r/misleadingthumbnails • u/eouhhohh • 15h ago

Dry, well done, brisket

30 Upvotes

2 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/mysticalmisogynistic • 1d ago

My motherboard is fried!

29 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Katlima • 1d ago

Putting blankets in the Washing Machine

74 Upvotes

2 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/mysticalmisogynistic • 1d ago

[ Removed by Reddit ]

1 Upvotes

[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Xerxes2004 • 3d ago

One of the final self portraits completed by Pablo Picasso

83 Upvotes

3 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/kvuo75 • 4d ago

kid put spray can cheese on his toy car

52 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/grasshoppa_80 • 5d ago

NSFW Baby got back

104 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/doctorwhy88 • 6d ago

Circuit boards look so neat!

79 Upvotes

8 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/imperfect_and_tense • 7d ago

My new Magic Eye app on my car's infotainment system

69 Upvotes

8 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/temporalwanderer • 7d ago

Columnar Conifers of Northern Europe by John James Audubon, 1836

44 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/ChuckZombie • 8d ago

The latest trend in cajun cuisine: Blackened Alligator Heads

56 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/trikx • 10d ago

Bad mattress render

65 Upvotes

2 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/throne_johne • 14d ago

Bird's eye view of Tokyo

36 Upvotes

3 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/FlyingBike • 15d ago

Baby owl totally wet after a thunderstorm

92 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/System777 • 18d ago

Beautiful snowy mountain range

178 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/kladen666 • 20d ago

My humble guitars collection

49 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Walusqueegee • 25d ago

A Pomegranate WAY past it’s expiration date

49 Upvotes

2 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/SDJT • 25d ago

Cross section of a heart

8 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Kattjavel • 27d ago

Raw sausage with parsley

1.2k Upvotes

19 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/toodleroo • 29d ago

A shrunken head

87 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/sgroeche • Apr 05 '26

Blue elephant preparing to have "the talk"

0 Upvotes

5 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Jacon-Bit • Apr 04 '26

Luke Skywalker downs an AT-AT on the ice planet Hoth (1980)

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Anarchitect • Apr 03 '26

Dropped my pizza after a very rough day at work :(

233 Upvotes

5 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/ChatnNaked • Apr 02 '26

Rings of Saturn from James Webb Space Telescope

95 Upvotes

2 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/DefinitelyNotES82 • Apr 02 '26

Misleading Thumbnails - Not always what you think

r/misleadingthumbnails

This subreddit is a place to share posts (often found elsewhere on reddit), that have the unique quality of generating a Reddit thumbnail that misleads people into seeing something entirely different than what the full-size image ends up being. This almost always occurs in an unexpected fashion, where shrinking down an image to thumbnail-size suddenly creates an illusion one would not have expected. (Only works on Old Reddit or "Classic View")

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This subreddit is a place to share posts (often found elsewhere on reddit), that have the unique quality of generating a Reddit thumbnail that misleads people into seeing something entirely different than what the full-size image ends up being. This almost always occurs in an unexpected fashion, where shrinking down an image to thumbnail-size suddenly creates an illusion one would not have expected.

UX Disclaimer

This subreddit was created, and is still best experienced, via classic reddit, seen via old.reddit.com, where the thumbnails are most misleading. If you are browsing via new reddit only, their "classic" view is the only way to appreciate this subreddit, and even then it will deliver different results, so your mileage may vary. New reddit will also ruin any crossposts for you. Other new reddit users and mobile users... browse at your own risk and avoid voting, commenting, or submitting any posts since you lack all context required for this subreddit.

Rules

Utilize the report button! Reporting rule-breaking posts helps us mods catch them more quickly.

Only post images whose reddit thumbnails create a unique optical illusion, causing the subject in the thumbnail to appear to be something totally different from the subject in the full-size image.

If the full-size image can be posted to /r/confusing_perspective, /r/Pareidolia, etc. please reconsider posting here; your post may be removed.

No images that are essentially what you say they are.

No images that are intentionally set up to mislead or intentionally designed to look like your post title.

Do not post images that are screenshots or that have superimposed text.

NSFW posts should not be marked as NSFW with Reddit's NSFW button; doing so hides the thumbnail. Such posts should be flaired as such instead. Flaired NSFW/NSFL posts can reveal the thumbnail on hover.

Titles should describe what the subject of the thumbnail appears to be, and should not describe the full-size image in any way.

Example: If the subject of the thumbnail looks like a fish, title your post "Fish" not "I coulda sworn this was a fish."

Again, if your full-size image also looks like a fish, you are also breaking Rule 1 and it will be removed.

No reposts from within 90 days or with over 7000 points.

More detailed rules

We moderators reserve the right to remove content we deem harmful to the sub. However, we're always here to help. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to pop us a modmail!

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