Meme Tier List Template
A meme tier list template is a ranking grid preloaded with meme formats, ready to be sorted into S, A, B, C, D and F tiers.
Drag an item onto a tier, or tap it and then tap a tier.
Items to rank
Making a memes tier list
Ranking memes is slightly recursive, since the tier list is itself a meme format, and that is part of why the category is so popular. Formats rather than specific images are the durable unit: individual memes die in weeks, while the underlying shapes persist for years.
Rank by how well a format ages rather than how funny it was at its peak. Almost everything is funny at its peak; very little is still funny two years later.
What is in this template
- Reaction image
- Image macro
- Rage comic
- Deep fried
- Wojak
- Demotivational
- Advice animal
- Copypasta
- Speedrun edit
- Screenshot caption
- Two panel comparison
- Chart meme
- Soundboard clip
- Loop video
- Tier list
Frequently asked questions
- How do you make a meme tier list?
- Rank formats rather than individual images, since specific memes date within weeks. Decide whether you are scoring how funny they were or how well they have lasted.
- Why are tier lists themselves a meme?
- Because they are endlessly reusable, instantly readable and invite disagreement. The format spread from fighting game forums into general internet culture for exactly the reasons that make it a good meme.
- Do meme tier lists date quickly?
- Individual memes do, within weeks. Formats last far longer, which is why a list of formats is still readable years later while a list of last year's specific images is mostly incomprehensible.
