No Archive Warnings Apply — Tag Meaning
The Archive Warning option stating affirmatively that none of AO3's four major warnings (graphic violence, major character death, rape/non-con, underage) are relevant to the work. It is a positive declaration, distinct from declining to warn.
What to Expect From "No Archive Warnings Apply" Fics
The work should be free of the four warned-for content types, though it may still contain other difficult material disclosed through freeform tags. Check the additional tags for anything else you filter for.
How to find No Archive Warnings Apply fics on AO3
On AO3, click any tag to see every work that uses it, then refine with the "Filters" sidebar — combine it with your fandom or ship, set a rating, or exclude tags you don't want. See our AO3 filtering guide for the full walkthrough.
Browse "No Archive Warnings Apply" works on AO3Popular Fics Tagged "No Archive Warnings Apply"
Real examples from AO3's most-kudosed works:
All the Young Dudes
by MsKingBean89
you took my heart (i was sleeping)
by lameparties
please leave a message
by subcorax
Evitative
by Vichan
talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet
by thesweetestdream
Oh God Not Again!
by Sarah1281
Related Tags
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
One of AO3's warning options, often abbreviated CNTW or 'chose not to warn.' It means the author is declining to confirm or deny whether any of the four major warnings apply, sometimes to avoid spoilers and sometimes because the content is hard to classify.
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Major Character Death
One of AO3's four official Archive Warnings, also used as a freeform tag: a central character dies in this story. It is among the most rigorously honored warnings in fandom culture, because readers' trust depends on never being ambushed by a beloved character's death.
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Graphic Depictions Of Violence
One of AO3's four major Archive Warnings, selected during posting when a work contains detailed, on-page violence. Unlike freeform tags, this warning is part of the archive's required warning system and appears prominently on the work's blurb so readers see it before clicking through.
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