Compared to other online communities, relatively little is understood about 4chan. This is likely because of the widespread use of offensive language and images, the ephemerality of its content and its negative reputation in general. Despite the misgivings many have about the site the content it generates significantly influences internet culture, from the format of memes to cat pictures. Because of the influence of the site on internet culture as a whole, we should better understand internet culture. Unlike other online communities 4chan’s boards the design features of the site allow for the creation of anthropomorphized identities, known as Board-tans, to describe the members of its community. When evaluating 4chan as a community and digital artifacts it is important to understand Board-tans (an anthropomorphized board on the site) and how posters perform their identity because of the significant role they play in communication on and off the site. Through a case study of the board /fit/ I argue that the Board-tans, provide deep insight into the site.