2020s E-Kid

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, 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.

Visuals[]

Eastern media (Anime/Manga, K-Pop)
Western cartoons
Neon lights
Energy drinks
Sanrio

Fashion[]

The fashion in 2020 Alt seems to come from newer trends seen from styles such as E-Girl, Mallgoth, and Scenecore.

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. 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[]

2020 Alt is sometimes mislabled as Scene (or "Scenecore"), which resulted in further criticism from the Scene community. This likely resulted in the alternative name "Posercore".

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)

Video Games[]

Danganronpa
Minecraft
Sally Face
ROBLOX
Doki Doki Literature Club
Genshin Impact
OMORI
Five Nights At Freddy's
Splatoon

Film[]

Encanto
Turning Red

Music[]

Genres[]

Hyperpop
- Scenecore
Nightcore

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
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

Resources[]

Pinterest Boards[]

2020 alt kid aesthetic by Aetherisdumbandgaydotcom
FC- by 3xploredGr4ve
★ 2020 ALT by acidicAlchemist
2020 alt by alexandriautxmn
2020 Alt tikok by babyrosechan8
2020 alt ☠️ by eveiiglitterz
2020 alt :3 by lmaosoda