Both Buttons Pressed Meme Template
This is the “both buttons” or “pressing both buttons” variation of Jake Clark’s 2014 Daily Struggle / Two Buttons comic. In Petirep’s 2020 variation, the character stops agonizing over an either-or decision, presses both at once, and responds with a satisfied thumbs-up. It is used for two options someone wants simultaneously, for an amusing refusal of a forced choice, or for a combination that sidesteps the dilemma. The source art’s positive expression supports a confident or cheeky “I get both” outcome; it does not require that the options be objectively compatible.
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What the Both Buttons Pressed meme means
This is the “both buttons” or “pressing both buttons” variation of Jake Clark’s 2014 Daily Struggle / Two Buttons comic. In Petirep’s 2020 variation, the character stops agonizing over an either-or decision, presses both at once, and responds with a satisfied thumbs-up. It is used for two options someone wants simultaneously, for an amusing refusal of a forced choice, or for a combination that sidesteps the dilemma. The source art’s positive expression supports a confident or cheeky “I get both” outcome; it does not require that the options be objectively compatible.
A two-panel comic: in the upper panel, a hand presses both red buttons on a control panel; in the lower panel, the same red-haired character smiles and gives a thumbs-up. The app has editable areas on the left button, right button, and lower panel.
How the joke works
Slot 1 labels the left red button with one desire, action, or stance; slot 2 labels the right red button with the competing or complementary one. The two should form a meaningful pair, often mutually exclusive or awkward to combine. Slot 3 is the smiling character’s outcome, attitude, or consequence after pressing both: a short “why not both” payoff, a clever workaround, or a knowingly absurd result. Keep button labels concise enough to fit their individual panels, and make slot 3 clearly react to both. Unlike the original Two Buttons template, this version depicts both buttons already being pressed, so do not write it as unresolved indecision.
- The first option or desire, printed on the left red button.
- The competing or complementary option, printed on the right red button.
- The reaction, outcome, or workaround after the character presses both.
Caption examples
- Save for a vacation
- Upgrade my PC
- My budget: “we can do both”
The two competing purchases make the dilemma clear, and the final slot is a playful outcome that embraces both.
- A red button
- The weather
- Nice
The labels have no meaningful relationship, and the final caption does not explain a choice or result.
Situations it fits
- wanting two desirable things that normally compete
- choosing both sides of a funny contradiction
- combining two incompatible habits or plans
- using an unexpected workaround to get both outcomes
When this format does not fit
- Do not use unrelated button labels; they need a recognizable tension or connection.
- Do not make the bottom caption merely repeat one button; it should show what pressing both means or causes.
- Do not frame the character as still unable to choose; both buttons are visibly pressed.
- Avoid long sentences that will be hard to read in the compact button areas.
