About r/greentext
In its own words:
The realm of the most anti-climactic short stories from 4chan. Now 100% less blue!
Community guide
r/greentext (#748, about 1.4 million subscribers) is oriented around: The realm of the most anti-climactic short stories from 4chan. Now 100% less blue! Recent activity samples show 23 posts/day in recent samples (~97% image, ~2% gallery, ~1% video). Public rules we collected include: NSFW content must be marked as NSFW; Only screencaps straight from 4chan are allowed; Comments must be civil; Screencaps must not show non-4chan elements; Multi-part greentexts must be compiled.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility/anti-harassment rules apply; personal attacks get removed. Match posts to: NSFW content must be marked as NSFW; Only screencaps straight from 4chan are allowed; Comments must be civil; Screencaps must not show non-4chan elements. Recent samples are image-heavy; titles should explain why the media belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 23, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 432 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/curlyhair (#746) and ahead of r/AnimeSketch (#749) in our ranking.
What sets r/greentext apart
Compared with other large communities, r/greentext leans heavily on images (97% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 21%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 35.0 comments per post, roughly 2.7× the typical big subreddit (13.1). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (21:00 UTC) sees about 9.0× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/greentext climbed from 1,417,909 to 1,421,293 subscribers (+3.4K, +0.24%). That is about 77 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/greentext talks about
Across 195 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “anon”, “discovers”, “anons”, “plays” and “dad”. Other frequent themes are thinks, 3ds, game, failed, doctor and absolute. Recurring phrases include “anon discovers”, “anon plays”, “anon thinks” and “anon takes”. By format, 97% are images, 2% are galleries and 1% are videos.
Activity and best time to post
r/greentext gets about 23 new posts a day. The public archive holds 228,800 posts and 8,007,737 comments in total, about 35.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (36 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (20). Posting peaks around 21:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/greentext
The moderators of r/greentext list 9 rules. In short:
- NSFW content must be marked as NSFW
- Only screencaps straight from 4chan are allowed
- Comments must be civil
- Screencaps must not show non-4chan elements
- Multi-part greentexts must be compiled
- No punchlines in post titles
- No watermarks
- Direct links only
- Moderator discretion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/greentext 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 big is r/greentext?
r/greentext has 1,421,293 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #748 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,384 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/greentext created?
r/greentext was created on Aug 23, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Aug 24, 2011.
Is r/greentext still active?
Yes. r/greentext gets about 23 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 228,800 posts and 8,007,737 comments. In a sample of 195 recent posts we counted 87 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/greentext?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 21:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/greentext?
The community describes itself as: “The realm of the most anti-climactic short stories from 4chan. Now 100% less blue!” Recent post titles often mention anon, discovers, anons, plays and dad. Most posts are images (97%).
Is r/greentext SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/greentext as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/greentext?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/greentext accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “NSFW content must be marked as NSFW”; “Only screencaps straight from 4chan are allowed”; “Comments must be civil”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/greentext?
Communities with similar topics include r/facepalm (8.1M), r/4chan (1.4M), r/wallstreetbets (20.4M), r/awfuleverything (1.4M) and r/thalassophobia (1.7M).
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/greentext.