The 2018 animated superhero movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is back on the radar as a lip-dub trend, using a memorable scene from the film that's gone viral across TikTok and other social media platforms over the last two weeks.

The trend is known as the "Miles Morales trend," and it involves lip-syncing to the scene while making it appear as if you're hanging from the ceiling by one hand like Miles Morales as Spider-Man.

But how is the trend done, and where did it come from? Here's what we know.

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Miles Morales trend 🕸️💥

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What Is The 'Miles Morales Trend' And How Did It Start?

The Miles Morales trend is a lip-dub trend based on a line of dialogue from the 2018 animated superhero movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In the scene, Miles Morales, the second Spider-Man, explains his origin story in a quick and casual way to catch viewers up on the story.

The trend first popped up on TikTok in early August 2026, with the earliest known example coming from user @piperpubspam.

In her video, she lip-syncs to the line of dialogue, but takes things up a notch by making it appear as if she jumps up and sticks to the ceiling with one hand.

This effect was captivating enough to gain her over 91 million views in a little over a week and spark an entire trend across Reels and TikTok in subsequent days.

@piperpubspam My ceiling is too high for this #spiderman #milesmorales #wlw @lilah 🪷 ♬ original sound – RyanzFilms

How Is The 'Miles Morales Trend' Done?

The Miles Morales trend became very popular in the first few weeks of August 2026 as participants replicated the original video by @piperpubspam.

But many viewers are confused about how the trend is even done and how participants make it look like they're stuck to the ceiling.

To do the trend, participants tend to aim the camera at a specific angle so that their legs remain off-screen.

Then, they jump on a stool, chair or another raised platform, also off-screen, to make it look like they've jumped up and gotten stuck to the ceiling. This is the most common way to follow the trend.

Others are taking things a step further by using editing and effects to make it look like they're shooting webs at the camera, or dangling from the ceiling with their full body in view.

These are outliers, though, and not necessary steps in participating in the Miles Morales trend.

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What Are Some More 'Miles Morales Trend' Examples?

@officialjaeb Had to run it back for you guys since you yall liked the first one so much! 😂🕷️ #spiderman #milesmorales #foryoupagе #spiderverse #jaedenismilesmorales ♬ original sound – RyanzFilms

@merrickhanna How do I get down now help #milesmorales #spiderman #ceiling #spiderverse ♬ original sound – Merrick

@dylantate Real Spider-man trying this trend part 2 #spiderman #milesmorales #dylantate #vfx #edit ♬ original sound – RyanzFilms

@kimberlykimpena Imma do my own thing #spiderman #costume #milesmorales #trending ♬ original sound – RyanzFilms

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For the full history of the Miles Morales Trend, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.