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shirtless

📅 Updated:2026-04-10
🕒 Created:2008-06-29
🆔 ID:131

Description

NOT to be confused with topless (when a character's upper half is entirely naked)

Used for when a character is shown shirtless, but still wearing upper clothing, such as a bra, open topwear, overalls and others.
Missing Clothes Cheat Sheet
(Remember to exercise tag_what_you_see: if you can't tell whether a character is wearing underwear, ignore it.)
[table][thead][tr][th]topwear[/th][th]underwear[/th][th]bottomwear[/th][th]Tag(s) to use[/th][/tr][/thead]
[tbody][tr][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][td]nude or mostly_nude[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]topless + no_underwear[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]No[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No[/td][td]underwear_only[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]No[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]topless[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Yes[/td][td]No[/td][td]No[/td][td]bottomless[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Yes[/td][td]No[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]no_underwear[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]No[/td][td]pantsless[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]Yes[/td][td]fully_clothed[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table]
Edge Cases
It is currently undetermined whether wearing these clothing items make a character `shirtless` or `topless`:
Otherwise, if in doubt, check if the clothing item implicates topwear. Remember that accessories do not count as clothing.

See also:

Forum discussion

  • topic #55688: What counts as topwear for the purposes of distinguishing `shirtless` from `topless`?

Tagging Projects

  • Correctly label topless posts mistagged as shirtless
  • {{shirtless -shirtless_*}}: Tag forms and genders where possible.
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