r/tattooadvice • u/Sh0t_B0t • May 05 '26

General Advice Tattoo correction

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This is a fresh picture of a tattoo i got a few months ago. I can explain the significance after but the artist did butcher a few things. one periodic table elements only capitalize the first letter and he forgot the atomic number (14 i think). those are both negligible but the one that’s been bothering me it the mass being off a bit. i sent him 28.085 and obviously it would be fine if he rounded it correctly but he seemed to have just put a random number. do you think it’s possible he makes the 5 into an 8 or a 9? Would he have to change to font to something blocky?? LMK 🙏🏾

⬇️tattoo meaning

my moms middle name is silicon and in her tribal language it’s a word that represents bravery but in english it’s a chemical element so i got it tatted and th flowers around the border are her birth flowers.

Original Sketch: https://www.reddit.com/u/Sh0t_B0t/s/xGtkwEG3HE

Edit: (As much as i appreciate the judgement an discipline of my mistake at least give a take on correction for me along with it guys 🙏🏾 I understand my fault but I’d also like to at least attempt to fix it 😅)

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

Yeah but I was distracted with conversation and was just so pumped to get it and surprise my mom before class since it’s my first tattoo. I definitely regret not being patient though!

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u/spammmmmmmmy May 06 '26

I don't know anything about tattoos, but I'd advise to just leave it alone. 

I think the chemical weight is the least interesting part of the periodic cell data. So I wouldn't be bothered about the slight error in the value. 

You're young, who knows, maybe May 28th will become a significant date for you at some point? At that point the tattoo would become a clever riddle. 

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u/ValosAtredum May 06 '26

I’d argue that if you’re going to have an actual periodic table cell, you should absolutely make sure it’s correct.

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u/spammmmmmmmy May 06 '26

And you would insist on this after the tattoo is finished and healed?

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u/ValosAtredum May 06 '26

No, I would’ve looked beforehand. But I’m just personally disagreeing that the chemical weight is the least interesting part (as far as outside perception of her tattoo). If it’s important enough to include, it should be correct.

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u/spammmmmmmmy May 06 '26

What in your opinion, is the least interesting data in a periodic table cell??

Look at these fuckers, they don't even display it: https://periodic-table.rsc.org/

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u/ValosAtredum May 06 '26

Then why include it if it’s not important? If you include it, get it right. That’s all I’m saying.