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Justinas Keturka

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.

#1 Daughter Of A Friend Paid $300 For This

#2 Awesome Rodent Tattoo

#3 Have Never Seen This Concept Well Done

#4 It Looks Like A Disease

#5 Cover Up / Touch Up From A Local "Artist"

#6 Blacked Out Fingertips

#7 New Real Estate Agent Tattoos Every House He Sold This Year

#8 Give Me That School Desk Makeover

#9 My Crane Tat

#10 "I Never Had A Client Be Unhappy With Their Tattoo" (Messages In The Pics)

#11 My Local Tattoo Shop Is Worse Than Yours

#12 How Can I Cover Up This Mistake I Made At 18

#13 Terrible Face Tattoos

#14 A Tattoo Only A Mother Could Love

#15 Local Artist Who Likes To Intimidate Other Tattoo Artists Encroaching On His Turf

#16 "A Carbon Copy Of The Original"

#17 A Friend Of Mine Got His Tattoo Covered-Up

#18 Rip 😢

#19 What I Asked For vs. What I Got

#20 Not Sure If "Bad Decisions" Belong In This Group Or Not, But

#21 More From The Disney Tattoo Community

#22 Girl I Went To School With Got Tats From One Of Her Friends In Some Dingy House

#23 Seen In The Wild

#24 From A Local Shop’s Page…

#25 Influencer Gives Herself Freckles And Temp Blindness

#26 My 17 Year Old Sister’s New Tattoo

#27 Girl I Know On Facebook Just Got This And Is Bragging.. I Gotta Take A Breath

#28 TikTok Is A Goldmine At Times

#29 No, You’re Not You’re Not Having A Stroke

#30 Got Banned From An Animal Crossing Group Five Years Ago For Asking If They Were Real

#31 Thoughts On This Cover Up Posted By A Local Shop

#32 Yikes!😬

#33 Oh Gheeze

#34 This Was Op’s First Tattoo…

#35 Am I Hater Or Is This A Bad Tat?

#36 My 65 Year Old Mom Is Going Through A Phase

#37 Got This A Couple Of Years Ago, The E And T Are Supposed To Look Like Bites Were Taken Out Of Them

#38 “Cover-Up”

#39 Got This Matching Tattoo On A First (And Only) Date

#40 Saw This On Facebook. Tagged A Pmu Artist Turned Tattoo Artist :///

#41 Tale As Old As Time

#42 Dolphin Leg

#43 The Safest Coverup Option

#44 Toxicity

#45 Ring Tattoo... Getting Divorced

#46 Got My First Tat And Im Not Happy 🙁

#47 I Think This Belongs Here

#48 Crying Lmao

#49 It Would Have Been So Easy For The Kid To Have Gotten Hurt Bro

#50 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?