A tattoo is usually described as a way to express yourself, commemorate something meaningful, or proudly carry a piece of art with you forever. But then there are the tattoos that seem to have taken a completely different approach: “Let’s make a permanent decision and hope for the best.”
We’re talking about designs that look unfinished, bizarre ideas that somehow made it onto someone’s skin, and spelling mistakes that probably should have been caught before the tattoo gun ever touched the needle. Some are badly executed, some are simply confusing, and others leave you wondering how everyone involved looked at the finished result and thought, “Yep, that’s exactly what I wanted.”
To find some truly unfortunate examples, we dove into the r/badtattoos subreddit and collected some of the most memorable ink fails. Consider this your unofficial guide to what not to get permanently tattooed on your body. Keep scrolling, Pandas—you might want to double-check your next tattoo idea after this.
#1 Dude Went Through With This And Then Posted It Proudly
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#2 Dude Is Holding Back Tears
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#3 I Could Have Gone My Whole Life Without Seeing It
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#4 On A Watch Sub…legit Check
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#5 A Lot To Unpack Here. The Caterpillar Eyebrows Aren’t Even The Worst Of It
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#6 Found This On Fb – Just Why
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#7 Absolute Gem From A Fb Group For Beginner Tattoo Artists
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#8 Scrolled Past This On Reels Just Now
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#9 So It Has Two Mouths?
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#10 Property Of Daddy
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#11 I Think The Impact Font Isn’t Big Enough
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#12 Guy Said Great Prices
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#13 Everything Happens For & Raisin
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#14 Yo Gimme That Maggot Infestation Look
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#15 From A Shop Called “No Regrets” In My Hometown
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#16 Frankly… No Words
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#17 I Love My Family And I Need To Show It With Bleeding Eyes
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#18 Butterbird Lioncest?
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#19 That’s Supposed To Be A Minimalist Pup. I Don’t See It Either
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#20 A Weird Tattoo I Saw
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#21 I Don’t Even Know What To Say
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#22 Benjamin Frankwho
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#23 Not Pretty, But Is It Bad?
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#24 She Can’t Fully Blame This On AI
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#25 Cross This Person, And You’ll Go On The List
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#26 Life’s A Gamble
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#27 Amazon Tattoo Gun Review
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#28 Found In The Wild
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#29 Want A Costco Tattoo?
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#30 Oh Noooooooooooo
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#31 This Artists Page Is Driving Me Insane
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#32 No Comment On This
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#33 I Can’t Tell What It Is And Nobody Else I Asked Can Either (Not On Me)
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#34 I Never Thought I’d Catch One In The Wild
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#35 What Did They Do The Tattoo With? The Chainsaw?
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#36 Helen Keller On The Neck Too
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#37 Dundalk, MD Class Right Here
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#38 Found On Facebook
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#39 Bad Tatto From A Guy In My Town (Just Scratching The Surface)
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#40 Everyone Was Hyping It Up
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#41 Line Delicioyly
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#42 Allegedly, A Baguette
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#43 I’m Getting This Removed
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#44 This Is Just Wong
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#45 Evereyone Deseres The Chane To Fly
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#46 Found On Instagram From A Shop I Follow
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#47 Got This Done 3 Years Ago By Someone
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#48 What Do You Guys Think? I’ve Never Seen Feet Done Like This Before
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#49 Found In The Wild On Fb
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#50 Local Tattoo Artist I Know Had This Done From Another Local Artist
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#51 Found Out My Mom’s Eyebrow Tattoo Artist Also Started Doing Regular Tattoos
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#52 Saw This On Ig . A Star Wars Back Piece .. Why Does Vader Look Concerned?
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#53 I Cannot Tell What This Is
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#54 Another Caught In The Wild On Facebook 😭
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#55 Thought It Was Some Sort Of Sarcophagus At First
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#56 My Niece Has A Big Stance On Angles
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#57 Charging $1,500 For A Flash Design With This Level Of Quality 🥀
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#58 Tattoo Done Good, Idea Not So Much
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#59 Some Guy In A Facebook Group Posted His Lion Bra
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#60 Found On Facebook
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#61 Found In The Wild
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#62 Work Colleague’s Friend Bought A Tattoo Gun Off Of Amazon
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#63 Saw This From A Local Artist…
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#64 Let’s Go Knicks!
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#65 What I Asked For vs. What I Got
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#66 Texas ‘Tattoo Artist’ Bragging About His ‘Cover-Up Skills’
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#67 AI Gibberish “Viking” Tattoo Found On Fb
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#68 -1000 Points From Every House
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#69 Local Artist Tattooing Out Of Their Shed
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#70 I’m Speechless, Really…
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#71 Another Unfortunate Find On A Dating App
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#72 Found In A Swiftie Group… Glad She’s Happy With It But…
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#73 Allowed A Friend In Training To Tattoo On Me, Still Laughing
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#74 Cover-Up – Thoughts?
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#75 My Favorite Worst Tattoo. The Butter Knife
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#76 This Was My Fate
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#77 Love The Idea, But…. Ick. As Seen In A Fb Group
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#78 It Reminds Me Of The Chicken Skin Bear
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#79 Found On Faceboo
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#80 Thought It Was Water At First!
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#81 How The Hell Do You Mess Up A Cube Like That?
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#82 Was Pretty Shocked To See This
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#83 What Is It? I Have Absolutely No Clue!
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#84 This Belongs Here, Right? (Found On TikTok)
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#85 The Original Bad Design
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#86 How Cooked Is This
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#87 Tribute To Princess Diana
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#88 Saw This On Threads And Everyone Was Gassing It Up
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#89 Local “Artist”. The Blackout Hurts. She Just Upped Her Fee To $160/Hr
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#90 Found In The Wild, Title Said This Was A Re-Work
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