MemeByMoodMood memes: the hub
A mood meme is a reaction meme filed under the feeling it expresses. This hub is the map of MemeByMood's whole system: eight shelves, 40 templates, and a simple rule — start from how you feel, and the right format is already waiting.
Most meme libraries file by name, which only helps if you already know the name. Filing by mood matches how people actually search in the middle of a conversation: not “find me the 2013 dog panel”, but “I need something for how done I am”.
The eight shelves
How the taxonomy works
One meme, several moods. Real feelings overlap, so most templates carry two or three mood tags. This Is Fine is both a Monday meme and a funny one; Capoo is wholesome, happy and a little sad depending on the sticker. The shelves are lenses, not boxes.
Moods are about the sender, not the subject. A meme is filed by the feeling of the person sending it. Disaster Girl sits on the savage shelf because the sender is feeling pleased with themselves — the fire is scenery.
Intensity is in the notes. Each shelf runs from mild to severe, and every card's when-to-use line tells you where it sits. Grumpy Cat is a firm but cute no; the Boardroom Window is the same feeling after a much worse meeting. The shelf gets you to the neighbourhood; the note picks the house.
Monday is a mood. It arrives weekly, it has uniforms and rituals, and it produces facial expressions no other weekday can. Any taxonomy that leaves it out is not describing how people actually feel.
Picking a shelf when you are not sure
- Low energy, no strong emotion? That is Tired, the internet's default state.
- Low energy, bad emotion? Sad if it is about waiting or missing out; Angry if someone specific is responsible.
- High energy, good news? Happy for wins, Wholesome when the point is making someone else feel better.
- High energy, someone posted a take? Savage. Deploy responsibly.
- None of the above, chat just needs a laugh? Funny, the all-purpose drawer.
Frequently asked questions
What are mood memes?
Mood memes are reaction memes organised by the feeling they express rather than by their name or origin. A mood meme library lets you start from “I am tired” or “I need something savage” and browse only the templates that carry that feeling.
How many moods does MemeByMood use?
Eight: Tired, Savage, Wholesome, Monday, Happy, Sad, Angry and Funny. Eight was chosen deliberately — fewer hides real differences (sad and tired feel nothing alike), more turns picking a shelf into its own chore.
What if my mood is mixed, like tired but happy?
Most memes on this site carry two or three mood tags, so mixed feelings are the normal case. Start from the stronger feeling, and you will usually find the overlap cards — a tired-but-content Buddha Mode, for example — waiting near the top of both shelves.
Why does Monday count as a mood?
Because it behaves like one: it has its own facial expressions (the Harold smile), its own rituals (the channel check-in) and its own dedicated formats (Garfield, Panik / Kalm / Panik). Any feeling that arrives weekly, on schedule, for the entire workforce has earned shelf status.