KEKW is a Twitch emote. It shows a man laughing, his face contorted with joy. It is used in chat to express laughter. It is stronger than "lol." It is a visual laugh. It is a reaction. It is a meme. The emote is based on a Spanish comedian named Juan Joya Borja, known as El Risitas. His laugh became famous. The emote became a legend.

KEKW is used when something is very funny. It is typed in chat. It is spammed. It is a community signal. It says, "I am laughing hard." It is not a word. It is an image. But in chat, it functions as a word. It is part of the language of Twitch.

Related emotes

• LUL: a laughing emote, older.
• OMEGALUL: a variant, exaggerated.
• PogChamp: excitement, not laughter.
• Kappa: sarcasm, not laughter.

KEKW is not for formal settings. It is for Twitch, for Discord, for group chats. It is a visual joke. It is a shared laugh. It is a small piece of internet culture. If you know it, you are in. If you do not, it looks like nonsense. That is the point.