2020s E-Kid, or 2020 Alt, is an early 2020s fashion style that originally became popular on TikTok and later spread to other social media platforms such as Pinterest.
Similar to E-Girl and E-Boy, the term refers to chronically online young teens who participate in TikTok trends and wear a newer iteration of alternative fashion. Unlike E-Girl, however, there is no sexual connotation to the aesthetic due to the fact that those participating are usually minors. It also tends to be more gender neutral.
Visuals[]
- Eastern media (Anime/Manga, K-Pop)
- Western cartoons
- Neon lights
- Energy drinks, like Monster
- Sanrio
- Stickers
- Bunnies and frogs
- Video games like Minecraft and Roblox
Fashion[]
The fashion in 2020 Alt seems to come from trends seen from styles such as E-Girl, Mallgoth and Scene, as well as Animecore and Kidcore.
Oversized graphic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies are worn on top of striped undershirts or simply doubles with striped arm warmers. Bottoms are usually shorts or pleated skirts, though cargo pants are also an option. These are often paired with chunky pump sneakers and Converses, Demonia boots, or plain Crocs. Legwear tends to be ripped tights or fishnets, which can be swapped or even doubled with knee-high socks and/or leg warmers propped up with garterbelts. Accessories may include kandi bracelets, cat ears, chokers, maid bonnets, or the very popular bunny/frog hats with long "arms". Casual looks may feature pajama pants.
Activities[]
2020s E-Kids tend to participate in many online communities and are most popular on TikTok. They tend to post content related to online hobbies and are known to communicate and congregate about them on chatrooms such as Discord, and Amino, in areas related to gaming, anime/manga, K-Pop, and various niche fanbases. Recently, video games such as Minecraft and Roblox have been used similarly as social media-like platforms and is where the style is seen the most. E-Kid accounts may post content related to trendy songs (which, in turn, are often used in video edits), fan blogs/zines, and may jokingly create videos with food/drinks such as Monster, Gatorade, "Battery Acid" (made by mixing the two together with sour candy), and sometimes featuring Asian cuisine.
Criticism[]
2020s Alt is sometimes mislabled as Scene, which resulted in further criticism from the Scene community. This likely resulted in the alternative name "Posercore". Additionally, 2020s Alt became confused with the later Scenecore style as of late 2023 and 2024, resulting in further criticism from the Scene community, causing several 2020s E-Kids themselves to reject the term.
There are concerns with the "chronically online" aspect of children who participate in this aesthetic, especially with unrestricted internet access and unchecked amount of screentime potentially impacting their mental and physical health.
Media[]
Television[]
- Demon Slayer
- Onegai My Melody
- My Hero Academia
- WataMote: No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
- Hazbin Hotel
- Helluva Boss
- Kakegurui
- Danganronpa (series)
- Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
- Wednesday
- Squid Game
- Stranger Things
- The Owl House
- Battle For Dream Island
- Inanimate Insanity
Video Games[]
- Danganronpa
- Minecraft
- Sally Face
- ROBLOX
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- Genshin Impact
- OMORI
- Five Nights At Freddy's
- Splatoon
- Gacha Life
- Gacha Club
Film[]
- Encanto (2021)
- Turning Red (2022)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (2023)
- Nimona (2023)
- Trolls Band Together (2023)
Music[]
Genres[]
Artists[]
- 100 gecs
- Ashnikko
- Ayesha Erotica
- Beach Bunny
- Black Dresses
- Bo Burnham
- BLACKPINK
- BTS
- Calum Bowen/bo en
- Cavetown
- Clairo
- Crystal Castles
- Current Joys
- Freddie Dredd
- lil peep
- Laura Les
- The Front Bottoms
- girl in red
- Glass Animals
- Gorillaz
- GRLwood
- Insane Clown Posse
- Jack Stauber/Jack Stauber's Micropop
- Jazmin Bean
- KevinKempt
- Kikuo
- Lemon Demon
- Le Tigre
- Lil Darkie
- The Living Tombstone
- Maretu
- MARINA
- Melanie Martinez
- Mindless Self Indulgence
- Mother Mother
- The Neighbourhood
- The Oozes
- The Orion Experience
- Penelope Scott
- PinkPantheress
- Poppy
- Rebzyyx
- Ricky Montgomery
- Sir Chloe
- Sodikken
- Tally Hall
- TV Girl
- WHOKILLEDXIX
- Will Wood/Will Wood and The Tapeworms
Playlists[]
- ♫⁞ Tiktok Alt Kid Music by sai
- 2020 Alt tiktok music by Xboxpilled
- alt tiktok 2019-2021 by соля мастейн🖤
- 2020 alt: a playlist by acidicAlchemist
- 2020 alt tiktok by Cas♡
- 2020 alt kids by salvteg
- 🛸2020 E-Kids Alt Vibes 🎶✨ (Playlist) by Melodic Aesthetics
Trivia[]
- It's important to acknowledge that despite bearing similarities and music genres, 2020s E-Kid is not the same as the later style of Scenecore- While Scenecore is an aesthetic infamous for imitating and stereotyping Scene culture, 2020s E-Kid is its own, distinctive aesthetic.
Resources[]
Pinterest Boards[]
- FC- by 3xploredGr4ve
- ★ 2020 ALT by acidicAlchemist
- 2020 alt by alexandriautxmn
- 2020 Alt tikok by babyrosechan8
- 2020 alt :3 by lmaosoda
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