Tattoo Symbols & Their Meanings
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AlbatrossAmaruAmerican EagleAnacondaAnansiAngelfishAntAntsAnzuAxolotlBakunawaBasiliskBatBearBeetleBetta FishBlack CatBlue Morpho ButterflyBluebirdBoarBuffaloBullCardinalCarpCassowaryCaterpillarCerberusChameleonChimeraCicadaClownfishCobraCondorCoyoteCrabCraneCrawling PantherCrowCuttlefishDeath's Head Hawk-MothDeerDoeDolphinDoveDragon (Asian)Dragon (European)DragonflyDuckEagleElephantElkFenghuangFenrirFirebirdFireflyFlamingoFoo DogFoxFrogFruit BatGazelleGeeseGoatGoldfinchGoldfishGooseGorillaGrasshopperGreat White SharkGrey WolfGreyhoundGriffinHammerhead SharkHareHawkHenHeronHippopotamusHoney BeeHonuHorseHuginn & MuninnHuma BirdHummingbirdHydraIbisJackalJaguarJellyfishJormungandrKangarooKingfisherKirinKitsuneKoiKomodo DragonKorean Folk TigerKrakenLadybugLambLeopardLionLionessLobsterLuna MothMagpieManta RayMantis ShrimpMonarch ButterflyMonkeyMothMoth to FlameMudskipperNanookNarwhalNightingaleOctopusOrcaOstrichOtterOuroborosOwlPainted Lady ButterflyPaired SwallowsPanther HeadParrotPeacockPegasusPelicanPenguinPhoenixPigPlatypusPolar BearPraying MantisPumaQueen BeeQuetzal BirdRabbitRamRam SkullRam's HornsRatRavenRhinoRobinRoosterSalamanderSalmonSarimanokScarabScorpionSea TurtleSea UrchinSeahorseSharkSiamese CrocodileSimurghSleipnirSnailSnakeSnowy OwlSparrowSpiderSquidStagStag BeetleStarfishStorkSwallowSwanSwansSwordfishTardigradeTigerToadTortoiseToucanTurtleTurtle DovesTwin CrowsUnicornVultureWhaleWild BoarWolfWrenZebra
Artifacts
AbacusAce of SpadesAkomaAmazigh Tattoo MarkAmphitheatreAmuletAnchorAnchor & RopeAnimal TeethAnkhAnvilAnvil SparkArabesqueArchwayArmorArmored GauntletArrowAscending BalloonAtomAyaBanner ScrollBarbed WireBattle AxeBeadsBeehiveBellBese SakaBow and ArrowBowlBraided RopeBridgeBroadswordBroken LinkBucklerBurned LetterCaduceusCandelabraCandleCastleCathedralCatherine WheelCauldronCeltic CrossCenserChainChainsChakanaChaliceCharmsChess BishopChess KingChess KnightChess PawnChess QueenChess RookChi-RhoChiselCladdaghClasped HandsClipper ShipClock FaceCoffinCogCoinCoinsCompassCompass (Mathematical)Compass RoseCornucopiaCracked VesselCrested HelmetCrossCross of Saint AndrewCrownCrown of ThornsCrucifixCrystal BallCut ThreadDaggerDagger (Point Down)Dagger Through RoseDharma WheelDiceDjembe DrumDogon GranaryDoorDoor BoltDoric ColumnDouble AnchorDouble HelixDovetail JointDrawn BowDreamcatcherDuafeDwennimmenEbanEmbroideryEndless KnotEse Ne TekremaEthiopian CrossEvil EyeExcaliburEye of HorusEye of ProvidenceEye of RaFanFaravaharFawohodieFeatherFine ChainsFlailFlameFlaming SwordFleur-de-LisFlower of LifeFountainFuntunfunefu DenkyemfunefuGarden TrellisGateGavelGilded ShearsGold FrameGolden HarpGramophoneGravestone HandsGreek CrossGye NyameHa TaewHamsa HandHarpHeart & DaggerHeart with BannerHeavy PadlockHei MatauHelixHelmHeptagramHexagramHingeHorseshoeHourglassHourglass with WingsHye Wo NhyeInterlaced CrescentsInterlocked GearsInterlocking RingsInuksukInverted HourglassIron BellIron GateIsihlanguKatanaKeyKeyholeKeysKeys of Saint PeterKhandaKirpanKnotLabyrinthLaceLadderLanternLeather BridleLensLightbulbLighthouseLinkLockLock and KeyLocketLoomLoose GemsMaceMaltese CrossMandalaMandorlaMapMaskMāui's FishhookMazeMedicine BottleMemento MoriMetatron's CubeMirrorMjolnirMonstranceMosque LampMpatapoNailsNdebele GeometricNea OnnimNeedleNested BowlsNeyNyame Biribi Wo SoroNyame DuaOil LampOm SymbolOpen LinkOsram Ne NsorommaPapal CrossParchmentPearlsPendantPennantPenrose StairsPentagramPerfume BottlePhilosopher's StonePlatonic SolidsPlaying CardsPocket WatchPrayer WheelPrecious ParasolPruning ShearsPyramidQuill & InkQuiltRibbonRibbonsRingRitual BladeRivetRivetsRocketRosary BeadsRose WindowRotary PhoneScabbardScaleScytheSeal of SolomonSealed ScrollSextantShieldShield & SpearShield BossShipShip's WheelShiva LingamShofarSide SkullSilkSilk ThreadSkeleton KeySolar BarqueSpearSpikesSpindleSpinning WheelSpiralSpiral StairsSquare KnotSri YantraStar of BethlehemStar of LakshmiSteelyardStepping StoneStone BridgeStraight RazorSugar SkullSun Stone FaceSwordTaegukTapestryTasselsTau CrossTelescopeThe Last SupperThe TowerThreadThree NailsTifinaghTombstoneTorchTorii GateTorn PageTowerTridentTriple GoddessTriquetraTriskelionTwo Golden FishTypewriterUncarved BlockValknutVaseVase of Great TreasuresVegvisirVévéVictory BannerVintage CameraVintage MicrophoneVinyl RecordWar HammerWatchtowerWax SealWeightWheel of FortuneWhite Conch ShellWinged HeartWoforo Dua Pa AWooden OarWorn KeyYin YangYoruba Divination Bowl
Botanical
AcaciaAcanthusAcornAgaveAloeAlstroemeriaAmaranthAmaryllisAmbrosiaAnemoneAngel's TrumpetAnthuriumAppleAspenAsterAzaleaBaby's BreathBambooBamboo GroveBanyan TreeBaobabBarkBasilBegoniaBerriesBirchBird of ParadiseBlack RoseBlackthornBleeding HeartBlue LotusBodhi LeafBodhi TreeBraided RootsBraided VinesBrambleBrierButtercupCactusCalla LilyCallistemonCamelliaCarnationCedarCeltic TreeCherry BlossomChrysalisChrysanthemumCinnamonClasping TendrilCloverClovesColumbineCornCornflowerCorpse FlowerCosmosCraspediaCrocusCyclamenCypressDaffodilDahliaDaisyDandelionDeadwoodDogwoodDragon Blood TreeDrifting SeedsEchinaceaEdelweissEgyptian Tree of LifeElder TreeEntwined OaksFalling PetalsFernFern FrondFern FrondsFigFiligree LeavesFly AgaricForget-Me-NotFour-Leaf CloverFoxgloveFrangipaniFreesiaFuchsiaGardeniaGarlicGeraniumGhost OrchidGingerGinkgoGinsengGladiolusGourdGrapesHawthornHeatherHibiscusHollyHoneyHoneysuckleHyacinthHydrangeaInterlocking LeavesIrisIvyJapanese MapleJasmineJoined RosesKoruLarkspurLaurelLavenderLeaf BudLeaf NodesLeaf SkeletonLilacLilyLily of the ValleyLotusLotus BudLotus of PurityLotus RootLotus ThroneLupineMagnoliaMandrakeMangroveMaple LeafMarigoldMilk ThistleMintMistletoeMoonflowerMorning GloryMossMyceliumMyrrhMyrtleNasturtiumNettleNight-Blooming CereusOakOld ThornsOlive BranchOlive TreeOrangeOrange BlossomOrchidPalm TreePansyPassionflowerPeace LilyPeachPearPeonyPeriwinklePersimmonPetalPetalsPetuniaPinePine ConePine NeedlesPollenPomegranatePoppyPothos PlantPrimroseProteaRanunculusReedRhododendronRoot TipRoot WallRoseRose HipRosemaryRowanSaffronSageSaguaro CactusSaplingSeedSeed PodSeedlingsSequoiaShallow RootsShared ThornsSmall BudsSnake RootSnapdragonSnowdropSpider LilySporesSproutStar of Bethlehem FlowerStargazer LilyStemsStinging LeafStrawberryStrawberry RunnerSunflowerSweet PeaTamariskTeaTendrilTendrilsThistleThornsThymeTight BudsTree of KnowledgeTrumpet CreeperTuberoseTulipVineVinesVioletViscariaWax FlowerWeeping WillowWheatWild GrassWillowWillow BranchWisteriaWormwoodYggdrasilZinnia
Figures
AganjuAgniAll-Seeing EyeAmaterasuAmunAnatomical HeartAngelAnubisAphroditeApolloApsaraArchangel GabrielArianrhodArjunaArtemisAthenaAtlasAvalokiteśvaraBaba YagaBabalu-AyeBansheeBaron SamediBarongBastetBathalaBhumispara MudraBr'er RabbitBrahmaBrigidBrownieBuddhaBulgasariBunjilBuraqCapricornusCassandraCentaurCernunnosChang'eChanticoCharybdisCherubimChrysalis FigureCihuacoatlCirceCleopatraCoatlicueCoyolxauhquiCrowned SkullCrying EyeCú ChulainnDagrDaikokuDamballaDancerDangunDanse MacabreDarumaDeath (Tarot)DemeterDemonDevilDharmachakra MudraDhyana MudraDionysusDivine PresenceDokkaebiDrum DancerDurgaElfEnkiduEreshkigalErinleErosErzulie FredaEshuFairyFeathered SerpentFerrymanFlying AfricansForest SpriteFreyFreyaFriggFujinGaiaGaneshGargoyleGarudaGatekeeperGeishaGilgameshGladiatorGnomeGoblinGreek Wind GodsGreen TaraGrim ReaperGuan YuGuanyinHadesHaetaeHanged Man (Tarot)Hannya MaskHanumanHecateHei TikiHerculesHermesHigh John the ConquerorHopliteHorusHuehueteotlHundunHypnosIbejiIcarusIcarus (Rising)Idealized PortraitInannaInitiateInmyeonjoIntiIsisIxchelJack-in-the-GreenJanusJudgementJusticeKagutsuchiKahukuraKaliKhepriKinnaraKirttimukhaKnightKukulkanLa DiablesseLady HeadLakshmiLamassuLeshyLion of JudahLokiLóngLotus Head GoddessMadonna and ChildMaitreyaMama QuillaMami WataManaiaMañjuśrīMardukMariMaria MakilingMatriarchMayan Spider WomanMedeaMedusaMerlinMermaidMidwifeMinotaurMithraMnemosyneMonkMorgan le FayMorpheusNagaNanabushNatarajaNefertitiNikeNixieNommoNóttNü WaNunNyameNymphObaObatalaOdinOduduwaOgou FerayOgunOlodumareOlokunOni MaskOriOrpheusOrunmilaOsanyinOshosiOshumareOshunOyaPachamamaPan GuPapa BoisPapa LegbaPelePersephonePerunPharaohPietàPin-Up GirlPiratePlague DoctorPopobawaPoseidonPraying HandsPrometheusQilinQuetzalcoatlRaRaijinRainbow CrowRainbow SerpentRhiannonRudraRusalkaSacred HeartSaint BrigidSaint ChristopherSaint Francis of AssisiSaint GeorgeSaint JudeSaint LuciaSaint MichaelSaint SebastianSamantabhadraSamuraiSan Rock Art FigureSankofa BirdSanta MuerteSednaSekhmetSelkieSentinelSeraphimSethSevered HeadShamanShamanic Bird MaskShangoShivaSirenSisyphusSkullSkull (Profile)SorceressSoucouyantSphinxStatue BustStigmataStone GargoyleStrengthSun KingSun WukongSuryaTangaroaTemperanceTenguThanatosThe AlchemistThe AncestorThe ArcherThe CaregiverThe ChariotThe CharioteerThe ChoirThe CouncilThe CraftsmanThe CroneThe DagdaThe DevilThe EmperorThe EmpressThe FatesThe Fisher KingThe FoolThe Great SpiritThe Green KnightThe Green ManThe HeraldThe HermitThe HierophantThe High PriestessThe LoversThe MagicianThe MaidenThe Matriarch/PatriarchThe MoonThe MorriganThe MuseThe MusicianThe NavigatorThe NornsThe SculptorThe SkaldThe SunThe TwinsThe WandererThe WitnessThe WorldThird EyeThorThothThunderbirdTiamatTlalocTotem PoleTritonValkyrieVampireVayuVeiled FigureVelesVenus of LausselVestaVirgin MaryVishnuVitarka MudraVulcanWandjinaWeeping AngelWerewolfWhirling DervishWhite TaraWill-o'-the-WispWitchWizardYemayaZahhakZeus
Nature
AbaloneAntlerArchipelagoAurora BorealisBinary StarBioluminescenceBird in FlightBoneBubbleBubblesBurning BushButterflyCanyonCaveCave PaintingCave SystemCliffCloudsCometConch ShellConstellationCooling LavaCoralCoral ReefCowrie ShellCracking IceCrescent MoonCrystalCycloneDawnDeltaDesertDewdropsDiamondDouble SpiralEclipseEmberFalconFalling LeavesFault LineFirst LightFissureFlintFogFormal GardenFour Rivers of ParadiseFrostFull MoonGangaGarden of EdenGlacierGreat WaveGrottoHalf MoonHoneycombHorizonHorizon GlowHorizon LineIceIce SheetIntersecting RipplesIslamic GardenIslandLeaf VeinsLight RayLightningLightning BoltLow TideMetamorphic StoneMilky WayMonolithMoonMountainMountain PeakMountain RangeNautical StarNautilus ShellNebulaNew MoonNew ShootsNorth StarObsidianOpen RoadPangeaPeacock FeatherPearl in ShellPuka ShellRainbowRaindropsReefReflectionRipplesRising SunRiverRiver BendRiver ConfluenceRoot SystemRough DiamondSaltSand DollarSand RipplesScallop ShellSea FoamSecret GardenSedimentShadowShellShield of the TrinityShooting StarSmokeSnowflakeSparkSpider WebStarStar ClusterStardustStarsStoneStonesStormStorm CloudSunSun & MoonSun FaceSun RaysSunsetSurface RootsThe StarThunderheadTide PoolTree of LifeTriple SpiralVolcanic VentVolcanoWaning MoonWater LilyWaterfallWave CrestWild GardenWindWind ShiftWispy CloudsZen Garden