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50 Tattoo Fails That Prove Not Every Idea Belongs On Skin
Tattoos have never been as popular, and tattoo artists are having the best business of their lives. It's reported that, as of 2025, there are 23,774 tattooing businesses in the U.S. alone. However, not all artists will give you the tattoo of your dreams. Some might be the culprits of your nightmares.
Bored Panda has come across the "Tattoo Fails - Bad Tattoos Only" group on Facebook that shares terrible tattoo jobs that are as absurd and sad as they are entertaining. "A place to showcase horrible tattoo work," the group proudly declares in its bio. So, get ready to cringe, Pandas, and scroll down to see the worst of the worst.
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Daisydaisy 10 months ago
Unless the artist is REALLY good at doing portraits from a photo, don't do them! Just a name and dates would be so much better
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Hippopotamuses 10 months ago
This is so sad, it's difficult not to shed a tear. For the memory of the wolf, dog, or whatever this is supposed to be?
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Motivated sloth 10 months ago
Hopefully it won’t take too long to grow his hair out to cover it.
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Motivated sloth 10 months ago
In honor of all of the wolves with human-ish eyes and balding around the snout and eyes (the balding around the eyes seems to be common)
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BeesEelsAndPups 10 months ago
I like the comment under the image: "I've said it and repeat it, know your limits". Very true
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Motivated sloth 10 months ago
It’s always cool to see blind people following their dreams. Even if they dream of being a tattoo artist.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 10 months ago
I feel like this tattoo should have a caption underneath it saying "Your mum."
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Apachebathmat 10 months ago
This just reminded me of a bad joke you can do at Christmas dinner, get a sheet of paper, rip two eye holes in it and cover ya face, ask everyone what you are… pay per view/ paper view
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David Morgan 10 months ago
The dragon's head is actually not bad, it's the body that is bringing it down.
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Sarah Belt 10 months ago (edited)
This appears to be a scar cover up with a very sad meaning to the image. Not really fair to list this here. Honestly, it looks quite good to me.
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reuben kift 10 months ago
The lesson learned here is that you shouldn't visit the tattoo shop on 'bring your kids to work' day.
Skogsrået 10 months ago
Wow, can't belive anyone ever thought these looked good. Do people have so low standards? I mean this is gonna be on your skin forever. Think before you ink.
Bewitched One 10 months ago
Yes. Think before you ink. Don’t just th then ink
Load More Replies... reuben kift 10 months ago
The lesson learned here is that you shouldn't visit the tattoo shop on 'bring your kids to work' day.
Skogsrået 10 months ago
Wow, can't belive anyone ever thought these looked good. Do people have so low standards? I mean this is gonna be on your skin forever. Think before you ink.
Bewitched One 10 months ago
Yes. Think before you ink. Don’t just th then ink
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