TikTokers are labeling the various “sides” of TikTok including Straight TikTok and Elite/Alt TikTok to highlight the distinct communities and genres forming within the app.

Alt TikTok, also known as Elite TikTok is a TikTok subculture featuring eccentric, alternative content.

Straight TikTok is the colloquial name for the mainstream side of TikTok which is full of straight-edged heterosexual young people who make generic content.