Tattoo

A tattoo can be displayed on your character profile. Other than the Demon Tattoo's influence on the Burning, Man effect, tattoos have no in-game significance. You can select which tattoo you want to display to the public in your options menu.

Most tattoos are obtained by visiting The Dirt-Walled Hovel of the Pretentious Artist with an outfit on, or by completing ascensions with certain classes, but there are a few exceptions.

There are currently regular tattoos and custom tattoos. As well, some players have received an extra blank tattoo from various unfinished outfits.

Seven of the regular tattoos are no longer obtainable:

• The Crimborg Tattoo, Snowman Tattoo, and Lollipop Tattoo require untradable outfits from past Crimbos.
• The Crimbo Beard Tattoo and Necbromancer Tattoo require untradable outfits from past clan dungeon bosses.
• The A. W. O. L. Tattoo and FDKOL tattoo require untradeable items from past world events.

Class Tattoos

You get these tattoos for choosing to be one of the following classes. In your first (newbie) lifetime, you get the tattoo automatically; in subsequent lifetimes, you get the tattoo when opening the letter from King Ralph XI. There are currently class tattoos. The Ghost of the English Language used to have a broken image for his tattoo, called "class8.gif".

Seal Clubber	Turtle Tamer	Pastamancer
Sauceror	Disco Bandit	Accordion Thief
Avatar of Boris	Zombie Master	Avatar of Jarlsberg
Avatar of Sneaky Pete	Actually Ed the Undying	Cow Puncher
Beanslinger	Snake Oiler	Gelatinous Noob
Vampyre	Plumber	Grey You
Pig Skinner	Cheese Wizard	Jazz Agent
WereProfessor	Zootomist

Outfit Tattoos

Each of these tattoos is obtained by visiting the Pretentious Artist while you are wearing the appropriate outfit. You must have completed the Pretentious Artist Quest in order to obtain them. There are currently outfit tattoos.

8-Bit Finery	Adobe Armor	Aeroutfit	Animelf Apparel	Antique Arms And Armor
Antique Nutcracker Outfit	Arboreal Raiment	Arrrbor Day Apparrrrrel	Bakelite Brigandine	Bauxite Baubles
Bits o' Honey	Black Armaments	Blasphemous Bedizenment	Bounty-Hunting Rig	Bow Tux
BRICKOfig Outfit	Brogre Brouture	Bugbear Costume	Ceramic Clothing	Ceramic Suit
Chalk Chostume	Cheerful Reindeer Suit	Chiffon Chiffinery	Cloaca-Cola Uniform	Clockwork Apparatus
Clothing of Loathing	Cold Comforts	Cool Irons	Cooper's Couture	Crappy Mer-kin Disguise
Crimbo Duds	Crimborg Assault Armor	Crimbot Crimboutfit	Crimbuccaneer Rigging	Cursed Skeleton Pirate Costume
Cursed Zombie Pirate Costume	Dark Bro's Vestments	Dental Drip	Dinsey's Exoskeleton	Dire Drifter Duds
Dreadful Bugbear Suit	Dreadful Ghost Suit	Dreadful Pajamas	Dreadful Skeleton Suit	Dreadful Vampire Suit
Dreadful Werewolf Suit	Dreadful Zombie Suit	Dwarvish War Uniform	Dyspepsi-Cola Uniform	El Vibrato Relics
Eldritch Equipage	Elf Guard Tattoo	Encephalic Ensemble	eXtreme Cold-Weather Gear	Fancy Tux
FantasyRealm Thief's Outfit	FantasyRealm Warrior's Outfit	FantasyRealm Wizard's Outfit	Fiberglass Finery	Filthy Hippy Disguise
Flagstone Finery	Floaty Fatigues	Frat Boy Ensemble	Frat Warrior Fatigues	Frigid Northlands Garb
Furry Suit	Gabardine Guise	Genie Garments	Ghast Iron Gear	Gingerbread Best
Glad Bag Glad Rags	Gladiatorial Glad Rags	Gnauga Hides	Government-Issued Garb	Governor's Daughter's Fancy Finery
Grass Guise	Grimy Reaper's Vestments	Guzzlr Uniform	Hateful Habiliment	High-Radiation Mining Gear
Hodgman's Regal Frippery	Hot and Cold Running Ninja Suit	Hot Daub Ensemble	Hyperborean Hobo Habiliments	Knight's Armor
Knob Goblin Elite Guard Uniform	Knob Goblin Harem Girl Disguise	Lathed Livery	Legendary Regalia of the Chelonian Overlord	Legendary Regalia of the Groovelord
Legendary Regalia of the Master Squeezeboxer‎	Legendary Regalia of the Pasta Master	Legendary Regalia of the Saucemaestro‎	Legendary Regalia of the Seal Crusher‎	Loofah Loungewear
Luniform	Marble Materials	Mer-kin Gladiatorial Gear	Mer-kin Scholar's Vestments	Meteor Masquerade
Miming Regalia	Mining Gear	Moss Mufti	Mushroom Masquerade	Mutant Couture
Mutant Parts Apparel	Oil Rig	OK Lumberjack Outfit	Palmist Paraphernalia	Paperclippery
Paraffinalia	Pinata Provisions	PirateRealm Assortment	Pork Elf Prizes	Primitive Radio Duds
Psychic Enpsemble	Pyretic Panhandler Paraphernalia	Pyrotechnic Paper Paraphernalia	Radio Free Regalia	Raiments of the Final Boss
Roy Orbison Disguise	Seafaring Suit	Shadow Shuit	Shallow Sea Fishing Outfit	Slime Enslamble
Slimesuit	Smoked Pottery	SMOOCH Army Uniform	Snakeskin Suit	Snowman Suit
Space Beast Furs	Spant Armor	Spelunker's Gear	Stained Glass Suit	Star Garb
Sucker Samurai Suit	Swashbuckling Getup	Synthetic Suit	Tapered Threads	Tawdry Tramp Togs
Terra Cotta Tackle	Terrifying Clown Suit	Terrycloth Tackle	The Emperor's New Clothes	The Jokester's Costume
Thousandth Birthday Suit	Time Trappings	Topiaria	Toxic Togs	Trainbot Trappings
Transparent Trappings	Tropical Crimbo Duds	Unblemished Uniform	Uncle Hobo's Rags	Velour Vestments
Vestments of the Treeslayer	Vile Vagrant Vestments	Violent Vestments	War Hippy Fatigues	Warbear Dress Armor
Wax Wardrobe	Whittled Wearables	Wicker Wear	Workoutfit	Wrought Wrappings
Wumpus-Hair Wardrobe	Xiblaxian Stealth Suit	Yendorian Finery

Ascension Tattoos

There are currently ascension tattoos.

Normal/Casual Ascensions	Hardcore Ascensions
Hardcore Class Tattoos (sparkling): You get these by completing a Hardcore ascension as one of the following classes. Seal Clubber Turtle Tamer Pastamancer Sauceror Disco Bandit Accordion Thief Avatar of Boris Zombie Master Avatar of Jarlsberg Avatar of Sneaky Pete Actually Ed the Undying Cow Puncher Beanslinger Snake Oiler Gelatinous Noob Vampyre Plumber Grey You Pig Skinner Cheese Wizard Jazz Agent WereProfessor Zootomist	Hardcore Class Oxygenarian Tattoos (super sparkling): You get these by completing a Hardcore Oxygenarian ascension as one of the following classes. Seal Clubber Turtle Tamer Pastamancer Sauceror Disco Bandit Accordion Thief
Hardcore Path Tattoos: You get these by following a path during a Hardcore ascension. Teetotaler Boozetafarian Oxygenarian

Miscellaneous Tattoos

There are currently miscellaneous tattoos.

	You get this tattoo by completing the Pretentious Artist Quest.
	Each time you drink a martini, there is a one in four chance that you will get this tattoo.
	Each time you eat a delicious salad, there is a one in four chance that you will get this tattoo.
	The Hobo Tattoo obtained in parts by encountering a certain choice adventure.
	The St. Sneaky Pete's Day Tattoo is acquired in parts on St. Sneaky Pete's Day by encountering a certain choice adventure.
	You get this tattoo by using a red-hot medallion (not consumed).
	You get this tattoo by using a BGE temporary tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using a Loathing Legion tattoo needle (not consumed).
	You get this tattoo by using an Alice's Army Foil tattoo.
	Each time you use a corrupted data, there is a small chance that you will get this tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using a Mark of the Bugbear.
	You get this tattoo by using a Mark of the Ghost.
	You get this tattoo by using a Mark of the Skeleton.
	You get this tattoo by using a Mark of the Vampire.
	You get this tattoo by using a Mark of the Werewolf.
	You get this tattoo by using a Mark of the Zombie.
	You get this tattoo by using an Official Seal of Dreadsylvania.
	You get this tattoo by using a Spring Break Beach tattoo coupon.
	You get this tattoo by using a Merc Core challenge coin.
	You get this tattoo by using a Dinsey tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a "DEBBIE" tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Wal-Mart tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a LT&T tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using an airplane tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using a green pill.
	You get this tattoo by using a detective tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using 1000 psychokinetic energy blob.
	You get this tattoo by using a Twitching Television Tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using an eternal knot tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using a Spacegate Initiative tattoo unit.
	You get this tattoo by reaching 14 VIP membership points in the New-You Club.
	You get this tattoo by using a battoo kit.
	You get this tattoo for 100,000 sprinkles from the Industry Zone in Gingerbread City.
	You get this tattoo by using a golden tattoo gun.
	You get this tattoo by using a FantasyRealm tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Bastille Battalion tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a gattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using a Party Tattoo™ gift certificate, obtained from opening your 10th deluxe Neverending Party favor.
	You get this tattoo by using a Crimbo tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Red Roger tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Guzzlr tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo on your fifth loss when using a fancy chess set.
	You get this tattoo by using a Crimbo Cheer tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Crimbo Carol tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Crimbo Commerce tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a shadow needle.
	You get this tattoo by using a Crimbuccaneer tattoo gift certificate.
	You get this tattoo by using an Elf Guard temporary (permanent) tattoo.
	You get this tattoo by using a Jolly roger tattoo kit.
	You get this tattoo by using a Super-heated leaf.
	You get this tattoo by using a tattoo gun.
	You get this tattoo by using a Tattoo of two turkeys.
	You get this tattoo by using a Virtual cybertattoo.

Event Tattoos

Event tattoos are obtained by participating in a one-time event. There are currently event tattoos.

	The A. W. O. L. Tattoo is acquired in parts by exchanging A. W. O. L. commendations. Commendations were earned for killing skeletons during the Valhalla Invasion.
	This tattoo is acquired by exchanging 100 FDKOL commendations for a FDKOL tattoo. Commendations were earned for fighting brushfires during the Brushfires world event.

Custom Tattoos

There are currently custom tattoos.

	Given to ZetaReticula (#80507) for getting a real-life KoL tattoo.
	Given to Daisy Cutter (#13041) for getting a real-life KoL tattoo.
	Given to corneliusv (#549464) for getting a real-life KoL tattoo.
	Given to Spo (#626298) for getting a real-life KoL tattoo.
	Given to members of the clan Teh Club for being the models for the Boys of Loathing Calendar and Girls of Loathing Calendar at the KoL Con III costume party.
	Given to Seventh (#363053) for being the first to summon Ak'gyxoth.
	Given to the three winners of the KoL Con IV Assassin game.
	Given to ShinyPlatypus (#295449) for getting a KoL-themed dickbutt tattoo.

Notes

• Users who complete a Hardcore Oxygenarian ascension will only collect the "super sparkling" tattoo; the "sparkling" tattoos can only be earned by completing a non-Oxygenarian Hardcore ascension.
• Users who complete a Bad Moon ascension will not receive the "sparkling" tattoo that is normally acquired by completing a non-Oxygenarian Hardcore ascension.
• Users who got "sparkling" tattoos before White Wednesday and visited their tattoo page afterward found that those tattoos had become less sparkly.
• Jick has announced that he will no longer give out custom tattoos for getting a real-life KoL tattoo. Contrary to the previous statement, however, he has since given ones to Spo and ShinyPlatypus for their real-life KoL tattoos.
• The number of tattoos that you have collected contributes to your Collector's Score and is mentioned in the other accomplishments section of your Quest Log. Updates to the Hobo Tattoo, the St. Sneaky Pete's Day Tattoo, and the A. W. O. L. Tattoo do not count as additional tattoos: each counts for just one point, no matter whether the player has the first, last or any intermediate stage.
• Visiting the artist while wearing an outfit which does not have a tattoo grants the "blank" tattoo. (This is not the same as The Emperor's New Clothes.) The last time this happened was during a Time-Twitching Tower stream. Being bugged, this tattoo may be removed without warning and replaced or simply lost.

History

• When the Yendorian Finery outfit was first introduced, Jick took a while to implement its tattoo. Until he did, the generic message that would be displayed by the Pretentious Artist was:

  Jick forgot to make a tattoo for this outfit. Give it a few days.

• When the Raiments of the Final Boss outfit was first introduced, its tattoo was simply a blank image. Eventually, however, the Boss Tattoo replaced the blank tattoo on the accounts of all the players who had it.

See Also

• Collector's Score