Tattoos are a form of self-expression, but sometimes they can look more like questionable decisions instead.
So in an attempt to find out what people see as a bad piece, we at We scoured the depths of the internet for everything ink and needle-related.
Perhaps it’s a momentary lapse in judgment or a daring artistic experiment gone wrong that has led to these unfortunate and funny designs, but hopefully, these pictures will remind you to think twice before getting one yourself. Or just make you feel better about your own life choices!
#1 Always Listen To Your Mom
#2 Guy Got Wednesday Tattoed On Him. Looks More Like Samuel L. Jackson’s Daughter
#3 Aaaaah, Florida
#4 They Thought It Said “You Will Forever Be In My Heart”. As An Irish Man, I Can Confirm It Actually Says “Do I Have Permission To Go To The Bathroom”
#5 Matching Butterfly Tattoo Fail
#6 Someone Got “Freckles” Tattooed Which Look Like Blackheads
#7 My Uncle’s New Tattoo. Christmas Will Be Awkward This Year
#8 Jesis Chrost
#9 Capybara Tank Tattoo
#10 It’s Supposed To Be The Sun, But It Looks Like A Medical Condition
#11 This Person’s Tattoo
#12 Appreciate Life Indeed
#13 Friends Don’t Let Friends Get Cheap Ink
#14 So My Nephew Got A Tattoo
#15 Friendship Tattoos
#16 Can I Have More Eyebrows Please?
#17 Jesus Has Failed
#18 This Upside Down Tattoo
#19 Nothing Comes Between Me And My Calvins
#20 Unicorn Pony Boy. Before And After The Corona-Pocalypse
#21 This Lion
#22 A Girl I Know Got This Johnny Depp Tattoo Done By Her Fiancé Who Somehow Owns His Own Tattoo Shop
#23 Unleash The Beast
#24 What A Sweet Angel
#25 Comic Sans
#26 My Husband Made The Mistake Of Letting Our Neighbor Practice On Him
#27 Brother’s Mate Paid $350 For This
#28 He Sees You When He’s Sleeping
#29 Found This Gem Trolling Local Tattoo Artists’ Instagrams
#30 Girl I Know Posted This On Facebook. The Line-Work Is Giving Me An Aneurysm
#31 El Hopaness Rom Tic
#32 River Plate Fan Makes A Tattoo With A QR Code That Leads To A Video With The Goals Of The Final. One Day Later The Video Is Taken Down
#33 Meow
#34 Found On A Google Review Of A Local Tattoo Shop From 4 Years Ago
#35 This Tattoo
#36 A Girl I Went To High School With Got This Tattoo
#37 Wow, Now This Is A Really Dedicated Christian
#38 What A Beautiful Couple
#39 My Supervisor At Work Said Her Daughter Came Home With A New Tattoo From Her Friend. It Was Worse Than I Imagined
#40 Nailed It
#41 One Of The Worst I’ve Ever Seen
#42 “That Last Look Into Your Daughter’s Eyes”
#43 Facebook Friend Loves His New Tattoo
#44 My Bad Tiger I Got At 19, Trusted The Artist When He Said “Oh I Just Do It Freehand”
#45 The Resemblance Is Uncanny
#46 It Just Needs Shading Apparently
#47 How’s This?
#48 Tattoo Of A Facebook Friend
#49 Corset Tattoo Gone Wrong
#50 Before And After Tattoo From This Local Artist