AboutWhat does the meme depict?
Woll Smoth is a meme based on a photoshop technique that uses the warp tool to significantly reduce the size of the eyes and mouth in photographs. The term 'Woll Smoth' originates from a misspelling of the actor Will Smith's name, whose altered image sparked this editing style on the platform 4chan.
OriginWho did it first?
The Woll Smoth meme originated on November 14th, 2007, when the first edited image of Will Smith with minimized facial features was posted on 4chan's /b/ (random) board. The post quickly garnered attention, receiving 334 responses within just seven hours. This triggered a trend where other users began sharing similar edits of various celebrities. The concept and style of Woll Smoth may also have been partially inspired by an earlier MS Paint series named Nod Flenders, which featured crudely drawn characters from animation with small eyes and mouths. This series surfaced on the same board around June 11th, 2007, and included characters like Ned Flanders from The Simpsons, represented with intentionally misspelled names.[1]
Origin: 2007
Also known as: mitt-romney-with-shrunken-face
