caption at all. A common convention is to pair the second photo, the "Got Your Nose" fig sign, with a setup where someone appears to steal or confiscate something. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Yotube? Yotube is a Facebook account that posted two photos of a boy on March 2nd, 2015 under a username that misspells YouTube[1]. The account became an ironic meme reference after iFunny user Faelic reposted it in September 2017[3]. ### Where did Yotube come from? The account surfaced on Facebook on March 2nd, 2015 with a profile picture of a boy on a couch[1]. The person behind the account was never identified publicly[7]. ### What does Yotube mean? Yotube is a misspelling of YouTube used as the account's handle, and the joke pivots on the gap between the typo and the earnest portrait of the boy[7]. ### How do you use Yotube? Posters usually place the Staring Kid photo at the end of an ironic meme as a non-sequitur punchline, trusting the flat stare to carry the joke, as seen in posts to r/comedyheaven[5]. ### Is Yotube still popular? The format peaked between 2017 and 2020, with a 2020 revival after Anıl Krid published 24 childhood photos of the boy[8]. Fresh viral activity has slowed since. ## References 1. [https://www.facebook.com/354878454717789/photos/a.354880208050947/354880948050873/]() 2. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=354880231384278&id=354878454717789]() 3. [https://ifunny.co/picture/yotube-updated-their-profile-picture-2-um-SraH1GoA5]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6tU6kRG50Q]() 5. [https://www.reddit.com/r/comedyheaven/comments/b2z7jg/youtube/]() 6. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKOVg1FQrV/]() 7. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yotube]() 8. [https://www.facebook.com/anilkrid/posts/410071926616827]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/yotube Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library