KappaPride

KappaPride turned Kappa into a rainbow Pride emote on June 26, 2015, the day the U.S. Supreme Court issued Obergefell v. Hodges and required states to license and recognize marriages between same-sex couples. The artwork keeps Josh DeSeno's familiar Kappa face and replaces its grayscale treatment with the colors of the Pride rainbow.

The command joins Kappa with Pride, so the name and colors explain the variant immediately. Kappa's teasing expression is still present, but the rainbow design gives this version a specific LGBTQ+ Pride and marriage-equality context tied to one of the defining U.S. civil-rights decisions of 2015.

Type KappaPride in Twitch chat to use this emote. Viewers use KappaPride for LGBTQ+ Pride, support and celebration, especially during Pride Month, Pride-related streams and conversations about marriage equality, while the Kappa face can still carry a playful or ironic tone.