User:Dipiddy/sandbox

Kappa is a Meme to denote sarcasm or lighthearted trolling on the Justin.tv and later Twitch.tv video streaming website.

History
Josh was one of the original programmers of Justin.tv working on the chat interface. Many employees working on the site had emoticons of their faces. When Josh added his, it imediately became popular most likely do the smug appearance and/or Kappa being an easy to remember and fun word to type.

In popular culture
Kappa is easily the most popular emoticon on Twitch.tv. Its popularity has also risen in games that are popular on the website itself, such as League of Legends and Dota2.