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81 Truly Awful Tattoos That Are Funny, Tragic, And Permanent All At Once (New Pics)
By now, everyone probably knows that tattoos are permanent. And yet, that doesn’t stop people from getting truly awful ones, time and time again. At the very least, they make for great lessons and even better comic relief.
Below, we’ve gathered some truly unfortunate tattoo fails shared in a subreddit dedicated to bad ink. Scroll down to see them, and let them serve as a reminder to always think twice before committing to something that will stay on your body forever.
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#1
Daughter Of A Friend Paid $300 For This
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#2
Terrible Face Tattoos
#6
What I Asked For vs. What I Got
#7
Not Sure If "Bad Decisions" Belong In This Group Or Not, But
#9
New Real Estate Agent Tattoos Every House He Sold This Year
#10
Seen In The Wild
#12
A Friend Of Mine Got His Tattoo Covered-Up
#13
Girl I Went To School With Got Tats From One Of Her Friends In Some Dingy House
#14
I Think This Belongs Here
BeesEelsAndPups 5 minutes ago
Only because the California Raisin is facing the wrong way. Otherwise, I like this.
#15
Give Me That School Desk Makeover
#16
My Crane Tat
#17
"I Never Had A Client Be Unhappy With Their Tattoo" (Messages In The Pics)
#18
My Local Tattoo Shop Is Worse Than Yours
#19
Rip 😢
#20
Cover Up / Touch Up From A Local "Artist"
#21
Influencer Gives Herself Freckles And Temp Blindness
#22
How Can I Cover Up This Mistake I Made At 18
#23
A Tattoo Only A Mother Could Love
Sarah Bailey 1 hour ago
I think the design is a little weirdly off, but I almost guarantee it is the customers design, but the actual tattoo skills are rather decent, dare I say excellent compared to some in this article.
#24
Local Artist Who Likes To Intimidate Other Tattoo Artists Encroaching On His Turf
#25
Got This A Couple Of Years Ago, The E And T Are Supposed To Look Like Bites Were Taken Out Of Them
#26
“Cover-Up”
#27
Tale As Old As Time
#28
From A Local Shop’s Page…
#29
My 17 Year Old Sister’s New Tattoo
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 5 hours ago
Being complacent is typically a bad thing? Why out of everything you could pick...?
#30
Girl I Know On Facebook Just Got This And Is Bragging.. I Gotta Take A Breath
#31
TikTok Is A Goldmine At Times
#32
No, You’re Not You’re Not Having A Stroke
Ronja Oksanen 5 hours ago
How hard is it to check the spelling?! Firts you, then the tat artist, then you again before making it permanent 🤦🏼♀️
#33
Done By A Ex A Week Before She Broke Up With Me
#34
Got Banned From An Animal Crossing Group Five Years Ago For Asking If They Were Real
Sarah Bailey 1 hour ago
They should have accepted it as a compliment that they were so good they looked "real" !!..... Bummer another opportunity that can't be changed!! 🤣
#35
Thoughts On This Cover Up Posted By A Local Shop
#36
Yikes!😬
#37
Oh Gheeze
Stephanie Did It 6 hours ago
The bird is from an animated short about habit-forming substances.
#38
This Was Op’s First Tattoo…
#39
My 65 Year Old Mom Is Going Through A Phase
#40
Pickles And Fried Eggs... Because Why? Who Knows. Looks Like A Mid 2010s Vans Print
#41
Mine Next
#42
Got This Matching Tattoo On A First (And Only) Date
#43
Saw This On Facebook. Tagged A Pmu Artist Turned Tattoo Artist :///
#45
I Regret My First Tattoo
#46
No Way Man
#47
Found On Fb - I Think They’re Peacock Feathers But…
#50
The Safest Coverup Option
#51
Found On Ig, And I Have Nothing "Postivite" To Say About It
#52
Toxicity
#54
More From The Disney Tattoo Community
#55
Got My First Tat And Im Not Happy 🙁
#58
Is My Tattoo Bad After I Burned Myself?
I work at a coffee shop and spilled hot water on my arm a few months ago. The burn was horrible, but healed. Unfortunately it left my sword looking a little crooked at the tip. Is the tattoo horrible looking now?
#59
What Are Y'all's Thoughts On This One
#61
Thx Snapchat For Reminding Me That 6 Yrs Ago I Got This Tattoo That Has Since Aged Like Milk
#64
I Find Something New I Hate About This Every Time I Look At It…
ƒιѕн 8 hours ago (edited)
Had to do some digging to decipher the code, from reddit..... "TV" stands for "Taylor's version", which is how Taylor Swift subtitles the re-recorded releases of her albums she's been creating after the masters ownership dispute several years ago. "All too well" is a song title from the album "red" which is one of the songs/albums she's re-recorded and released. Specifically, "all too well" got a lot of attention when she released the "Taylor's version" because she released a 10-minute version instead of the (idk, 2? 3? Minute) version that was on the original release of the record. It was also famously kind of a diss track about the actor Jake Gyllenhaal, with whom swift had a relationship back in the day. So it got extra attention because of the further light it shed on the details of that relationship.
#65
This Genre Of Tattoos Just Makes Me Laugh
#66
I Wanna Leave A Bad Review But I'm Too Scared Of Confrontation
MalayDragon 8 hours ago
Just go back and have it touched up, most places offer a free touch up session after the healing process, this looks like it didn't heal properly.
#67
Am I Hater Or Is This A Bad Tat?
#68
Do Your Research Before Getting A Tattoo
#71
My Buddies Homemade Tattoo. DVD Motor And Guitar String. Should I Let Him Finish
#72
Two Full Legs Of Bad Tattoos
Stephanie Did It 6 hours ago
I'm convinced these people are the ones who scribbled all over the walls as kids. They just changed the canvas.
#73
My First Tattoo, Judgment Hindered By Mother In Law
#74
My Sister’s New Tattoo
Ronja Oksanen 6 hours ago
Would have loved to see this when her neck is not stretched, must be a real mess 🤦🏼♀️
#75
I Think This Guy Bites
#76
Never Change, Ig
#77
Stolen From R/Tragedeigh
#78
Promoted Post 🐵😑
#80
That’s One Way To Make Sure People Know Your Pronouns
#81
It's Not *terrible* But
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MalayDragon 8 hours ago
@Oleksandra, Poll needs an option 5 "all of the above", 99% of bad tattos are a combination of all the poll options.
MalayDragon 8 hours ago
@Oleksandra, Poll needs an option 5 "all of the above", 99% of bad tattos are a combination of all the poll options.
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