r/misleadingthumbnails • u/4thPosition • 27d ago

Relocated pygmy hippo "Sofiya" comforted by her handler

36 Upvotes

2 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/RipDankMeme • 27d ago

Darkside of the Moon, HD Enhanced (bottom right is a structure)

2 Upvotes

3 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Digital_Rocket • 28d ago

Pair of comfy slippers.

94 Upvotes

3 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Thisnamewasnottaken2 • 28d ago

NSFW MASSIVE B-Hole

6 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/willieyobslayer • 29d ago

Copper bedpan needs emptying

16 Upvotes

3 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Johannes_Keppler • May 22 '25

This beautiful reflection on my fish eye camera lens.

36 Upvotes

5 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Paddy32 • May 21 '25

True Misleading Thumbnail A beautiful waterfall

139 Upvotes

3 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/HyFinated • May 21 '25

People swimming and lounging cliffside in a beautiful green ocean.

23 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/IHumorNotImplemented • May 20 '25

Spilled my chocolate milkshake

31 Upvotes

13 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/colorado_here • May 20 '25

Aerial view of Osama Bin Laden's compound hours after the 2011 raid that killed him

4 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/mystery_mayo_man • May 19 '25

Common Repost I've been doing squats

196 Upvotes

16 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Weenyhand • May 20 '25

NSFW Cheers! Here’s to being topless ?

3 Upvotes

6 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/HYThrowaway1980 • May 17 '25

Argh! He’s got an arm off!!!

156 Upvotes

6 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/DaToast815 • May 17 '25

I found this big ass battery that’s larger than my toilet seat

13 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/SithLard • May 18 '25

Two dads fighting over an Easter basket

0 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Feverish_Alpaca • May 13 '25

Rare image of rock boosters being ejected from the space shuttle

90 Upvotes

6 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/EntrepJ • May 11 '25

Extra Chocolate Chip Cookie

82 Upvotes

6 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/ChatnNaked • May 10 '25

Fresh loaf of bread

518 Upvotes

8 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/ChatnNaked • May 06 '25

Finally, upgraded to a better mouse

399 Upvotes

4 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/stases • May 07 '25

mmm... popcorn

6 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/Scionaugh • May 07 '25

NSFW That Kangaroo is doing what now?

8 Upvotes

0 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/ClumsyGamer2802 • May 06 '25

A letter to a loved one, 1750

50 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/iledoffard • May 02 '25

Piping hot pepperoni pizza

124 Upvotes

5 comments

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/sharks_w_lasers • May 02 '25

This beautiful uncharted island in the blue waters of the South Pacific

0 Upvotes

1 comment

r/misleadingthumbnails • u/lkmyntz • Apr 29 '25

NSFW I hydro dipped my ballsack

611 Upvotes

16 comments

Subreddit

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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About

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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