The Napoleon crossing the Alps meme is used when you feel like a legend for a small win. The top is something small the speaker did. The bottom (and the heroic rider on a rearing horse) is how grand they feel about it. The joke is self-importance.
Our recreation of the Napoleon crossing the Alps format, with a small business caption.
How the Napoleon crossing the Alps meme works
What it means
The top is something small the speaker did. The bottom (and the heroic rider on a rearing horse) is how grand they feel about it. The joke is self-importance.
Use it when
You feel like a legend for a small win.
Also called
Napoleon crossing the Alps, napoleon, rearing horse, epic pose, how i see myself
How popular
Number 297 of the 312 formats in our library, ranked by how often each is captioned and how often business accounts use it.
Its captions
1.Me doing something tinyup to 60 characters
2.How I see myselfup to 50 characters
Every picture here is our own recreation of the format: the same layout, pose and joke, drawn with generic people. None is the original meme photo, and none shows a celebrity or the person from the original. Some formats are drawn with text and shapes only.
Napoleon crossing the Alps meme examples for 13 industries
The same format, captioned for each kind of business. Open an industry for its other memes.
What does the Napoleon crossing the Alps meme mean?
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The top is something small the speaker did. The bottom (and the heroic rider on a rearing horse) is how grand they feel about it. The joke is self-importance.
When should I use the Napoleon crossing the Alps meme?
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When you feel like a legend for a small win. It fits the irony and relatable kind of joke.
How do I caption the Napoleon crossing the Alps meme?
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It has 2 captions: me doing something tiny (up to 60 characters); how i see myself (up to 50 characters). Keep each to a few words so the meme reads in a second.
Can I use the Napoleon crossing the Alps meme for my business?
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Yes. The picture is Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Jacques-Louis David, 1801, which is in the public domain: nobody owns it, so it is free to use, also for business posts. Keep the caption honest.
A Napoleon crossing the Alps meme about your business
Type what the joke is about. Content Drifter writes the captions in your brand’s voice on this format and two others, and schedules the one you like.