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30 ChatGPT Meme Prompts to Make Shareable Images Fast

30 copy-paste prompts

Paste any prompt into ChatGPT (GPT-4o) and swap in your [TOPIC] or [CAPTION] to generate a finished meme, or upload a photo for a reaction-image version. Covers classic top/bottom captions, reaction memes, wholesome relatable jokes, brand memes, niche office/gym/crypto humor, and custom characters.

In short: This page contains 30 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 6 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.

Louis Corneloup
By Louis Corneloup · Founder, Techpresso
Last updated ·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Classic Caption Memes

5 prompts

Top-and-Bottom Impact Text

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT makes a classic Impact-font meme about [TOPIC] with thick white captions at the top and bottom of one bold image. Write the setup and punchline you want, then post the square.

Create a classic internet meme image about [TOPIC]. A single bold central photo or illustration that clearly visualizes the joke, with thick white Impact-font caption text and a heavy black outline placed at the very top AND bottom of the frame, all caps. Top line sets up the situation, bottom line delivers the punchline. Flat lighting, high readability, slightly grainy shareable look, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Write your exact top and bottom lines inside the prompt in quotes so the caption text comes out clean and readable.

Bottom-Caption Photo Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT builds a single-image meme about [TOPIC] with one all-caps Impact caption along the bottom only. Let the picture carry the joke, then save the clean frame for your feed.

Build a meme about [TOPIC] using one striking photo-realistic image that captures the moment, with a single bold white Impact-font caption in all caps along the bottom edge, thick black outline for contrast. No top text. The image should do most of the storytelling and the caption lands the joke. Clean composition, subject centered, punchy and instantly readable, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Swap the photo subject (a tired dog, a melting ice cream) to match the exact feeling your caption describes.

White-Strip Caption Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT creates a deadpan meme about [TOPIC] with a white banner of lowercase text above a clear photo. Keep the dry caption, then screenshot it for your chat.

Create a meme about [TOPIC] in the classic format with a solid white strip across the top of the frame holding black caption text in a clean sans-serif, all lowercase for a deadpan tone, sitting above a clear photo or illustration that visualizes the joke below. Crisp edges, high contrast, simple uncluttered layout, social-media-ready, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Keep the caption under 12 words so it fits the white strip on one or two tidy lines.

Two-Panel Expectation vs Reality

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT designs a two-panel meme about [TOPIC] labeled Expectation versus Reality, polished on the left and chaotic on the right. Tweak the labels, then share the side-by-side with your friends.

Create a two-panel meme about [TOPIC]. Left panel labeled 'Expectation' shows a polished, idealized version of the scene; right panel labeled 'Reality' shows the chaotic, funnier truth. Bold sans-serif labels at the top of each panel, a thin divider line between them, consistent art style across both, clear visual contrast that sells the joke instantly, 16:9 landscape.

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Pro tip: Make the two panels share the same character and setting so the only difference is the funny gap between them.

Drake-Style Reject vs Approve

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT draws a reject-then-approve choice meme about [TOPIC] with an original cartoon figure, not a celebrity. Fill the bad and better options, then post the yellow layout to your story.

Create a two-row choice meme about [TOPIC] without using any real celebrity. Top row: a generic cartoon figure recoiling and waving away a bad option with text beside it; bottom row: the same figure pointing approvingly at the better option with text beside it. Yellow background, bold black caption text on the right of each row, clean flat illustration, instantly recognizable choice-meme format, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Put the worse option on top and the obviously-better option on the bottom; the layout itself carries the joke.

Reaction-Image Memes

5 prompts

Your Photo as a Reaction Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT turns [YOUR PHOTO] into a reaction meme, exaggerating the face and adding a bottom Impact caption. Crop tight on the expression, then send the reaction in the thread.

Turn [YOUR PHOTO] into a reaction meme. Keep my face recognizable but exaggerate my expression into a strong comedic reaction (wide-eyed disbelief or a smug side-eye), then add a bold white Impact-font caption in all caps at the bottom describing the relatable situation I'm reacting to. Slightly zoomed crop on the face, high contrast, meme-grade compression look, instantly shareable, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Tell ChatGPT which emotion to push (shocked, unimpressed, crying-laughing) so the exaggerated face matches your caption.

Side-Eye Skeptical Stare

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT makes a skeptical side-eye meme about [TOPIC] with an original cartoon close-up and a bottom Impact line. Write the situation you are judging, then drop it in the chat.

Create a reaction meme about [TOPIC] featuring an original cartoon character giving an intense skeptical side-eye directly at the viewer, one eyebrow raised, mouth in a flat unimpressed line. Plain neutral background, character centered and close-up, bold white Impact caption at the bottom in all caps describing the absurd thing being doubted. Flat clean illustration, punchy and dry, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Use this for any 'sure, that'll work' moment; change the caption to redirect the suspicion at a new target.

Crying-Laughing Overreaction

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT shows an original character crying-laughing about [TOPIC], with Impact captions on the top and bottom. Land the punchline on the bottom line, then post the overreaction to your chat.

Create a reaction meme about [TOPIC] showing an original character doubled over crying-laughing, tears streaming, slapping the table, face red. Exaggerated cartoon energy, motion lines around the body, bold white Impact caption at the top setting up the joke and one at the bottom landing it. Bright simple background, high readability, over-the-top comedic style, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Pair an understated top setup with an absurd bottom payoff so the huge reaction feels deliberately disproportionate.

This Is Fine Calm-Chaos

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT builds a calm-in-chaos meme about [TOPIC] with a smiling original character while the room falls apart. Keep the denial caption, then share it when your week is on fire.

Create a calm-in-chaos meme about [TOPIC]. An original character sits relaxed with a small content smile while everything around them is visibly falling apart (smoke, sparks, tilting furniture). Warm orange chaotic background, character calm and centered, bold caption at the bottom in white Impact font reading the denial line. Flat illustration, ironic tone, instantly relatable, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Match the background disaster to your topic (overflowing inbox, crashed code) so the calm denial hits harder.

Surprised Pause Zoom-In

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT zooms in on an original character mid-realization about [TOPIC], eyebrows up, with a bottom Impact caption. Add the sudden thought, then use it as your reaction image.

Create a reaction meme about [TOPIC] showing an original character mid-realization with raised eyebrows and a slightly open mouth, as if the camera just zoomed in dramatically on their face. Subtle motion-blur vignette pushing focus to the eyes, neutral background, bold white Impact caption at the bottom describing the moment of dawning realization. High-contrast meme look, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Use a short, present-tense caption like 'when you finally read the fine print' to match the freeze-frame energy.

Wholesome & Relatable Memes

5 prompts

Soft Wholesome Encouragement

11/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT draws a wholesome meme about [TOPIC] with a cute round animal or blob and a kind handwritten caption. Send it to someone who needs the lift, or generate a softer pastel for your friend.

Create a wholesome meme about [TOPIC] with a cozy hand-drawn illustration of a cute round animal or blob character doing something gentle and supportive. Warm pastel colors, soft rounded shapes, friendly smile, and a kind caption in a rounded handwritten-style font placed neatly below or beside the character. Gentle, sincere, heart-warming tone, light cream background, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Keep the caption sincere rather than sarcastic; wholesome memes work because the kindness is played straight.

Relatable Everyday Struggle

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT makes a relatable everyday meme about [TOPIC] with a slumped cartoon person and a tired modern caption. Keep the mundane wording, then post it when your day feels like that.

Create a relatable meme about [TOPIC] showing an original cartoon person slumped over a desk or couch in an everyday mundane struggle, with a tired but funny expression. Simple flat illustration, muted cozy colors, a clean caption in modern sans-serif at the bottom describing the painfully relatable moment. Understated humor, no exaggeration, the kind of joke people tag a friend in, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Pick a hyper-specific moment ('opening the fridge for the fifth time') so it feels personally true, not generic.

Cute Animal With Caption

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT stars an original cute animal in a wholesome meme about [TOPIC], tying its vibe to an everyday feeling. Pick the animal you like, then share the cozy caption.

Create a wholesome meme about [TOPIC] starring an adorable original illustrated animal (a chubby cat, a sleepy dog, a tiny duck) with a big expressive face, placed center-frame. Add a warm caption in a soft rounded font at the bottom that ties the animal's vibe to a relatable everyday feeling. Cozy lighting, pastel palette, gentle and shareable, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Match the animal's energy to the caption (sleepy duck for 'me on Mondays') for an instant, effortless joke.

Two-Friends Support Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT shows two blob friends in a wholesome meme about [TOPIC], one comforting the other with a warm caption. Forward it to a friend you care about, or generate a different hug.

Create a wholesome two-character meme about [TOPIC] showing two original round blob friends side by side, one comforting the other with a small pat or hug. Soft pastel scene, gentle expressions, a warm supportive caption in handwritten-style font below them. Heart-warming, sincere, the kind of meme sent to a friend who's having a rough day, light background, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Label each character ("me" and "my friend") if you want viewers to instantly map the joke onto a real moment.

Tiny Win Celebration

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT celebrates a tiny win about [TOPIC] with a cute character, confetti, and a rounded caption naming the victory. Name the small win, then post the cheerful square to your story.

Create a wholesome meme about [TOPIC] celebrating a small everyday victory, with an original cute character throwing tiny confetti and beaming with pride over something minor. Bright cheerful pastel colors, sparkle accents, a warm caption in a friendly rounded font at the top naming the tiny win. Joyful, sincere, lightly funny tone, clean background, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Name a genuinely tiny win ('replied to the email I'd been avoiding') so the over-the-top celebration is the joke.

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Brand & Marketing Memes

5 prompts

Us vs Competitors Flex

16/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT makes an us-versus-them marketing meme about [TOPIC] with original characters, stressed them on top and smug us below. Swap the labels for your brand, then post it.

Create a marketing meme about [TOPIC] in the two-tier comparison format using only generic original characters. Top section: a struggling, overcomplicated 'them' doing it the hard way, looking stressed. Bottom section: a relaxed, confident 'us' doing it the easy way, looking smug. Bold sans-serif labels, clean flat illustration, brand-safe and screenshot-friendly for social, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Keep the 'us' side genuinely better in one clear way; subtle flexes land softer and feel less salesy.

Product Pain-Point Relief

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT builds a two-panel pain-point meme about [TOPIC], frustrated on top and relieved below after the easy way. Tie the bottom panel to your fix, then share it with the audience.

Create a relatable marketing meme about the pain point in [TOPIC]. Two-panel layout: top panel shows an original character frustrated by the old, painful way of doing things; bottom panel shows the same character relieved and happy after the easy way. Clean modern flat illustration, bold sans-serif captions, warm friendly colors, designed to be saved and shared by your audience, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Make the 'before' frustration vivid and specific; people share the meme because the pain feels true to them.

Relatable Team Meeting Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT draws a workplace meeting meme about [TOPIC] with an original cartoon team and one sharp top caption. Screenshot the LinkedIn-ready frame, then post the dry joke to your LinkedIn.

Create a workplace marketing meme about [TOPIC] showing an original cartoon team in a meeting room reacting to a painfully familiar work moment. Exaggerated but office-friendly expressions, a single sharp caption in clean sans-serif across the top, muted professional color palette. Screenshot-ready for LinkedIn, dry humor that an industry audience instantly recognizes, 16:9 landscape.

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Pro tip: Reference an inside-baseball moment your niche knows ('when the client says just one small change') for high relatability.

Distracted Choice Meme

19/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT creates a distracted-choice marketing meme about [TOPIC] with original characters turning toward the exciting option. Label dull versus exciting, then use it in your campaign post.

Create a marketing meme about [TOPIC] in the distracted-choice format using original characters: someone turning away from a dull labeled option toward an exciting labeled option, while the dull one looks annoyed. Bold sans-serif labels float over each character, bright readable colors, clean flat illustration, brand-safe and built to be screenshotted, 16:9 landscape.

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Pro tip: Label the three roles clearly (you, the old way, the new way) so the joke reads in under two seconds.

Big-Number Announcement Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT announces a milestone about [TOPIC] with an original character, confetti, and a huge bold number. Drop in the real stat, then publish the festive square to your feed.

Create a celebratory marketing meme about [TOPIC] announcing a milestone, with an original character popping confetti next to a huge bold number or stat as the centerpiece. Punchy sans-serif headline caption above, bright on-brand colors, clean flat illustration, festive but professional. Designed to make a launch or milestone feel fun and shareable, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Put the actual number in the prompt in quotes so the stat renders crisply as the visual focal point.

Niche Memes (Gym, Coding, Crypto, Office)

5 prompts

Gym-Bro Workout Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT makes a gym meme about [TOPIC] with a buff original character, sweat, motion lines, and top-and-bottom Impact text. Write the lift joke, then post it in your gym chat.

Create a gym meme about [TOPIC] showing an original buff cartoon character mid-workout with an exaggerated determined or suffering expression, dramatic sweat and motion lines. Bold white Impact caption at the top setting up the gym situation and one at the bottom landing the punchline, all caps. Gritty gym background, high-energy comedic style, instantly relatable to lifters, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Lean into a specific gym truth ('it's leg day and the elevator is broken') so lifters tag each other in it.

Coding & Debugging Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT shows an exhausted original developer in a coding meme about [TOPIC], red errors and coffee cups, with a dry bottom caption. Keep the technical pain line, then share it with your team.

Create a programming meme about [TOPIC] showing an original developer character staring exhausted at a glowing screen full of red error squiggles, surrounded by empty coffee cups, hair slightly disheveled. Dark cozy room lighting, a bold sans-serif caption at the bottom capturing the universal coding pain. Dry technical humor, screenshot-ready for dev communities, 16:9 landscape.

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Pro tip: Reference a real dev moment ('it works on my machine') for instant recognition among programmers.

Crypto Rollercoaster Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT rides an original character along a green-and-red crypto chart about [TOPIC], face swinging from joy to panic. Add the market caption, then post the rollercoaster to your feed.

Create a crypto meme about [TOPIC] showing an original character riding a wild green-and-red candlestick chart like a rollercoaster, face shifting between euphoria and panic. Glowing chart lines, motion blur, a bold caption in clean sans-serif at the bottom about the emotional ride. Energetic, slightly chaotic style, no real logos or tickers, broadly relatable to traders, 16:9 landscape.

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Pro tip: Keep it generic with made-up coin names so the joke stays brand-safe and timeless instead of dated.

Office Inbox Overload Meme

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT buries an original office worker under email icons in a meme about [TOPIC], with one dry top caption. Keep the thousand-yard stare, then drop it in your Slack.

Create an office meme about [TOPIC] showing an original cartoon worker buried under an avalanche of paper, sticky notes, and floating email icons, with a thousand-yard stare and a forced tiny smile. Fluorescent office lighting, cluttered desk, a single dry caption in clean sans-serif across the top. Deadpan corporate humor, perfect for work group chats, 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Swap the clutter for your specific pain (back-to-back meetings, endless tabs) to tailor the joke to your team.

Side-Hustle Founder Meme

25/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT juggles a solo founder through a startup meme about [TOPIC], too many labeled hats and a smiling wobble. Edit the hat labels, then share the self-aware joke with your team.

Create a startup meme about [TOPIC] showing an original solo founder character juggling too many labeled hats (marketing, support, sales, coffee) at once, wobbling but smiling through the chaos. Bright flat illustration, motion lines, a bold sans-serif caption at the bottom about wearing every hat. Energetic, self-aware humor that resonates with founders and freelancers, 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Label each hat with a real task you actually juggle so the meme feels personally true, not generic.

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Custom-Character Meme Templates

5 prompts

Reusable Mascot Reaction Set

26/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT designs a three-pose mascot reaction sheet from [TOPIC]: happy, shocked, and unimpressed on a plain background. Reuse the faces on later memes, or generate a fourth emotion you need.

Create a custom original mascot character based on [TOPIC] and render it in a clean three-pose reaction sheet: one happy, one shocked, one unimpressed, evenly spaced on a plain neutral background with a thin label under each pose. Consistent flat illustration style, bold simple shapes, expressive face, designed so I can reuse the same mascot across future memes. High contrast, 16:9 landscape.

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Pro tip: Describe the mascot's color and one signature feature so it stays consistent when you reuse it later.

Blank Two-Panel Template

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT builds a blank two-panel meme template around [TOPIC] with empty caption bars and one original character. Type your setup and punchline into the bars, then save the template.

Create a blank reusable two-panel meme template themed around [TOPIC] using an original character: top panel sets up a situation with a small empty caption bar, bottom panel shows the character's punchline reaction with a second empty caption bar. Clean flat illustration, consistent character across both panels, neutral backgrounds, leave the caption bars empty so I can add my own text later. 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Ask for the caption bars to stay empty, then drop in your own text in any editor for endless variations.

Original-Character Choice Template

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✨ What it does

ChatGPT makes a reusable choice template about [TOPIC] with blank option boxes and an original character rejecting then approving. Fill the two labels, then keep the yellow sheet for your later jokes.

Create a reusable choice-meme template about [TOPIC] with an original cartoon character shown twice: top row recoiling from a blank labeled option, bottom row pointing approvingly at another blank labeled option. Yellow background, empty text boxes on the right of each row, consistent character design, clean flat style, built so I can swap in different choices repeatedly. 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Keep the character identical in both rows so only the swapped-in text changes the joke each time.

Expanding-Brain Original Tiers

29/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT stacks a four-tier expanding-brain template about [TOPIC] with empty caption bars and a brightening original character. Write the escalating ideas, then post the cosmic grid to your story.

Create an original expanding-progression meme template about [TOPIC]: four stacked panels showing the same original character glowing brighter and more enlightened from top to bottom, each panel with an empty caption bar beside it for an escalating idea. Cosmic gradient background intensifying down the stack, consistent character, clean illustration, leave captions empty for me to fill. 4:5 portrait.

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Pro tip: Save the blank version, then add captions that go from boringly normal to absurdly over-thought for the payoff.

Custom Sticker-Pack Faces

30/30

✨ What it does

ChatGPT draws six sticker-style faces themed around [TOPIC] in a 3x2 grid: laugh, cry, smug, shock, sleepy, angry. Export the pack, then use the faces in your chats or stories.

Create a set of six original meme-style face stickers based on a character themed around [TOPIC], arranged in a 3x2 grid on a transparent-look checkerboard background. Each face shows a different emotion (laughing, crying, smug, shocked, sleepy, angry) in a bold clean flat style with thick outlines for sticker readability. Consistent character, expressive exaggeration, reusable across chats and memes. 1:1 square.

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Pro tip: Pick one strong color and shape for the character so all six stickers read as the same recognizable face.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Open ChatGPT with GPT-4o (or a current image-capable model), paste a prompt, and replace the bracketed placeholder with your idea: swap [TOPIC] for your subject or [CAPTION] for your exact joke text. For reaction memes that use [YOUR PHOTO], upload a clear photo first, then paste the prompt. ChatGPT renders the finished meme in seconds. Put your caption in quotes inside the prompt so the text comes out clean.
Image models occasionally render text imperfectly, especially long captions. Keep captions short (under about 12 words), put the exact wording in quotes inside the prompt, and ask for 'bold, clearly legible caption text.' If a word comes out wrong, regenerate or ask ChatGPT to fix just the caption while keeping the image the same.
Image generation is available on paid ChatGPT plans and, in limited amounts, on the free tier depending on current usage caps. If you can't generate an image, you may have hit a daily limit; wait for it to reset or upgrade to Plus for higher limits and faster results.
These prompts deliberately use generic, original characters instead of named meme templates or real people, so you stay on safer ground. Don't ask ChatGPT to recreate a specific famous meme character, celebrity face, or trademarked mascot. Describe an original character by its traits instead, and the custom-template prompts here are built to give you reusable, brand-safe characters of your own.
Images you create in ChatGPT are generally yours to use under OpenAI's terms, including for marketing, but always review the current usage policy. The Brand & Marketing category is built for this. Keep characters original, avoid real logos and copyrighted templates, and you'll have screenshot-ready memes that are safe to post on your brand channels.

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