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• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold^note A stereotype, morality.
• Hair-Trigger Temper^note Gossip.
• Half-Breed Discrimination^note Gossip.
• Half-Human Hybrid^note Highly unlikely to be possible in real life considering how different humans are from all other known species.
• Half-Witted Hillbilly^note A stereotype.
• Halloween Episode^note An episode trope, and "Halloween" is Chairs.
• Hand on Womb^note Too common and meaningless a gesture.
• Hanging Around^note Too controversial as a torture trope.
• Happily Adopted^note Too common.
• Happily Failed Suicide^note Gossip
• Happily Married^note Too common.
• Happiness in Slavery^note Too controversial.
• Happy-Ending Massage^note Sex trope.
• Happy Ending Override^note An ending trope.
• Hard-Drinking Party Girl^note Gossip.
• Hard Work Hardly Works^note Attracted complaining.
• Hartman Hips^note Don't occur naturally, and we want to avoid thirst posting over peoples' sexy hips.
• #HashtagForLaughs^note Too common.
• Hate Crimes Are a Special Kind of Evil^note Morality trope, also too controversial as it centers on political correctness.
• Hated by All^note Like 0% Approval Rating, no real person can be hated by everyone, and being hated by almost everyone does not count as this trope. Also implies morality.
• Hates Everyone Equally^note Too controversial
• Hate Sink^note Morality trope, also impossible, since no one exists solely to be hated.
• Hates Rich People^note Too controversial.
• Have a Nice Death^note Too controversial.
• Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?^note Sexuality trope.
• Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?^note Sexuality trope.
• He Knows Too Much^note Related to murders and government conspiracies.
• He-Man Woman Hater^note Too controversial.
• He Who Fights Monsters^note Morality trope.
• He's Back!^note Attracted examples that were a better fit for And The Fandom Rejoiced, or were just "someone comes back", which is Chairs.
• Head Crushing^note Attracted gross anecdotes.
• Head-in-the-Sand Management^note Too controversial.
• Head-Tiltingly Kinky^note Sex trope.
• Head-Turning Beauty^note Attracted thirsting over attractive people.
• Healing Hands^note Impossible in real life.
• Healing Herb^note Magical healing herbs don't exist, and TV Tropes is not qualified to give medical advice.
• The Hedonist^note Attracted gossip.
• Heel–Face Brainwashing^note Morality trope.
• Heel–Face Door-Slam^note Morality trope.
• Heel–Face Town^note Morality trope.
• Heel–Face Turn^note Morality trope.
• Heel–Faith Turn^note Morality trope.
• Heel Realization^note Morality trope.
• Hell Is That Noise^note Too common, and what counts as a scary noise is too subjective.
• Hellhound^note Impossible in real life, this trope is not just for any big scary dog.
• Hellhole Prison^note Morality trope, attracted heated arguments about the prison system.
• Hello, Attorney!^note Sexuality trope.
• Hemo Erotic^note Sex trope.
• Hereditary Suicide^note Too controversial, gossip into family lives.
• Hero Antagonist^note Morality trope.
• Hero with Bad Publicity^note Morality trope.
• Heroes Love Dogs^note Morality trope.
• Heroic Bastard^note Morality trope.
• Heroic BSoD^note Morality trope.
• Heroic Comedic Sociopath^note Morality trope.
• Heroic Seductress^note Sexuality trope.
• Heroic Self-Deprecation^note Morality trope.
• Heroic Suicide^note A suicide trope, which is inherently gossipy.
• Heteronormative Crusader^note Too controversial because this centers on political correctness.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners^note Too common.
• Hide-and-Seek Horror^note Most real examples involve the deaths of children.
• Hide the Evidence^note Too controversial.
• Hiding Behind Religion^note People have tried to hide their wrongdoings behind their religion in the real world, but discussing it often devolves into accusing all members of said religion of being complicit.
• Hiding Behind Your Bangs^note Appearance-based characterization.
• High-Class Call Girl^note Sex trope.
• High on Homicide^note About experiencing sexual feelings when killing; also attracted serial killer gossip.
• Higher Understanding Through Drugs^note Too controversial.
• Hilariously Abusive Childhood^note Too controversial.
• Ho Yay^note A Shipping trope, was filled with Conversation in the Main Page Natter]], First-Person Writing, and generally bad examples.
• Hobbes Was Right^note Morality trope.
• Holding Back the Phlebotinum^note A narrative trope.
• Holier Than Thou^note Morality trope.
• Hollywood Acid^note The way the trope is played often ignores the deadlier fumes. What acid can eat through depends on how acidic it is, and this trope is about artistic license.
• Hollywood Atheist^note Too controversial.
• Hollywood Autism^note Too controversial.
• Hollywood Beauty Standards^note Attracted complaining.
• Hollywood CB^note Real life doesn't simplify processes for an audience.
• Hollywood Chameleons^note This is about typical depictions of chameleons in fiction, not in real life. While there is a species of chameleon that changes color for camouflage, it does not do it to the extent of this trope.
• Hollywood Darkness^note In real life, when it's dark, it's dark and there are no light filters installed so you can see. If the darkness is artificially lit, that's not an example.
• Hollywood Drowning^note Real life doesn't simplify processes for an audience. Also attracted medical advice about identifying drowning that this wiki isn't qualified to give.
• Hollywood Healing^note Real life doesn't simplify processes for an audience.
• Hollywood Natives^note A stereotype.
• Hollywood New England^note A stereotype.
• Hollywood Old^note This is about actors playing characters who are older than the actors are. Real-life people are not played by actors.
• Hollywood Pudgy^note Making judgments on real people's body types.
• Hollywood Satanism^note Too controversial.
• Hollywood Tactics^note Real life doesn't simplify processes for an audience.
• Home Porn Movie^note Sex trope.
• Home Stage^note A narrative trope, and people having a "home" is too common.
• Homophobic Hate Crime^note Too common, too controversial.
• Honest Corporate Executive^note Morality trope.
• Honor Before Reason^note Too controversial.
• Honor-Related Abuse^note Too controversial.
• Hookers and Blow^note Sex trope.
• Hope Crusher^note Too controversial, a narrative trope
• Hope Spot^note A narrative beat.
• Hopeless War^note A narrative trope, and would attract complaining.
• Horrible Hollywood^note Gossip.
• Horrible Honeymoon^note Too controversial.
• Horrible Judge of Character^note Too common, and would attract complaining about bad decisions.
• The Horseshoe Effect^note Too controversial.
• Hospital Hottie^note Sexuality trope.
• Hot Coffee Minigame^note Sex trope, also a video game mechanics trope - having sex in real life is not a minigame.
• Hot Consort^note Sexuality trope.
• Hot Guy, Ugly Wife^note Gossip.
• Hot Gypsy Woman^note Sexuality trope, a stereotype.
• Hot Librarian^note Sexuality trope.
• Hot Skitty-on-Wailord Action^note Sex trope.
• How the Mighty Have Fallen^note Too YMMV; what qualifies as "mighty" and "fallen" depends from person to person.
• Hufflepuff House^note Related to how a narrative portrays certain factions.
• Huge Schoolgirl^note Too common.
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl^note Group characterization, too common.
• Human Furniture Is a Pain in the Tail^note Impossible
• Humanity Is Insane^note Too controversial, also needs to compare humans to another sapient species.
• Humans Are Bastards^note Morality trope. Also too controversial and invites misanthropic complaining — enough of it that the Troper Tales subpage was sent to the Permanent Red Link Club even before Troper Tales as a whole was discontinued.
• Humans Are Cthulhu ^note While humans can be alienating to other animals, it feels too much like they're being called relative Eldritch Abominations. This is also a xenofiction trope which requires the perspective of non-human creatures, and we can't ask animals what they think of us. Also attracted misanthropic complaining.
• Humans Are Good^note Morality, also not possible, as it requires another sapient species to compare humanity to.
• Humans Are Morons^note Too controversial, also needs to compare humans to another sapient species.
• Humans Are Psychic in the Future^note We can't see the future to verify, and as far as we know, psychic powers aren't real.
• Humans Are the Real Monsters ^note Needs another sapient species to compare humanity to. Also a morality trope.
• Humans Kill Wantonly^note Too controversial, also needs to compare humans to another sapient species.
• Human Traffickers^note Sex-related since they're frequently involved in the trading of Sex Slaves, also Too Controversial and Too Common.
• Humble Hero^note Morality trope.
• Humiliation Conga^note Morality-adjacent, too controversial, gossip, and attracted schadenfreude.
• Humor Dissonance^note Too subjective to trope.
• Hybrid Monster^note Impossible (should be for monsters, not mules)
• Hybrids Are a Crapshoot^note Related to how hybrids are portrayed in fiction; possibly too common.
• Hypocrite^note Morality, too common, and calling someone a hypocrite is asking for trouble.
• Hysterical Woman^note Too controversial, a stereotype.

I

• I Banged Your Mom^note An innuendo stock phrase.
• I Call Him "Mr. Happy"^note Sexuality trope.
• I Can Change My Beloved^note Attracted unsolicited dating advice.
• Icy Blue Eyes^note Too common, attracted gushing about pretty blue eyes.
• Idealist vs. Pragmatist^note People's motivations are complex and can't be easily slotted into "Idealist" and "Pragmatist" during real life conflicts.
• Idealized Sex^note Sex trope, also related to the way sex is portrayed in media.
• Identical Stranger^note Too common, and when two people look similar in real life it's a lot more meaningless than it is in fiction.
• Idiot Ball^note A narrative element.
• Idiot Hero^note A morality trope.
• I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham^note Too Common - people often come around to things they don't like, particularly food.
• If I Can't Have You…^note Attracted Gossip about real life murders or stalking incidents perpetrated by controlling abusers.
• If It's You, It's Okay^note Sexuality trope.
• If Jesus, Then Aliens^note A conspiracy theory trope.
• If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him!^note Morality trope.
• If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!^note Morality trope.
• Ignored Expert^note Attracted ROCEJ violating examples and complaining.
• I Hate Past Me^note Often requires time travel, and people disliking things about them from the past is too common.
• I Have Boobs, You Must Obey!^note Sexuality trope, attracting sexual weblinks, attracting a list of stupid T-shirts
• I Have No Son!^note Too controversial, a stock phrase, gossip about people's family dramas
• I Have You Now, My Pretty^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.
• IKEA Erotica^note Sex trope, also related to the way sex is portrayed in media.
• I Just Shot Marvin in the Face^note Too controversial, attracted gross anecdotes.
• I Kiss Your Foot^note Often related to foot fetishes.
• I'll Be in My Bunk^note An innuendo stock phrase.
• I Love the Dead^note Sex trope.
• The Illuminati^note Attracted conspiracy theories.
• Immoral Reality Show^note A reality TV show that engages in illegal activities such as murder does not exist, and calling an actual show this is Complaining About Shows You Don't Like.
• Inherent in the System^note Too controversial.
• I'm a Humanitarian^note Too controversial.
• I'm a Man; I Can't Help It^note Sex trope.
• The Immodest Orgasm^note Sex trope.
• Immoral Journalist^note Morality trope.
• Immortality Begins at Twenty ^note As far as we know, immortality either is not real or this trope does not apply to Long-Lived organisms that seem immortal.
• Implausible Deniability^note Attracts ROCEJ violations, related to the NRLEP Blatant Lies
• Implied Rape^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.
• Impossible Hourglass Figure ^note If you somehow have a body resembling this, you probably either have a very serious disease or had extensive cosmetic surgery to obtain the said body.
• Impossibly Cool Weapon ^note Too YMMV as well - arguments about weapons tend to draw Misplaced Nationalism and aggressive fights.
• Impossibly Delicious Food^note Yes, some food can be that delicious; also an opinion.
• Impossibly Graceful Giant ^note The trope's definition implies that real life has its limits on how graceful anything big can be.
• Improbable Aiming Skills^note Real life is, by definition, realistic, and this trope attracted military natter that was impenetrable to read if one wasn't a military historian.
• Improbable Infant Survival ^note Nothing says that infants are unable to die, and real life is, by definition, realistic.
• Improbable Piloting Skills^note Real life is, by definition, realistic, and this trope attracted military natter that was impenetrable to read if one wasn't a military historian.
• Improbable Taxonomy Skills^note Real life is, by definition, realistic.
• In Harmony with Nature ^note It's impossible to be completely in harmony with nature.
• In Medias Res^note A beginning trope.
• In Name Only^note Per admin fiat, in addition to persistent Square Peg, Round Trope.
• In Spite of a Nail ^note An Alternate History trope.
• In the Future, Humans Will Be One Race ^note We can't see into the future to check, and genetic variation is likely here to stay.
• In the Past, Everyone Will Be Famous^note A time travel trope.
• In Touch with His Feminine Side^note Too common, gossip.
• Incest Subtext^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.
• Incest Yay Shipping^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, also a Shipping trope.
• Incompatible Orientation^note Gossip, related to sexuality.
• Incompetence, Inc.^note Too common, attracts complaining.
• Inconsistent Coloring ^note Asymmetrical or messy coloring is not an example. This is about bizarre color change.
• Inconsistent Spelling^note Too common.
• Incorruptible Pure Pureness^note Morality trope. Also impossible in real life; there's no such thing as a 100% good person, not even Steve Irwin. This is also a characterization trope; a person can harbor negative actions or qualities unknown to others in the real world.
• Indubitably Uninteresting Individual^note Impossible in real life, and "interesting" is subjective.
• Industrialized Evil^note Morality trope.
• Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain^note Morality trope.
• Informed Ability^note "Informed" traits are impossible in real life.
• Informed Attractiveness^note "Informed" traits are impossible in real life, and this one would attract complaining about "ugly" people.
• Informed Flaw^note "Informed" traits are impossible in real life.
• Informed Judaism^note "Informed" traits are impossible in real life.
• Informed Loner^note "Informed" traits are impossible in real life.
• Inhumanly Beautiful Race^note Sexuality related, doesn't exist, and to claim this of a real race would be Too Controversial.
• Innocent Bigot^note Too controversial.
• Innocent Innuendo^note Sexuality related.
• Innocent Means Naïve^note Morality trope.
• Insane Equals Violent^note A stereotype.
• Insane Troll Logic^note Too controversial.
• Insatiable Newlyweds^note Sex trope.
• Inscrutable Oriental^note A stereotype.
• Insignificant Little Blue Planet^note Too controversial, and requires other sapient species to compare humans to.
• Insistent Terminology^note Too controversial, too common.
• The Insomniac^note Too common.
• Inspirational Martyr^note Too controversial.
• Inspirationally Disadvantaged^note A stereotype, also Narrative/Characterization, what with the "inspirational" part, since what people consider to be "inspirational" is too subjective.
• Inspiring Sermon^note Too controversial.
• Instant Turn-Off^note Sex trope.
• Insufferable Genius^note Too controversial.
• Insufferable Imbecile^note Too controversial.
• Intellectually Supported Tyranny^note Too controversial.
• Intelligence Equals Isolation^note "Lonely smart people" is too common, and in real life intelligence does not necessarily make one isolated.
• Interactive Narrator ^note Impossible in real life. Also a storytelling trope.
• Intercourse with You^note Sex trope, also should only be for music.
• The Internet Is for Porn^note Sex trope, also very much Truth In Television so we don't want to encourage links to NSFW sites.
• Internet Jerk^note Too controversial, too common.
• Internet Safety Aesop^note Real life has no "aesops". Learning about internet safety in the real world does not count as this trope.
• Interplay of Sex and Violence^note Sex trope.
• Interrupted Intimacy^note Sex trope.
• Interrupted Suicide^note A suicide trope, which is inherently gossipy.
• Interspecies Romance^note Sex trope.
• Intimate Psychotherapy^note Sex trope.
• Intimidating White Presence^note A stereotype.
• Introduction by Hookup^note Sex trope.
• Invincible Hero^note Invincibility is impossible, "Hero" implies morality.
• Invisible Aliens^note Impossible, a conspiracy theory trope
• Invisible Anatomy ^note You can see everybody's body parts, even if only by x-ray or MRI.
• Invisible to Normals ^note There are no demonstrably real creatures that only some people can see in real life. If there were, as normal humans, how would we know?
• I Reject Your Reality^note Too controversial, too common.
• Irrational Hatred^note Too controversial.
• Irish Explosives Expert^note A stereotype.
• Irishman and a Jew^note Irish people and Jewish people being friends is Too Common.
• Iron Woobie^note Would attract gushing, and gossip about peoples' traumas.
• Irony^note Attracted ROCEJ-violating political examples.
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ^note This trope is about Alternate History, which is not speculated on this site.
• It Amused Me^note Morality - used to characterize someone as Evil Is Petty.
• It Can't Be Helped^note Too common. Also a stock phrase.
• It Is Beyond Saving^note Too controversial.
• It Will Never Catch On^note And You Thought It Would Fail is the real life equivalent.
• It's All About Me^note Morality trope, Attracted complaining about narcissistic people.
• It's Always Spring^note Impossible - there are always seasons, no matter where you go - even if the differences in weather is slight.
• I Want Grandkids^note Too common a mindset, related to stereotypes about certain ethnicities/nationalities.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy^note Too common, gossip
• I Want My Jetpack^note Related to predicting the future.
• I Was Quite a Looker^note Gossip.

J

• Jabba Table Manners^note Too controversial.
• Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique^note Too controversial
• Jailbait Taboo^note Sexuality trope.
• The Jailbait Wait^note Sexuality trope.
• Japanese Ranguage^note Stereotype trope
• Jar Potty^note Too common, too gross.
• Jealous Parent^note Too controversial, gossip.
• Jeanne d'Archétype^note Although many people have tried to emulate Joan of Arc, no one has ever been designed as her Expy.
• Jerk Jock^note Morality trope and a stock character.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold^note Morality trope.
• Jerk with a Heart of Jerk^note Morality trope.
• Jerkass^note Morality, a stock character, too common, and attracted complaining about real people.
• Jerkass Has a Point^note Morality trope.
• Jerkass Woobie^note Morality trope.
• Jerks Are Worse Than Villains^note Morality, too controversial, and a YMMV trope.
• Jerks Use Body Spray^note A stereotype.
• Jewish American Princess^note A stereotype.
• Jewish and Nerdy^note A stereotype.
• Jewish Complaining^note A stereotype.
• Jewish Mother^note A stereotype.
• Jewish Smartass^note A stereotype.
• Jews Love to Argue^note A stereotype.
• The Jinx^note There is no scientific basis for "luck", therefore no one can be a jinx.
• Jive Turkey^note A stereotype.
• Jizzed in My Pants^note Sex trope.
• Joker Immunity^note Morality, Impossible in real life.
• Julius Beethoven da Vinci ^note Famous historical figures are different people, and we wouldn't want to attract conspiracy theories saying otherwise.
• Jumping Off the Slippery Slope^note Morality trope, also what qualifies as "jumping off the slippery slope" is too controversial.
• Jumping the Shark^note Attracted complaining. Should just be for works of media.
• "Just Joking" Justification^note Too controversial.
• Just Like Making Love^note An innuendo stock phrase.
• Justified Criminal^note Justifying criminal activity as an action of good is way too controversial for any reason.

K

• Karma Houdini^note Listing moments of unpunished crimes is just asking for trouble, also too common in real life.
• Karma Houdini Warranty^note Saying that someone deserved it after getting away with it for so long is also asking for trouble.
• Karmic Death^note Again, saying that someone deserved to die would be disgusting.
• Karmic Rape^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.
• Karmic STD^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.
• Kavorka Man^note Sex-related, gossip, and attacted Complaining About May-December Romances You Don't Like.
• Keet^note A stock character, gossipy.
• Kneel Before Zod^note Morality trope.
• Kick the Dog^note Morality trope.
• Kids Are Cruel^note Morality trope.
• Kids Hate Chores^note Too common.
• Kill the Poor^note Too controversial.
• Killed Off for Real^note As far as we know, all real life deaths are final.
• Killer Rabbit^note  Too Common. Also a Characterization trope; animals that look cute and harmless to us may not be seen that way by other animals.
• Kind Hearted Cat Lover^note Too common, and implies morality.
• The Kindnapper^note Attracted Draco in Leather Pants-ing about kidnappers.
• Kingmaker Scenario^note Too controversial.
• Kinky Role-Playing^note Sex trope.
• The Kirk^note A stock role.
• Kiss of the Vampire^note Sex related, impossible because vampires.
• Kissing Cousins^note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.
• Kitschy Local Commercial^note Too common.
• Klingon Scientists Get No Respect^note A stereotype.
• Knight of Cerebus^note Morality, related to narrative since it implies a tone shift for the work, and the real world has no tone.
• Knight Templar^note Morality trope.