Hand on Shoulder Guy Meme Generator
Drag text anywhere on the Hand on Shoulder Guy template, style every box its own way, drop in your own images, then download, copy, or share it.
Click a text box to edit it. Drag to move, corners resize, top handle rotates.
What is the Hand on Shoulder Guy meme?
Hand on Shoulder Guy is a frame from an old cel-animated anime. A broad-faced man with a heavy brow and a sly, lopsided grin rests his big hand on the shoulder of someone seen from behind, while a third young man in the background watches the exchange with a calm, slightly suspicious smirk. The grin is the key: it looks like comfort but also like someone about to talk you into something. The image captions reassurance that is not quite trustworthy, from a friend saying it is fine to a coworker promising the bug will fix itself.
Also known as: Anime Hand on Shoulder, Reassuring Hand on Shoulder.
How to use the Hand on Shoulder Guy meme
The top box usually holds the reassuring line, such as "it's okay" or "don't worry". The bottom box finishes it, either with genuine comfort or with a twist that shows the comforter is part of the problem.
It works for consolation after a small disaster: breaking prod, failing a quiz, losing a match, missing a deadline. The funniest versions make the advice terrible, like suggesting you try again in production or just never check your bank account.
Hand on Shoulder Guy meme ideas
- it's okay / we all break prod once
- don't worry about the exam / the curve will save us both
- it's fine that you lost the match / I was throwing too
- relax / the deadline is just a suggestion
- you don't need to check your bank account / trust me
- it's okay / my code doesn't work either
About the Hand on Shoulder Guy meme template
The Hand on Shoulder Guy template (hand-on-shoulder) supports 2 lines of text. A classic example reads “it's okay / we all break prod once”.
Use it from the API
This meme is also just a URL. Replace the text in the path to generate your own image:
https://memegenscript.com/images/hand-on-shoulder/it's_okay/we_all_break_prod_once.png