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Ironically, clowns are first known for their connection to the circus and making children laugh. For some reason, our culture has also produced an evil version of clowns. This has created a popular tattoo design choice that is very popular in the tattoo culture. Although you may see the traditional Emmett Kelly style clown once in a while, the majority of 
clown tattoos are a visual depiction of evil clowns.
The origins of clowns can be found in the Middle Ages. The first clowns were referred to as jesters and they were very popular with royalty. They were one of the most popular forms of entertainment and were often found at festivals and fairs along side puppet shows and juggling acts.
Recently, the popularity of evil clown tattoos as been bolstered by movies and television shows. Evil and dangerous clowns such as the Batman Joker villain played by the great actors Heath Ledger and Jack Nickolson. The novel “It” by Stephen King also made popular the concept of an evil and murderous clown.
Evil clowns take the symbol of laughter and joy and twist it into a completely evil persona which carries over very well into tattoo art work.
