The iPhone Whale, often referred to as 'Baleia do iPhone' in Portuguese-speaking communities, is a famous piece of ASCII text art that became a viral sensation within mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp and iMessage. The meme is defined by its massive size, which spans multiple screens of chat history, often used by pranksters to 'flood' or lag group conversations. While it started as a tool for mild digital chaos, it quickly transformed into a nostalgic symbol of early mobile internet culture and group chat dynamics. Today, the iPhone Whale is used to represent anything from overwhelming information to the simple joy of harmlessly trolling friends in a thread.