Access denied
The support route requires the very action that is broken.
Read caption text
- The screen’s message
- Log in to report a login problem
Also called Computer Facepalm · Facepalm at Computer
The screen has shown you enough. Give this slumped computer user the message, error, or comment that made them stop and hold their head.
The drawing shows a person bent forward with both hands at their face beside a monitor. It communicates the tired reaction after a computer task or online exchange goes wrong.
The computer makes the setting specific. An endless sign-in loop, a lost draft, or a search result that sends you back to your own unanswered question fits the scene.
The flat gray space above the drawing is the clearest place for text. Keep the hands, bent head, and monitor unobstructed.
Quote a short error message or describe the exact step that failed. The picture already says the person is frustrated, so the caption can concentrate on why.
Original captions to try with this template.
The support route requires the very action that is broken.
The user recognizes the mistake immediately after making it.
Looking for an answer returns the same unanswered problem.