Woman hysterical over massive tattoo fail

A woman didn’t realise what her tattoo looked like until she got home and looked in the mirror, with the outcome leaving her in tears.

A tattoo is for life, so when this woman asked for a simple grammar symbol, she did not expect what she got.

Sharing her shock on Tiktok, Samantha said how she didn't realise it was wrong until she got home, possibly because the tattoo is hidden behind her ear, The Sun reports.

In the video which has been viewed 1.5 million times, she said: “So I had posted about how I got a semi-colon tattoo this weekend because I’m a sad b***h and the tattoo artist did it backwards.”

Some joked that the tattoo artist had used a giant font. Picture: Tiktok/@samantha.says

“I okayed the correct stencil so not sure what happened,” she said almost in tears.

“I laughed so hard I almost cried.”

Samantha explained the owner of the shop called and said that he would fix it for her.

So I went back in and he’s like ‘OK we only have to make it slightly bigger'.”

“It’s like this big,” she said as she put her fingers in a circle and wrote ‘and so uneven lmao’.

“On my f*****g neck, it honestly looked better before he fixed it, it looked better the wrong way,” she said, almost hysterical.

Samantha didn’t realise it was wrong until she got home. Picture: Tiktok/@samantha.says

She paid $US100 ($A140) for the tattoo which included a tip for the tattooist.

She saw it in a double mirror but said her “dumb brain didn’t realise it was incorrectly mirrored”.

Samantha had explained that she wanted to get a semi-colon tattoo to represent how her mental health journey was something to be proud of.

The tattoo got bigger after the cover up. Picture: Tiktok/@samantha.says

“The artist who did it backwards was absolutely lovely. She felt so bad. No hate or worries. things happen. it’s a funny story now!”

Some advised Samantha on what to do, saying: “Honestly I would have kept it as an ironic sign from the universe. As you said, a failed attempt, and a failed tattoo. It’s just perfect.”

She was almost tearful at the result. Picture: Tiktok/@samantha.says

One commenter even had a very similar experience, saying: “I’ve had this happen to me as well. It was a Treble Clef, I didn’t notice because I ok’d the stencil by looking at it through a mirror.”

One helped Samantha look on the bright side of the mistake, saying: “But now when you look in the mirror it’ll be right side facing just for you!”

Samantha has said she doesn’t want to laser it off but has considered turning it into a black cat as her beloved black cat died on her birthday recently.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission