Tattoo Symbols & Their Meanings
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AlbatrossAmaruAmerican EagleAnacondaAnansiAngelfishAntAntsAnzuAxolotlBadgerBakunawaBasiliskBatBearBear CubBeaverBeetleBetta FishBlack CatBlue Morpho ButterflyBluebirdBoarBuffaloBullCamelCardinalCarpCassowaryCaterpillarCerberusChameleonCheetahChickChimeraCicadaClownfishCobraCondorCoyoteCrabCraneCrawling PantherCricketCrowCuttlefishCygnetDeath's Head Hawk-MothDeerDoeDolphinDoveDragon (Asian)Dragon (European)DragonflyDuckDucklingEagleEelElephantElkFawnFenghuangFenrirFirebirdFireflyFlamingoFoo DogFoxFrogFruit BatGazelleGeckoGeeseGiraffeGoatGoldfinchGoldfishGooseGorillaGrasshopperGreat White SharkGrey WolfGreyhoundGriffinHammerhead SharkHareHawkHedgehogHenHeronHippopotamusHoney BeeHonuHorseHuginn & MuninnHuma BirdHummingbirdHydraIbisJackalJaguarJellyfishJormungandrKangarooKingfisherKirinKitsuneKoiKomodo DragonKorean Folk TigerKrakenLadybugLambLeopardLionLionessLlamaLobsterLuna MothLynxMagpieManta RayMantis ShrimpMonarch ButterflyMonkeyMooseMothMoth to FlameMouseMudskipperNanookNarwhalNightingaleOctopusOrcaOstrichOtterOuroborosOwlPainted Lady ButterflyPaired SwallowsPandaPanther HeadParrotPeacockPegasusPelicanPenguinPhoenixPigPigeonPlatypusPolar BearPraying MantisPufferfishPumaPythonQueen BeeQuetzal BirdRabbitRamRam SkullRam's HornsRatRattlesnakeRavenReindeerRhinoRobinRoosterSalamanderSalmonSarimanokScarabScorpionSea TurtleSea UrchinSeahorseSealSharkSiamese CrocodileSimurghSleipnirSlothSnailSnakeSnow LeopardSnowy OwlSparrowSpiderSquidSquirrelStagStag BeetleStarfishStorkSwallowSwanSwansSwordfishTardigradeTigerToadTortoiseToucanTurtleTurtle DovesTwin CrowsUnicornViperVultureWalrusWaspWhaleWild BoarWolfWrenZebra
Artifacts
AbacusAce of SpadesAkomaAlgiz RuneAmazigh Tattoo MarkAmphitheatreAmuletAnchorAnchor & RopeAnimal TeethAnkhAnsuz RuneAnvilAnvil SparkAquarius (The Water-Bearer)ArabesqueArchwayAries (The Ram)ArmorArmored GauntletArrowAscending BalloonAtomAyaBaguaBanner ScrollBarbed WireBattle AxeBeadsBeehiveBellBese SakaBow and ArrowBowlBraided RopeBridgeBroadswordBroken LinkBucklerBurned LetterCaduceusCancer (The Crab)CandelabraCandleCapricorn (The Sea-Goat)CastleCathedralCatherine WheelCauldronCeltic CrossCenserChainChainsChakanaChaliceCharmsChess BishopChess KingChess KnightChess PawnChess QueenChess RookChi-RhoChiselCladdaghClasped HandsClipper ShipClock FaceCoffinCogCoinCoinsCompassCompass (Mathematical)Compass RoseCornucopiaCracked VesselCrested HelmetCrossCross of Saint AndrewCrownCrown Chakra (Sahasrara)Crown of ThornsCrucifixCrystal BallCut ThreadDaggerDagger (Point Down)Dagger Through RoseDharma WheelDiceDjembe DrumDogon GranaryDoorDoor BoltDoric ColumnDouble AnchorDouble HappinessDouble HelixDovetail JointDrawn BowDreamcatcherDuafeDwennimmenEbanEmbroideryEndless KnotEnsōEse Ne TekremaEthiopian CrossEvil EyeExcaliburEye of HorusEye of ProvidenceEye of RaFanFaravaharFawohodieFeatherFehu RuneFine ChainsFlailFlameFlaming SwordFleur-de-LisFlower of LifeFountainFuntunfunefu DenkyemfunefuGarden TrellisGateGavelGemini (The Twins)Gilded ShearsGold FrameGolden HarpGramophoneGravestone HandsGreek CrossGye NyameHa TaewHamsa HandHarpHeart & DaggerHeart Chakra (Anahata)Heart with BannerHeavy PadlockHei MatauHelixHelmHeptagramHexagramHingeHorseshoeHourglassHourglass with WingsHye Wo NhyeIk OnkarInfinityInterlaced CrescentsInterlocked GearsInterlocking RingsInuksukInverted HourglassIron BellIron GateIsihlanguKatanaKeyKeyholeKeysKeys of Saint PeterKhandaKirpanKnotLabyrinthLaceLadderLanternLeather BridleLensLeo (The Lion)Libra (The Scales)LightbulbLighthouseLinkLockLock and KeyLocketLoomLoose GemsMaceMaltese CrossMandalaMandorlaMapMaskMāui's FishhookMazeMedicine BottleMemento MoriMerkabaMetatron's CubeMirrorMjolnirMonstranceMosque LampMpatapoNailsNdebele GeometricNea OnnimNeedleNested BowlsNeyNyame Biribi Wo SoroNyame DuaOil LampOm SymbolOpen LinkOsram Ne NsorommaOthala RunePapal CrossParchmentPearlPearlsPendantPennantPenrose StairsPentagramPerfume BottlePhilosopher's StonePisces (The Fish)Platonic SolidsPlaying CardsPocket WatchPrayer WheelPrecious ParasolPruning ShearsPyramidQuill & InkQuiltRaidho RuneRibbonRibbonsRingRitual BladeRivetRivetsRocketRod of AsclepiusRoot Chakra (Muladhara)Rosary BeadsRose WindowRotary PhoneSacral Chakra (Svadhisthana)Sagittarius (The Archer)ScabbardScaleScorpio (The Scorpion)ScytheSeal of SolomonSealed ScrollSeed of LifeSemicolonSeven ChakrasSextantShieldShield & SpearShield BossShipShip's WheelShiva LingamShofarSide SkullSilkSilk ThreadSkeleton KeySolar BarqueSolar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)SpearSpikesSpindleSpinning WheelSpiralSpiral StairsSquare KnotSri YantraStar of BethlehemStar of LakshmiSteelyardStepping StoneStone BridgeStraight RazorSugar SkullSun Stone FaceSwordTaegukTapestryTasselsTau CrossTaurus (The Bull)TeardropTelescopeThe Last SupperThe TowerThird Eye Chakra (Ajna)ThreadThree NailsThroat Chakra (Vishuddha)TifinaghTiwaz RuneTombstoneTorchTorii GateTorn PageTowerTridentTriple GoddessTriquetraTriskelionTwo Golden FishTypewriterUnalomeUncarved BlockUruz RuneValknutVaseVase of Great TreasuresVegvisirVesica PiscisVévéVictory BannerVintage CameraVintage MicrophoneVinyl RecordVirgo (The Maiden)War HammerWatchtowerWax SealWeightWheel of FortuneWhite Conch ShellWinged HeartWoforo Dua Pa AWooden OarWorn KeyWunjo RuneYin YangYoruba Divination BowlZodiac Wheel
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 OaksEucalyptusFalling 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 ThistleMintMistletoeMonsteraMoonflowerMorning GloryMossMyceliumMyrrhMyrtleNasturtiumNettleNight-Blooming CereusOakOld ThornsOlive BranchOlive TreeOrangeOrange BlossomOrchidPalm TreePampas GrassPansyPassionflowerPeace 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 MaskOriOrpheusOrunmilaOsanyinOshosiOshumareOshunOur Lady of GuadalupeOyaPachamamaPan 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