Hit marker sounds come from first-person shooter games, where a brief visual marker and matching sound tell the player a shot has landed. As gameplay clips moved onto YouTube, TikTok and short-form edits, creators began lifting that feedback sound out of the game and using it as an editing tool in its own right. Short, clean versions like this one are easy to drop into montages, memes and highlight reels without overpowering dialogue or music. Its popularity endures because the sound is instantly understood by gamers, even without any on-screen marker.