44 Funny Tattoo Fails That Are Laughably Bad And Tragically Permanent (May 2, 2025)
There’s bad luck, and then there’s tattooing “No Regerts” across your chest in Comic Sans. I don’t know what’s worse. The misspellings, the wonky portraits, or the sheer confidence some of these folks had walking out of the shop like “nailed it.”
These tattoo fails are the kind of choices that scream, “it seemed like a good idea at the time,” and whisper, “laser removal is expensive.” From inspirational quotes gone horribly wrong to ink that looks like it was done mid-earthquake, this collection is a permanent reminder that not all ideas need to live on your skin forever.
Let’s just say these tattoos are unforgettable… for all the wrong reasons.
1. Oh Dear God
2. Nightmare Fuel Toddler Tattoo
3. The Way I Ran Here
4. Big Numbers Guy
5. I Feel Like These Post Always Have At Least A Couple Of People Claim It’s Not That Bad
6. I Bet He Wishes He Could Turn Back The Hands Of The Clock
7. Bottom Text
8. For & Reason (Maybe The Worst I’ve Seen)
9. Save Her From This Artist
10. Saw On Instagram, Utterly Atrocious
11. I Saw This Monstrosity On Snapchat
12. Who Can Tell Me What Style Of Tattooing The Nose Piece Is?
13. Would Rather Be Gratefully Dead Than Have This Monstrosity On My Neck
14. “The Cigarette Fairy”
15. Blackouts Are Old Now, Pinkouts Are The Next Big Trend
16. My Dyslexic Son’s Tattoo – He’s Keeping A Postivite Attitude
17. I Got A Sausage Tattooed On My Arm While Both Me And The Tattooist Were Drunk
18. Found On Instagram
19. Toxicity
20. Traditional Artist Does…. Whatever This Is
21. My Husband Arm
22. Not Mine But Holy Sh**
23. Heatless
24. My Second Tattoo (Fair Warning, It’s Bad)
25. Saw This On The Book Of Faces
26. All By The Same Artist I Found On Insta
27. I Have Been Sitting On This Screenshot For Years. Done In My Town
28. My Friends Tattoo
29. Some Girl I Know Tattooed This. English Isn’t Her First Language As You Can See
30. Should I Get A Refund?
31. Found This On Instagram
32. Seen On Instagram… I Don’t Have Any Words
33. Raise You This Masterpiece
34. My Colleague. What She Wanted vs. What She Got
35. Girl At My School Got This Tattooed On Them By Ex Boyfriend
36. I Saw This Local Shop Posting Of Their Work LOL (Not Me)
37. Tattoo Artist Gave My Spider 9 Legs
38. Got This 13 Years Ago, Its Prison Work Done With A Baby Oil Soot
39. So A Mutual Got A Tattoo. Genuinely Horrific (Its Supposed To Be A Tree)
40. This Shop Only Lasted 6 Months
41. An Acquaintance Of Mine Just Got Her First Ever Tattoo
42. Someone I Went To Hs With, I Had To Pause And Take A Breath After Scrolling Into It
43. Hands Are Hard But This Is A Mess
44. Found On My Ig And He Has 75k Followers They Are So Bad
