r/Journaling

96K archived posts · Jan 2011 – Sep 2026

Journaling: for people who have journals

r/Journaling

/r/Journaling is a subreddit dedicated to those who keep a written Journal. Share photos of what you write, ask questions, and find inspiration here with like minded people. Whatever you need we're a happy bunch, ready to grab a cup of coffee and write! — Use an app? Check out r/digitaljournaling. Want to use Reddit as a journal? Check out r/DiaryofaRedditor. Make collages? Check out r/JournalingIsArt.

Created Jan 11, 2011

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96KArchived posts

###Welcome to the official Journaling subreddit!

If you keep a handwritten journal or want to discuss journaling, this is the place for you!

###Other journaling subs:

Questions about apps and entries typed in an app belong in r/digitaljournaling
If you want to use your Reddit as a diary, please check out r/DiaryOfARedditor
Collages go in r/JournalingIsArt

#View our Wiki

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#Subreddit Rules

##1.) Handwritten entries only

This sub is for handwritten journal entries, whether it's in a physical notebook or an app.
Questions about apps and entries typed in an app belong in r/digitaljournaling
If you want to use your Reddit as a diary (typed entries) please check out r/DiaryOfARedditor

##2.) No art journals

Pictures need to include writing to be considered a journal, or it needs to be obvious there will eventually be writing (before-the-pen is allowed).
Collage art and pages covered in ephemera belong in r/JournalingIsArt
Artwork belongs in r/drawing or r/sketches

##3.) No stationery or unused/closed notebooks

This is a sub to discuss and share journaling, not a new notebook or stationery haul.
Subs to check out for these topics: r/notebooks, r/stationery, r/fountainpens, r/edc

##4.) No hateful conduct Posts on this subreddit are often times personal, any user found being overly negative towards another poster will receive immediate repercussions relative to their situation. If your submission breaks the Reddiquette it will be removed.

##5.) No self promotion

No blog links, social media links, or Youtube/Tiktok/Instagram videos.
Posts that redirect to external websites or have external usernames are prohibited unless you have obtained prior mod approval. If you would like to advertise your product, contact the moderators.
We do not allow data gathering of any kind.
If you want to advertise an app, you're looking for r/digitaljournaling.

##6.) No spamming or low effort content

Do not share the same posts repeatedly, and do not post more than four times in a day. If you post more than once, please space out the posts, don't post back-to-back.
If you're sharing multiple pictures of a journal, please consider posting all the pictures in one post versus one post per page or your posts might be removed.

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