How to Use the Viral Versailles TikTok Filter That Everyone's Obsessed With

Run Mary, run!

Last week, another weird and wonderful filter was added to the TikTok library, and as you could expect, it promptly went viral.

Called the ‘Versailles Run’, the VR filter captures your face on the cartoon body of Mary Antoinette as she strolls through the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.

Since its release on the app less than a week ago, the filter has garnered over 30.1K videos which are mostly Gen Z making funny af (and sometimes low-key inappropriate) jokes about running away from something.

@ethanpincott

Just putting our education to use, would be a national crime if you didn’t! #australia #nutbush #fyp

♬ Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner

Okay, but why on earth was the filter made? Let’s break it down.

Where did the Versailles Run filter come from?

Well, in case you didn’t know, last week was International Museum Week, and May 18 was International Museum Day.

To celebrate this event, TikTok launched its #MuseumMoment event, which included a livesteam marathon, and the hashtag to encourage users to make videos about history.

TikTok partnered with over 23 institutions across 12 countries including the National Gallery in Singapore, the Tel Aviv Museum in Israel, the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands and the Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin.

They also partnered with the Palace of Versailles, which brought about the creation of the infamous TikTok filter.

@cyborg.prof

don't google "what happened to Marie Antoinette's head" #guillotine #eattherich #museummoment

♬ оригинальный звук - Makeup Queen 👑

The filter is meant to look like Mary Antoinette strolling through the palace of Versailles but ngl it looks like she’s running for her damn life. TikTokers noticed this little detail and well… ran with it.

Whether it’s jokes about running away when you drop a fart or running from your older sibling (relatable) someone on TikTok has done a rendition with this filter.

It’s often also paired along side Lady Gaga’s “Love Game”, ABBA’s "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"or 20 Fingers ft. Gillette's “Short D**k Man.”

Probably not what the Palace of Versailles intended but… oh well!

We’re not exactly sure why such a random filter like this one has done so well on the app, but it could have something to do with the reliability of the jokes and the fact that the filter on its own just looks hysterical.

@maddybasham4

The way she just ✨accelerates✨ when the beat drops #abba #gimmeegimmeegimmee

♬ Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA

Okay, so how do you use it?

So, just because International Museum Week is over, it doesn’t mean that you can’t still jump on the bandwagon.

All you have to do is open the TikTok app and search for ‘Versailles Run’ in the search bar.

Alternatively, you could also search for one of the songs mentioned above, and click on one of the videos that uses the filter.

@willowhowley

she lied 🥲 #nz #siblings #fyp

♬ оригинальный звук - Makeup Queen 👑

Once you find the filter—or a video with the filter—click on it, or the video’s sound and it will immediately open to the scene with your face in the designated space.

Now you just need to start filming and think of a decent joke.

You can also adjust the angle from which you see Antoinette’s body by moving your phone, and you can make her run even faster by moving your shoulders (or running if you feel like it).

You’re welcome for the new excuse to film another TikTok. Get goin’.

@avneesha_official

This effect scares me and makes me laugh at the same time 😂😅 #avnfam #versaillesrun

♬ original sound - gil

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