r/traditionaltattoos↗
Traditional American Tattoos
Black lines and classic designs, a place for enthusiasts of the traditional American style of tattooing. Please include who zapped it and where. Don't be an asshole. No spam. American Traditional tattoo submissions and discussion only. Gap filler requests allowed only for heavily tattooed areas. Medical questions should go to your artist and/or doctor. Check pinned posts before posting non-trad-tattoo posts. Suggestions are welcome. Zapping buddies with: r/tattoo r/traditionalflash
367k subscribers1,377 posts / mo in Sep 2026900 authors / mosince 2012
r/traditionaltattoos has 367k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,377 posts a month from 900 people. Top topics: Brooklyn Tattoos, San Diego & California Tattoos and NJ Tattoos.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Brooklyn Tattoos1.2%
- San Diego & California Tattoos1.0%
- NJ Tattoos1.0%
- Tattoo Studios & Artists0.9%
- Skull Tattoos0.9%
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- Wolfram
- Big Cartel
- etsy
- ADL
- Tenor
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