The "thousand-yard stare" meme captures a blank, distant expression symbolizing exhaustion, disbelief, or being mentally "checked out." Originating from depictions of war veterans’ hollow gazes, the term now humorously applies to everyday scenarios that leave people feeling overwhelmed or emotionally drained. Memes often pair the stare with captions like "Me after work on Monday" or "When the group chat gets too deep," exaggerating minor struggles. Images of cartoon characters, celebrities, or real-life moments with empty, glazed-over looks embody the meme’s tone. Its humor lies in relatability, portraying that universal feeling of zoning out under stress, awkwardness, or sheer absurdity.
How to use the Meme Generator?
The Meme Generator is a free online tool for adding custom text, images, and more to templates. Use it to
customize established memes or create new ones from scratch.
How to Make a Meme
Choose a Template: Select from popular templates, search user-uploaded templates, or
upload your own.
Add Customizations: Use the buttons next to the canvas to add text, images, stickers,
drawings, and spacing.
Create and Share: Click 'Generate Meme' and choose how to share it—via social
apps, a link, or download it to your device.
Customizing Your Meme
Move and Resize: Drag text boxes around. Enable drag/drop on mobile devices.
Text Customization: Change font color and outline, and use the gear icon to select from
over 1,300 free fonts or any installed on your device.
Stickers and Images: Add stickers, images, and effects like opacity, resizing, and
rotation.
Drawing Tools: Draw or scribble on your meme.
Meme Chains: Create chains of multiple images.
More Than Memes
The Meme Generator is versatile for creating posters, banners, advertisements, and custom graphics.
