About r/Graffiti
In its own words:
Graffiti for graffiti culture Spray painted, non commercial, letters only NO beginners NO drawings Read rules before post or risk ban
Community guide
r/Graffiti (#479) draws about 2.3 million members as graffiti for graffiti culture Spray painted, non commercial, letters only NO beginners NO drawings Read rules before post or risk ban. Collected rules highlight No street art; Only writing on walls and vehicles; and No drawings, among 12 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:31, gallery:17, text:5, video:3. Moderate sample (~9.6 ppd across 56 posts).
How posts show up
Recent sample mix: image:31, gallery:17, text:5, video:3. Moderate sample (~9.6 ppd across 56 posts). That mix is a snapshot, not a posting quota—rules still decide what stays.
Scope checklist
On-scope means staying true to: graffiti for graffiti culture Spray painted, non commercial, letters only NO beginners NO drawings Read rules before post or risk ban. Off-scope, spam, and listed bans (No street art) get removed.
Practical pointers
Skim the top listed rules before asking something already covered. Key themes: No street art; Only writing on walls and vehicles; No drawings; No overtly political posts. Be civil; don’t invent unstated culture.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on May 8, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 289 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/TheLastAirbender (#478) and ahead of r/FiftyFifty (#480) in our ranking.
What sets r/Graffiti apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Graffiti leans heavily on images (55% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 19%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 3.7 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Graffiti grew from 2,318,192 to 2,320,490 subscribers (+2.3K, +0.10%). That is about 52 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Graffiti talks about
Across 56 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “nyc”, “help”, “wall”, “zoot” and “style”. Other frequent themes are writers, msk, brooklyn, pieces, hedded and land. By format, 55% are images, 30% are galleries and 9% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/Graffiti gets about 9.6 new posts a day. The public archive holds 127,243 posts and 465,204 comments in total, about 3.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (12 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (7). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Graffiti
The moderators of r/Graffiti list 12 rules. In short:
- No street art
- Only writing on walls and vehicles
- No drawings
- No overtly political posts
- No bedroom, bathroom or commercial pieces
- No personal information or questioning locations/ ID
- No text only posts
- No posting your own work
- No pushing or jostling
- No poor quality low effort posts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Graffiti and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/Graffiti have?
r/Graffiti has 2,320,490 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #479 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,298 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Graffiti created?
r/Graffiti was created on May 8, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/Graffiti still active?
Yes. r/Graffiti gets about 9.6 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 127,243 posts and 465,204 comments. In a sample of 56 recent posts we counted 45 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Graffiti?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Graffiti?
The community describes itself as: “Graffiti for graffiti culture Spray painted, non commercial, letters only NO beginners NO drawings Read rules before post or risk ban” Recent post titles often mention nyc, help, wall, zoot and style. Most posts are images (55%).
Is r/Graffiti SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Graffiti as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Graffiti?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Graffiti accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “No street art”; “Only writing on walls and vehicles”; “No drawings”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Graffiti?
Communities with similar topics include r/drawing (5.8M), r/learntodraw (3.2M), r/MaliciousCompliance (4.4M), r/beginnerfitness (3M) and r/xxfitness (3.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Graffiti.