Brat: Word of the Year
In 2024, Collins Dictionary named “brat” its Word of the Year. Celebrate the moment with the free Brat Word of the Year generator — make a classic green cover or a dictionary-style definition card, recolor it and download with no watermark.
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Get inspired, then make your own
Tap any cover to load it into the generator and remix it your way.
How to make a Word of the Year cover
It quickly and effortlessly transforms your custom text into bold, album-inspired visuals.
Enter your text
Type any word, phrase, lyric or caption into the input field. The preview updates the instant you type, so you can see your custom brat cover take shape in real time. Not sure what to write? Hit the 🎲 button for a random idea.
Customize the style
Make it yours: choose a preset color or pick any custom shade for the background, flip the text between black and white, slide the blur up or down for more or less of that lo-fi look, and select a square, story or wide export size.
Download or share
When it looks right, download a high-resolution PNG with no watermark, or copy the image straight to your clipboard to paste into a post, chat or design app. Then share it anywhere you like — it’s yours to keep, free.
Endless ways to use it
One generator, countless creative outputs.
Social posts
Bold, high-contrast visuals for Instagram, TikTok, X and stories that stop the scroll and rack up shares.
Album & playlist art
Custom square cover art for your own tracks, singles, mixtapes and playlists — no designer needed.
Memes
Instantly shareable brat-style memes, reactions and inside jokes you can fire off in seconds.
Posters & profiles
Profile pictures, banners, phone wallpapers and printable posters in any size you need.
What is the brat green color?
That instantly recognizable brat green is a punchy chartreuse lime — roughly #8ACE00. It’s the heart of the whole aesthetic, and it’s the default in our generator. Want the exact values for your own designs? Copy them below.
All about brat: Word of the Year
In November 2024, Collins Dictionary crowned “brat” its Word of the Year, cementing the lime-green aesthetic as one of the defining cultural moments of the year. This free generator lets you celebrate that — make a classic brat cover, or flip on Definition mode to build a dictionary-style “word of the year” card with your own word, pronunciation and meaning. No design skills, software or sign-up required.
A word that defined a year
“Brat” went from an album title to a whole cultural mood, earning Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024. The look is built for instant recognition: lowercase type on lime green with a soft blur — the visual shorthand for the word everyone was using.
Dictionary definition mode
Flip on Definition mode to lay your cover out like a dictionary entry — a big headword, a pronunciation line and a wrapped definition below. Use the real brat meaning, or define your own word of the year for a fun, shareable twist.
Two looks, one tool
Want the classic single-word cover or the full dictionary card? Switch between them with one toggle and watch the preview update live. Recolor, adjust the blur and resize until it’s exactly the word-of-the-year graphic you pictured.
Share it anywhere
Export your word-of-the-year card as a 1080×1080 square, a 1080×1920 story or a 1920×1080 banner — every one a crisp PNG with no watermark. Or copy it straight to your clipboard to drop into a post the moment inspiration strikes.
A worldwide moment
Being named Word of the Year sealed brat’s place as a global phenomenon, spreading across languages and platforms everywhere. This free, browser-based tool lets anyone, anywhere mark the moment and make their own brat word-of-the-year graphic.
Define your own word
Make it personal: pick your own word of the year and write its definition for a friend group, brand or community. The dictionary-card style turns any word into a bold, official-looking statement you can share and reuse.
Brat: Word of the Year, explained
The story behind brat’s Word of the Year win — and how to make your own card.
Word of the Year
Each year, dictionaries pick a word that captured the cultural moment. For 2024, Collins Dictionary chose “brat” — a nod to the album, the aesthetic and the attitude that defined the year online.
What “brat” means
Collins defined brat as characterised by a confident, independent and hedonistic attitude. It shifted from a put-down to a badge of self-assured, carefree energy.
Definition card
Turn on Definition mode to format your cover like a dictionary entry — headword, pronunciation and meaning — perfect for celebrating brat’s word-of-the-year status or defining your own.
Brat Green
The signature lime-green — roughly #8ACE00 (RGB 138, 206, 0) — is the color tied to the whole moment. It’s the default here, and you can copy the exact hex and RGB from the color section above.
Why it won
“Brat” spread far beyond music into politics, marketing and everyday slang, making it one of the most-used words of the year — exactly what dictionaries look for in a Word of the Year.
Charli XCX & brat
The word’s rise began with the album’s iconic green cover. This is an independent, fan-made tool that recreates the look — it is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by the artist.
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