Always Has Been Meme Generator
Create an Always Has Been meme. Two astronauts in space — one realizes the truth, the other confirms it was always that way.
What is the Always Has Been Meme?
Two astronauts in space look at Earth, with one realizing something shocking and the other pointing a gun from behind saying "Always has been." It is commonly used to reveal that something you just discovered has actually been true all along.
Also Known As
- Astronaut Gun Meme
- Wait It's All
- Always Has Been Astronaut
- Ohio Meme
- Two Astronauts Meme
About the Always Has Been Meme
Two astronauts float in space with Earth visible behind them. The first astronaut looks shocked, having just realized something about the world below. The second astronaut stands behind him with a gun, calmly saying "Always has been." The image captures the dark humor of discovering an uncomfortable truth that everyone else already knew — and that there's no going back from knowing it.
Two astronauts float in space looking at Earth. One has a sudden realization and turns to the other, who is pointing a gun and calmly confirming "Always has been." The meme exploded in 2020 and became the go-to format for revealing that something you just noticed has actually been true all along.
How to Make a Always Has Been Meme
- The Always Has Been template is already loaded above — start editing right away
- Type your top and bottom text in the caption fields on the right
- Choose from 12 layout styles — classic Impact, framed, TikTok, Twitter, and more
- Customize fonts, colors, text stroke, and drag text to reposition
- Click Download to save as PNG, or use Copy/Share to send it directly
When to Use the Always Has Been Meme
Internet & Social Media
- •When you realize the entire internet is just the same five jokes recycled.
- •Finding out your favorite "original" content was stolen from Reddit.
- •Discovering that every influencer uses the same editing app.
- •Wait, it's all ads? Always has been.
Work & Productivity
- •Realizing the "optional" meeting was never actually optional.
- •When you find out the whole company runs on one spreadsheet from 2016.
- •Discovering that "we'll fix it later" was always the permanent plan.
School & Education
- •Finding out the test is cumulative and it always was.
- •Realizing the professor has been reading directly from the textbook this whole time.
- •When the "easy A" class reveals its true difficulty.
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