e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Do not stalk or harass anyone. Do not try to contact someone if they have expressed that they do not wish to speak with you.
Do not make any messages that call for or may lead to harassment.
Do not promote or threaten violence in any capacity.
Do not share or try to obtain any personal or identifiable information. That includes any privileged or personal information of other individuals or businesses, such as real-life names, addresses, unlisted contact information, social security numbers (or equivalents), credit card numbers, and correspondence (logs, emails, notes, etc.).
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content that goes against the Uploading Guidelines.
Do not post works made by any of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting list or break any uploading conditions set there.
Do not post any commercial or pay-to-view content. "Free" pay-to-view content – where you are allowed to set the price to $0 if you so choose – cannot be posted unless 60 days have passed after it was made available for free.
Do not knowingly upload or share previously deleted content. If you wish to dispute a post's removal, contact the staff member responsible for the deletion via a private message.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload or share unauthorized edits of artwork after the original artist or character owner asked others not to.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content made by minors or featuring characters created or owned by minors.
Do not upload content that was made when the artist was underage, even if they are of age now.
Do not upscale or otherwise manipulate images to artificially create a "better" version of an existing image.
Do not upload content that is associated with recent real-life tragedies.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
Banned for 9 days. Comments like this will not be tolerated. [Source]
Disruptive Behavior
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Strikethrough tags were invalid or inapplicable and have been removed or changed. [Source] Please use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
You are expected to add at least ten general category tags when uploading posts, along with including thoroughly vetted tags such as feral. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Please correct the tags quietly instead of complaining about it. [Source]
Disruptive Behavior
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
Banned for 9 days. Transphobic comments will not be tolerated. [Source]
Disruptive Behavior
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Don't reupload previously deleted posts. [Source] If they were deleted once, they will be deleted again.
Posting Abuse
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content that goes against the Uploading Guidelines.
Do not post works made by any of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting list or break any uploading conditions set there.
Do not post any commercial or pay-to-view content. "Free" pay-to-view content – where you are allowed to set the price to $0 if you so choose – cannot be posted unless 60 days have passed after it was made available for free.
Do not knowingly upload or share previously deleted content. If you wish to dispute a post's removal, contact the staff member responsible for the deletion via a private message.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload or share unauthorized edits of artwork after the original artist or character owner asked others not to.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content made by minors or featuring characters created or owned by minors.
Do not upload content that was made when the artist was underage, even if they are of age now.
Do not upscale or otherwise manipulate images to artificially create a "better" version of an existing image.
Do not upload content that is associated with recent real-life tragedies.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content that goes against the Uploading Guidelines.
Do not post works made by any of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting list or break any uploading conditions set there.
Do not post any commercial or pay-to-view content. "Free" pay-to-view content – where you are allowed to set the price to $0 if you so choose – cannot be posted unless 60 days have passed after it was made available for free.
Do not knowingly upload or share previously deleted content. If you wish to dispute a post's removal, contact the staff member responsible for the deletion via a private message.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload or share unauthorized edits of artwork after the original artist or character owner asked others not to.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content made by minors or featuring characters created or owned by minors.
Do not upload content that was made when the artist was underage, even if they are of age now.
Do not upscale or otherwise manipulate images to artificially create a "better" version of an existing image.
Do not upload content that is associated with recent real-life tragedies.
Strikethrough tags were invalid or inapplicable and have been removed or changed, and you are expected to add at least 10 general category tags when uploading posts. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Please don't solicit role-play in the comments. [Source]
Role-Play
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
Don't remove valid tags from posts, and you are expected to add at least 10 general category tags when uploading posts. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content that goes against the Uploading Guidelines.
Do not post works made by any of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting list or break any uploading conditions set there.
Do not post any commercial or pay-to-view content. "Free" pay-to-view content – where you are allowed to set the price to $0 if you so choose – cannot be posted unless 60 days have passed after it was made available for free.
Do not knowingly upload or share previously deleted content. If you wish to dispute a post's removal, contact the staff member responsible for the deletion via a private message.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload or share unauthorized edits of artwork after the original artist or character owner asked others not to.
Do not knowingly or repeatedly upload content made by minors or featuring characters created or owned by minors.
Do not upload content that was made when the artist was underage, even if they are of age now.
Do not upscale or otherwise manipulate images to artificially create a "better" version of an existing image.
Do not upload content that is associated with recent real-life tragedies.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
This site hosts a wide variety of content, and not all of it may appeal to everyone.
Do not complain about content that could be blacklisted. Simply add the corresponding tag to your blacklist. If you believe that a post is missing a valid tag, add the tag yourself.
Do not make messages announcing that you have blacklisted a specific tag or certain kinds of content.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
This site hosts a wide variety of content, and not all of it may appeal to everyone.
Do not complain about content that could be blacklisted. Simply add the corresponding tag to your blacklist. If you believe that a post is missing a valid tag, add the tag yourself.
Do not make messages announcing that you have blacklisted a specific tag or certain kinds of content.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Strikethrough tags were invalid or inapplicable and have been removed or changed. [Source] Please use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Strikethrough ratings were invalid and have been changed. [Source] Please use the ratings guide if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Strikethrough tags were invalid or inapplicable and have been removed or changed. [Source] Please use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Strikethrough ratings were invalid and changed. [Source] Please use the ratings chart if you need help understanding the usage of any ratings, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
You are expected to add at least 10 general category tags when uploading posts. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
You are required to add at least 10 general category tags when uploading posts. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
You are expected to add at least 10 general category tags when uploading posts. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Heavily vetted tags such as young must be tagged upon upload. [Source]
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
You are expected to add at least 10 general category tags when uploading posts. [Source] Please see our Tagging Checklist, view our Uploading Guidelines, and consider using the "Related Tags" function on the upload form. Use the Wiki if you need help understanding the usage of any tags, or ask directly at the Helpdesk on our Discord. You can also search our Forum.
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
Do not stalk or harass anyone. Do not try to contact someone if they have expressed that they do not wish to speak with you.
Do not make any messages that call for or may lead to harassment.
Do not promote or threaten violence in any capacity.
Do not share or try to obtain any personal or identifiable information. That includes any privileged or personal information of other individuals or businesses, such as real-life names, addresses, unlisted contact information, social security numbers (or equivalents), credit card numbers, and correspondence (logs, emails, notes, etc.).
Heavily vetted tags like gore must be tagged upon upload. [Source]
Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse
Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
Do not upload posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.
Banned permanently. Your trolling around here has lasted long enough. [Source]
Disruptive Behavior
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork. People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.
Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
Do not demand that certain administrative actions be taken against another user. Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff members.
This site hosts a wide variety of content, and not all of it may appeal to everyone.
Do not complain about content that could be blacklisted. Simply add the corresponding tag to your blacklist. If you believe that a post is missing a valid tag, add the tag yourself.
Do not make messages announcing that you have blacklisted a specific tag or certain kinds of content.
Please use your blacklist quietly. [Source] Add the tag yourself, report the post for missing heavily vetted tags, and move on.
Refusal to Use Blacklist
This site hosts a wide variety of content, and not all of it may appeal to everyone.
Do not complain about content that could be blacklisted. Simply add the corresponding tag to your blacklist. If you believe that a post is missing a valid tag, add the tag yourself.
Do not make messages announcing that you have blacklisted a specific tag or certain kinds of content.
Do not initiate, encourage, or partake in public role-play sessions, either between users or by yourself.
Do not impersonate or partake in roleplay with either fictional or non-fictional characters.
Minor cases of role-playing may be excused if they are short, either humorous or otherwise non-disruptive, and are made in response to a situation or joke set up by the content of a post, or in similar context.
You must be 18 years or older and agree to the terms of service to access this website.
Content that is commonly considered objectionable is blacklisted by default.
You may remove tags from this blacklist using the corresponding menu item.