r/shittytattoos↗
Do you REALLY want that on your body forever?
A place for shitty tattoos and stories behind shitty tattoos, either in taste or execution...or both. Let's all laugh at the awful creations people have volunteered to have on their bodies for the rest of their life (barring expensive and painful removal surgery).
850k subscribers492 posts / mo in Sep 2026393 authors / mosince 2012
r/shittytattoos has 850k members (+2.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 492 posts a month from 393 people. Top topics: Tattoo Artists & Tattoos, Tattoo Artist Issues and Tattoo Discussions.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Tattoo Artists & Tattoos3.0%
- Tattoo Artist Issues0.8%
- Tattoo Discussions0.6%
- Tattoo Shops & Artists0.6%
- Tattoo Stories0.6%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Karmadecay
- Metmuseum
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