4chan Boards
From Bibliotheca Anonoma
Board titles
Boards sharing a letter
Several boards have used the same letter as another board at a different point in time. Usually, this occurs when a single-letter board is deleted and its letter is later re-used.
- /g/ - Guro, Technology
- /n/ - Trains, Nature & Wildlife, News, Transportation
- /p/ - Photo, Photography
- /x/ - General Photo, Paranormal
List of current 4chan boards
| Shortform | Topic | Meta description | Creation date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /3/ | 3DCG | ...for 3D modelling and imagery. | January 25, 2010 | An old version of /3/ was created on January 19, 2005, but was deleted between May 12 and June 6, 2005. |
| /a/ | Anime & Manga | ...dedicated to the discussion of Japanese animation and manga. | November 8, 2004 | Until April 8, 2006, /a/'s topic was known as Anime. |
| /aco/ | Adult Cartoons | ...for posting western-style adult cartoon artwork. | October 1, 2015 | |
| /adv/ | Advice | ...for giving and receiving advice. | January 25, 2010 | |
| /an/ | Animals & Nature | ...for posting pictures of animals, pets, and nature. | January 19, 2005 | Initially founded as /n/ - Nature & Wildlife. On April 8, 2006, /n/'s topic was changed to News, and the existing /n/ board became /an/ - Animals & Nature. |
| /b/ | Random | ...is the birthplace of Anonymous, and where people go to discuss random topics and create memes on 4chan. | October 1, 2003 | 4chan's first board. Initially founded with the topic "Anime/Random", which was changed to its current topic by November 8, 2003. |
| /bant/ | International/Random | ...is 4chan's international hanging out board, where you can have fun with Anonymous all over the world. | May 4, 2017 | |
| /biz/ | Business & Finance | ...for the discussion of business and finance, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Dogecoin. | February 13, 2014 | |
| /c/ | Anime/Cute | ...for cute and moe anime images. | October 6, 2003 | |
| /cgl/ | Cosplay & EGL | ...for the discussion of cosplay, elegant gothic lolita (EGL), and anime conventions. | April 8, 2006 | |
| /ck/ | Food & Cooking | ...for food pictures and cooking recipes. | April 8, 2006 | |
| /cm/ | Cute/Male | ...for posting pictures of cute anime males. | March 30/31, 2004 | |
| /co/ | Comics & Cartoons | ...dedicated to the discussion of Western cartoons and comics. | April 6, 2006 | |
| /d/ | Hentai/Alternative | ...for alternative hentai images. | October 6, 2003 | |
| /diy/ | Do-It-Yourself | ...for DIY/do it yourself projects, home improvement, and makers. | October 23, 2011 | |
| /e/ | Ecchi | ...for suggestive (ecchi) hentai images. | January 19, 2005 | |
| /f/ | Flash | ...for sharing Adobe Flash files (SWFs). | February 19, 2004 | All files uploaded to /f/ must be an .swf file, and files can only be uploaded when making a new thread. |
| /fa/ | Fashion | ...for images and discussion relating to fashion and apparel. | February 19, 2008 | |
| /fit/ | Fitness | ...for weightlifting, health, and fitness. | February 19, 2008 | Until August 11, 2013, /fit/'s topic was known as Health & Fitness. |
| /g/ | Technology | ...for discussing computer hardware and software, programming, and general technology. | January 19, 2005 | The shortform was originally used for the topic "Guro", created on October 9, 2003, which was deleted around March 28, 2004. By August 16, 2004, the board had apparently been resurrected, before being deleted for the final time on November 15, 2004. |
| /gd/ | Graphic Design | ...for graphic design. | March 18, 2013 | |
| /gif/ | Adult GIF | ...dedicated to animated adult GIFs and WEBMs. | February 26, 2005 | Initially founded with the topic "Animated GIF." Unclear when the change to the current topic was made, but most likely occurred with the creation of /wsg/ on June 5, 2012. |
| /h/ | Hentai | ...for adult Japanese anime hentai images. | October 2, 2003 | |
| /hc/ | Hardcore | ...for the posting of adult hardcore pornography. | October 23, 2011 | An old version of /hc/ was created on February 19, 2008. It was removed shortly after November 13, 2009. |
| /his/ | History & Humanities | ...for discussing and debating history. | October 31, 2015 | |
| /hm/ | Handsome Men | ...dedicated to sharing adult images of handsome men. | February 16, 2012 | |
| /hr/ | High Resolution | ...for the sharing of high resolution images. | February 26, 2005 | |
| /i/ | Oekaki | ...for drawing and sharing art. | April 8, 2006 | An old BBS version of /i/ was created on October 6, 2003. The board was deleted on October 9, 2004 as two new boards, /ib/ (Oekaki Random) and /ip/ (Oekaki Pro) were created. The two oekaki boards were later merged back into the current /i/ board. |
| /ic/ | Artwork/Critique | ...for the discussion and critique of art. | January 27, 2005 | |
| /int/ | International | ...for the exchange of foreign language and culture. | January 25, 2010 | |
| /jp/ | Otaku Culture | ...for discussing Japanese otaku culture. | February 20, 2008 | Until February 20, 2010, /jp/'s topic was known as Japan/General. |
| /k/ | Weapons | ...for discussing all types of weaponry, from military tanks to guns and knives. | September 8, 2004 | |
| /lgbt/ | LGBT | ...for Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer and sexuality discussion. | March 18, 2013 | |
| /lit/ | Literature | ...for the discussion of books, authors, and literature. | January 25, 2010 | |
| /m/ | Mecha | ...for discussing Japanese mecha robots and anime, like Gundam and Macross. | before August 16, 2004 | |
| /mlp/ | Pony | ...dedicated to the discussion of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. | February 16, 2012 | |
| /mu/ | Music | ...for discussing all types of music. | April 8, 2006 | |
| /n/ | Transportation | ...for discussing modes of transportation like trains and bicycles. | February 19, 2008 | A related version of /n/ (Trains) was created before August 16, 2004, but deleted on October 9, 2004. /n/ (Nature & Wildlife) was created again on January 19, 2005, and became /an/ (Animals & Nature) on April 8, 2006 while a new /n/ (News) was created on the same day. Finally, the news board was replaced with the current version of /n/. |
| /news/ | Current News | ...for current news. | November 14, 2015 | |
| /o/ | Auto | ...for discussing cars and motorcycles. | September 8, 2004 | |
| /out/ | Outdoors | ...for discussing survivalist skills and outdoor activities such as hiking. | March 18, 2013 | |
| /p/ | Photography | ...for sharing and critiquing photos. | January 27, 2005 | An old version of /p/ existed around August 16, 2004. The current version replaced the old version as it included new features such as EXIF data. |
| /po/ | Papercraft & Origami | ...for posting papercraft and origami templates and instructions. | April 6, 2006 | |
| /pol/ | Politically Incorrect | ...for discussing and debating politics and current events. | October 23, 2011 | A previous version of /pol/ existed as /new/ (News), created on January 25, 2010 and deleted on January 17, 2011. |
| /qa/ | Question & Answer | ...for question and answer threads. | January 22, 2015 | Created as an unlisted temporary board for Christopher Poole's (moot) final Q&A livestream. The board remained as an unlisted board until October 23, 2017. |
| /qst/ | Quests | ...for grinding XP. | April 27, 2016 | |
| /r/ | Adult Requests | ...dedicated to fulfilling all types of user requests. | January 8, 2004 | Until approximately December 20, 2015, when /wsr/ was created, /r/'s topic was known as Request. A previous version of /r/ (Trains) was created on November 10, 2003, to test thread archiving. It was deleted on November 22, 2003. |
| /r9k/ | ROBOT9001 | ...for hanging out and posting greentext stories. | October 23, 2011 | Uses a script known as Robot9000, originally found on an xkcd IRC channel, which punishes unoriginal posts by muting users, with repeated infractions leading to an exponential increase in muting time (starts at two seconds). An old version of /r9k/ (ROBOT9000) was created on February 20, 2008, but was deleted on January 17, 2011. |
Secret boards
There were two secret boards I knew of. The first was /5/, which was for posting pictures of 5. The second was /z/, an exile board detailed at Everything Shii Knows.
Further information
Everything Shii Knows has an article on 4chan.
