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Sharpie Face

A Project for Awesome challenge in which a face is covered in Sharpie marker, as John did when donations reached $50,000.

Origin on the channel: John's P4A highlight: covering his face in Sharpie at $50,000, then hiding when someone rang his doorbell; 'Sharpie Face' is the title bit. — Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath 00:01:13

in-group term (bit-challenge) · in 9 videos, 2011–2026 · still in use in 2026

Videos per year: 2011: 2 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2026: 1

Forms heard

How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.

form videos first heard last heard
“drawing sharpie all over your face” 1 2011-12-21 · 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! 00:03:07
“sharpie face” 5 2012-03-20 · Sharpie Face Question Tuesday 00:00:03 2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! 06:14:01

Every video

2011

date video use what is said
2011-12-19 Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath 00:01:13 origin John's P4A highlight: covering his face in Sharpie at $50,000, then hiding when someone rang his doorbell; 'Sharpie Face' is the title bit. → John: cover his face in Sharpie when P4A 2011 donations reach $50,000
2011-12-21 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! 00:03:07 callback Hank thanks John for drawing Sharpie all over his face for charity.

2012

date video use what is said
2012-03-20 Sharpie Face Question Tuesday 00:00:03 callback Asked to do Sharpie Face, John answers this Question Tuesday with Sharpie drawn on his face, complaining that it burns, smells toxic and makes his head hurt.

2013

date video use what is said
2013-06-11 How To Be John Green 00:02:47 callback Asked for John's Sharpie face, Craig smashes a cracker on his forehead instead.
2013-12-20 Best Moments of the Project for Awesome 00:02:26 callback Hank, still partly covered in Sharpie from the livestream, wonders why he did not plan how to remove it before covering his face.

2014

date video use what is said
2014-12-16 Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome 00:00:12 callback John reports Henry gave him Sharpie face on the P4A Saturday morning; a livestream clip shows Henry refusing Sharpie on his own forehead for fear of 'forehead disease'.

2015

date video use what is said
2015-12-08 The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report 00:02:38 callback John calls the P4A livestream the one time of year his kids are likely to cover his face in Sharpie.

2023

date video use what is said
2023-02-24 The P4A 2023 is The Hottest Club on the Internet 00:13:32 callback Hank broke an egg over his head and immediately regretted it, and did no Sharpie face at all this year (2023).

2026

date video use what is said
2026-02-14 Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! 06:14:01 variant Hank turns Sharpie Face on himself: donors of over $500 get their names written on his face.