The table flip (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ is the internet’s favourite way to say “I give up” with style. A furious face hurls a table drawn from box characters, sending it spinning through the air. This collection includes classic flips, double flips, angry bears and calmer faces that politely set the table back down. Tap any one to copy it.
Anatomy of a table flip
The upside-down table ┻━┻ is built from box-drawing characters, the same ones once used to draw menus in old computer programs. The arc ︵ shows the table flying, and 彡 adds a whoosh of speed. Flip it back over and you get ┬─┬, the upright table, usually paired with a face carefully putting things back in order.
Flipping tables responsibly
A table flip is dramatic but rarely serious. People use it for losing a game, fighting a stubborn printer or reading yet another spoiler. Replying with ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ) is the classic polite response, a little joke that says “let’s all calm down”. Together, the flip and the fix make a fun back-and-forth in group chats.