 Trollface was drawn in Microsoft Paint on September 19, 2008 by Carlos Ramirez, an 18-year-old Oakland college student living with his parents.The image was published on Ramirez's DeviantArt page, "Whynne," as part of a rage comic entitled "Trolls," about the pointless nature of trolling.Ramirez posted the image to the imageboard website 4chan and within a day other users of the site shared it.