Also called Victory baby · Fist-pump kid
Set up a small problem at the top and celebrate the unexpectedly good result at the bottom.
The clenched fist and determined face turn an ordinary win into a celebration. Finding the right charger, making the bus, or getting the good leftovers can deserve the same expression as a major achievement.
This version places the child against a colored radial background. The open space above and below him suits a two-part caption: what you were up against, then how it worked out.
Photographer Laney Griner took the original picture of her son Sammy on August 26, 2007 and shared it on Flickr. The familiar cutout comes from that beach photograph. [1]
Early versions used different interpretations, including I Hate Sandcastles. Know Your Meme documents the positive Success Kid caption format by January 2011, with situations that turn out better than expected. [1]
Pick a moment when you expected trouble and got lucky. Tell us the risk in the top caption, then hold the good news for the bottom. 'Almost missed the bus' gives the reader something to worry about before 'Driver saw me running.'
A modest win often makes a better caption than a broad announcement of success. Name the exact thing that went right so someone else can remember having the same feeling.
Original captions to try with this template.
Finding a cable is only half the problem. The bottom line delivers the part that matters.
The second line is the bonus that makes a routine fix worth celebrating.
The setup is a close call; the result turns it into a small rescue.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Photographer credit, photograph date, and the later success-caption format.
