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title: "T-pose"
canonical: "https://openvibe.meme/m/t-pose"
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# T-pose

HTML: [T-pose](https://openvibe.meme/m/t-pose)

Internet meme · Classic

# T-pose

A surreal dance meme derived from the default T-pose used by 3D models before animation.

- First seen: 2018-01-01
- Last seen: 2026-10-31
- Uses cited: 4
- Revision: 2

## Where it started

In computer animation, a T-pose is a default posing for a humanoid 3D model's skeleton before it is animated. It is called so because of its shape: the straight legs and arms of a humanoid model combine to form a capital letter T. When the arms are angled downwards, the pose is sometimes referred to as an A-pose instead. Likewise, if the arms are angled upward, it is called a Y-pose. Generic terms encompassing all these (especially for non-humanoid models) include bind pose, blind pose, and reference pose.

## The use timeline

1. 2018-01-01

    

   A surrealist "dance move" that became popular in April 2018 modelled after the default pose (also known as a bind pose) that many 3D models in games, animations, and more take in their raw file form.
2. 2018-01-01

    

   Wikidata Q60772519: T-pose — default pose of a 3D model before it is animated.

## Examples

CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). Doctor Hell.

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