Regret — we all experience it at one point or another, and nothing stirs up remorse quite like a bad tattoo. An estimated 32% of people in the United States have a tattoo, and about one-quarter of them may end up regretting their funny tattoos or wanting them removed.
Before getting a tattoo, most of us spend a long time picking the design, consulting with the tattoo artist, and choosing the perfect spot for our body art. The lesser part of the people get drunk, find a guitar string, some fountain pen ink, and presto — they now have a truly regrettable tattoo.
As far as we can tell there will never be a lack of tattoo fails nor a shortage of people willing to share their ugly tattoos. Bored Panda has added a new list of bad tattoos that either didn’t go as planned or will make you question what goes through people’s minds.
From bad artists who didn’t quite nail it to bizarre artistic choices, scroll down below to see these cautionary tales of the worst tattoos ever!
#1 Some Guy Tried To Copy My Tattoo Artist’s Work – Tattooed A Nipple On His Arm
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#2 Nice Tattoo, Dave
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#3 This Guy’s Haircut
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#4 Today I Learned That My Friend’s Chinese Tattoo Literally Means “Turkey Sandwich”
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#5 For Real, Man?
#6 El Señor Nippleriño
#7 “It’s Is My Life” – Jon Bovi
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#8 Roar
#9 This Tiger Though
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#10 Definitely Fits Here
Image source: Richard Batey
#11 It’s Supposed To Be A Galaxy
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#12 I’m Speechless
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#13 Oh My God
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#14 I Don’t Even Have The Words To Explain This
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#15 This Tattoo Was Apparently Supposed To Be Of “Stars”
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#16 Maximum Facepalm
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#17 Third Into Fourth Always Gives Me Trouble
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#18 Eminem Or M&M?
#19 Back Of The Head Tattoo
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#20 Close, But Not Close Enough
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#21 Dog Tits
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#22 Turtle Head
#23 The Bananas Threw Me For A Loop
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#24 Incredible Angelina’s Jolie Portrait
Image source: Zahedi Firooz, Missmachineee
#25 A Facebook Friend Wanted A Very Specific Tattoo, I Think The Artist Really Nailed It
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#26 So My Buddy’s Step Sister Got A Tattoo Of Her Mother
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#27 This Guy Got A Sunglasses Tattoo On His Face
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#28 Money Talks
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#29 The Girl With The Vegan Tattoo
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#30 Guy From High School Got The Same Tattoo As His Dog
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#31 My Poor Drunken Choice
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#32 I Don’t Even
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#33 A Girl I Went To High School With Has This On Her Upper Thigh
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#34 Getting A Tattoo Of Your Newborn
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#35 My Uncle’s New Tattoo. Christmas Will Be Awkward This Year
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#36 This Guy’s Argyle Sock Tattoo
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#37 Oh My
#38 Not Sure If It’s Genius Or Just Horrible
#39 Found This Gem Browsing Facebook
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#40 Impressive Dot Work, But Why?
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#41 I Think Thom Yorke Will Love It
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#42 Expectations VS. Reality
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#43 Happy Meal
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#44 Dude Sure Loves His Turtle
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#45 Interested In The Story Behind It
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#46 My Mom’s Ex Got A Tattoo Of Her After She Passed. I Guess I Never Realized My Mom Was An Asian Man, With 5 O’clock Shadow
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#47 Unfortunate Tattoo Placement In An Engagement Photo
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#48 Zipper Tattoo
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#49 “Angel Wings”
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#50 “My Own Design”
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#51 Please Kill Me
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#52 Tiger Anatomy Continues To Baffle Artists, Survey Says
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#53 The Concept Looked So Promising
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#54 Six-Pack
#55 Yeah, Let’s Just Get A Spider Tattoo
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#56 Instagram Find. I Never Laughed So Hard At A Tattoo
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#57 Friend On Facebook Seems Proud Of This Gem
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#58 When You Get A Tattoo At Age 11
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#59 Friend Bought A Tattoo Gun On Amazon For £100. Tattooed Darth Vader On Himself
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#60 Erm… A Lion?
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#61 Struck Gold On Facebook Today
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#62 Ryan Gosling
#63 Leopard Print Or Little Hamburgers?
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#64 If Only Their Familey Had Warned Them
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#65 This “Artist’s” Work Comes Across My Facebook Feed Daily, Quite The Treasure Trove
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#66 The Best Photo He Could Find Of Him
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#67 This Just Popped Up On Facebook
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#68 Is It Just The Angle Or Does She Have A Pinocchio Arm?
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#69 Found On Tinder, Solid Left Swipe
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#70 What A Cute Lil Sword
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#71 Sadly I’m Related To This Kid
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#72 ICP Face Make-Up Tattoo. 100% Real
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#73 Spotted On The Chicago Subway. A Paw And Bow Tie, Or…
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#74 Will It Look Good When It’s Done? And Yes, It’s Real
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#75 I’ve Got A Hunch That He Isn’t, “Wrongfully Convicted.” Call Me Crazy, But
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#76 Spotted On The Beach. Go Bulls!
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#77 Blurring The Line Between Art And Reality
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#78 When Fashion Is Life
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#79 Thus Beauty On Facebook Marketplace
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#80 But Why?
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#81 Okay, Buddy, Okay
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#82 It Looks Like A Lawsuit
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#83 Not-So-Magic Mike
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#84 Was On A Dating Site And This Popped Up
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#85 Got This When I Was 16
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#86 Flaming Nips
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#87 But Why
#88 “Yeah, I Want A Full Sized Wrestling Championship Belt Tattooed Across My Stomach In Extreme Detail. Don’t Worry About My Belly Button”
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#89 I See A Lot Of These On My Feed
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#90 Found This Butterface On A Local Shop’s Instagram
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#91 “I Hate Being Barefoot”
#92 It Happened
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#93 You Guys Remember The Movie Spirit, Right?
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#94 A Tattoo Artist At A Well Known Store In My City Did This On Herself, And Posted It To Facebook. Everyone Loves It. Am I Crazy For Not Seeing What Everyone Else Sees?
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#95 This Is An Abomination
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#96 All Eyes On You
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#97 Eye See U
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#98 When All You Want Is Long Hair
#99 I Told Him Not To Do It, My Friend Got A Centipede Tattoo On The Face
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#100 Another Gem
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#101 Want To Play?
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#102 This Dope Tiger Face Tatt
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#103 Rocky Dennis Tattoo
#104 Once You Go Black
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#105 While We’re Doing Teen Mom Tattoos. Here’s Amber’s Tattoo Of Her Daughter
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#106 Don’t People Know These Things Are Permanent?
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#107 Wow Those Lines And ‘Birds’ Are Awful
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#108 This Is Just Amazing
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#109 Found This Nightmare On Instagram
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#110 From A Legit Shop
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#111 Fancy Dinner, Anyone?
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#112 Placement Fail
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