#kudos

[dazaisfavbitch]

Me leaving Kudos on Yuri/Yaoi fiction be like:

[howtokillavampire]

but what if i read one of your fanfics and then went to your ao3 account and read all of your fanfics and left a comment on every single chapter of every single one and you got spam emails from all of my kudos and comments and it made you smile, what then? what if i brighten your day with my words like you did mine, what then???

[ohwhatagloomyshow]

“First and foremost I’m writing for myself,” I hiss through my teeth, resisting the urge to refresh my email for an Ao3 message for the 100th time.

[autumnmobile12]

Writing fanfiction is like broadcasting into the void of space.

Getting kudos is like seeing a blip on the monitors and knowing there's signs of life.

Getting a positive comment is like making contact and knowing you're not alone.

[bizarrelittlemew]

UPDATED APRIL 2025 (previous version | oldest version)

the links broke again so this time we're trying the tumblr image links and hope they don't spontaneously break (as has been known to happen) 🤞

Are you frustrated you can't leave second kudos on AO3? or third kudos? or whatever-who's-counting kudos?

Well, have I got the html for you!

Plop any of the codes in a comment (by copy&pasting the code under Keep reading - scroll to the bottom of the post) to make an author's day and show your appreciation!

bonus: cookie kudos

SCROLL DOWN TO GET THE CODES (under the cut)!

Feel free to spread and use these as much as you like, however you like!

[ if you enjoy them, consider supporting my ko-fi ]

I've received a lot of good suggestions for more variants but can't keep up with them all, so here are some resources to make it easier to make your own.

PSD for easily editable text (there is a color fill layer for adding a bit of white where the stroke doesn't cover small holes. I recommend cropping excess empty space out before exporting as PNG)

and here are PNGs of the kudos button for any other editing needs, with and without white stroke:

Use your favorite image host, copy the direct image link, insert it between the quotation marks in the code, add alt text, and you're ready!

<img src="[DIRECT IMAGE LINK]" alt="[ALT TEXT]">

(you can add any image or gif to a comment like this as long as you have the direct image link btw)

if you post your kudos images, I'd be grateful if you'd link back to this post so other people can find the resources too 💗

When you paste into the AO3 comment box, make sure the quotation marks are straight:

NOT curly:

simply deleting and re-typing them in the ao3 comment box should fix this!

Many of the old image links from the original post are broken. I cannot fix them. Please use the new codes going forward ❤️

Second kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7a59d6a32ace63cdcce3911d529f8b88/08d1854086a423d0-e6/s250x400/3e75997487cf31a3ddd8d9314e78d3d63985ec7d.png" alt="second kudos">

Third kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/867894b77aae146acc60c681d556e02f/08d1854086a423d0-16/s250x400/83741777e69d723c92497dbc8909c1989bcfd8ac.png" alt="third kudos">

Chapter kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6fc1963ea7479549f0ca0a924ab60ba3/08d1854086a423d0-34/s250x400/62891a8c3fb7ea15495684c732869ac20a61a6ba.png" alt="Chapter kudos">

nth kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/707e9d24c05e2e894475bb43c2018be3/08d1854086a423d0-06/s250x400/27e73cb1fb9483a6e1993d912ca95d6f0cbe8d04.png" alt="nth kudos">

yet another kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/05ec40eaf2f6948ddcfd58e7b3f6289f/08d1854086a423d0-4a/s250x400/30f9e4560583a7e145ba9869c1650ee79cd989eb.png" alt="yet another kudos">

ALL the kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ae814ede90f2637ce1e58decbe783dc1/08d1854086a423d0-1e/s250x400/c52bf3d8f978b90f9fa00fee6d748fab31ba74d2.png" alt="ALL the kudos">

elevenses kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/36bd7c053e5763e184172cd8d2cf8c87/08d1854086a423d0-21/s250x400/a7b056f3d89e6738d7760cf81b740ef4bd45b7ca.png" alt="elevenses kudos">

Heaps of kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/79486036ed102d1d6bbdcfdde40cfce0/08d1854086a423d0-97/s250x400/562c7913b5c04a0be3ae88aefb0c7b52a677de98.png" alt="Heaps of kudos">

Kisses your forehead kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/59d6eef76163bef189aab485c889d938/08d1854086a423d0-f7/s250x400/9afad07e80307757b08a752ae93d0ca30bd75f13.png" alt="Kisses your forehead kudos">

Reading in public kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2c2ef21138ac15cd86c940e18f026f18/08d1854086a423d0-9e/s250x400/1089607ba50414159c44322a09159017251b34db.png" alt="Reading in public kudos">

re-read kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/43eca1b71cd5af22991409073f73edd0/08d1854086a423d0-0d/s250x400/18f0392fd08faa883579e3839a143df37b8807d3.png" alt="re-read kudos">

This is the sole reason my sleep schedule is being ruined kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b6c7385c4b2a18d2bdd7b2f7809f7679/08d1854086a423d0-96/s250x400/34d3bdd8263439d9ebff3a630c4ff785221da2d2.png" alt="This is the sole reason my sleep schedule is being ruined kudos">

Should be sleeping kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fc26ea389c37ea36f7842bc7b9af0ddf/08d1854086a423d0-61/s100x200/f0959d6bfc6e5c7ced8e95bd4732a175f1b153a1.png" alt="Should be sleeping kudos">

Should be working kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/960404eda62b6161dfc5293ffbd60067/08d1854086a423d0-16/s250x400/1285e4b0e3a224a697ed7e2361ceeae383b297b3.png" alt="Should be working kudos">

Read the whole fic in one go kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/dcc0ff353b88330dcc32d0ce42126472/08d1854086a423d0-c7/s250x400/fe64765f47a12175372d9bbc69897c03b90e173a.png" alt="Read the whole fic in one go kudos">

Ungodly hour kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da03e4644c7b5bd068c7a5110538c3e/08d1854086a423d0-0d/s250x400/ff1fc66bfd0f927347ba887a063d01abc18a2531.png" alt="Ungodly hour kudos">

what about elevenses kudos: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/33235fdbdca4deb1f0332efe25278473/08d1854086a423d0-41/s250x400/3790c6b7c260468371f54c5d30194b07941ecbb2.png" alt="what about elevenses kudos">

You've already left kudos here!: <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/3d7f5de5f16d1740360d9b264fc31d46/08d1854086a423d0-ae/s250x400/bdbfed76d384df20c1b8972f99de791e172c5c4b.png" alt="You've already left kudos here!">

You have already left kudos here. :) (red AO3 box): <img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f3ab87c7fa67958f45798af8f83fef41/08d1854086a423d0-27/s500x750/978088884e0431616ff413f1401706617cf5c447.png" alt="You have already left kudos here. :)">

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[waywardsou2]

Comment on fics, kudos fics, come back to a fic - read it again - go to kudos and realise you've already kudos then tell the author you are back once again

Do whatever you can to let the author know that you like what they wrote, even if it's a single emoji in that comment section ok?

LET THE AUTHOR KNOW YOU LOVE THEM because a lot of fic authors don't know that, and they need too. Let them know that they are loved

[cinderella-ish]

that feeling when someone is going through your works list and leaving kudos on each fic as they read 🥰