While tattoos are awesome, they will be on your body forever, so it is best to make sure that you get one with a deep meaning. By doing this way, you will not get sick of the tattoo and its meaning will make it more special for you. There are many celebrities who like tattoos but getting inked can be a challenge for them because of their line of work. They may need to cover up their tattoos for a role in a film or show. Despite this, some celebrities still choose to get some body art, especially to honor someone or something.
The Avengers
The cast of The Avengers has tattoos that stand for all of them. It is a special Avengers logo. There have been fan theories about the tattoo. One particularly theory says that each piece of the tattoo represents every Avenger superhero.
The Avengers
Suicide Squad
We talked about the Avengers, so we should also include the Suicide Squad in this list. These actors got the same tattoo on their arm – the word “SKWAD.” The difference is that instead of going to a professional artist, they tattooed each other. Joel Kinnaman, who plays Rick Flagg, revealed in an Instagram post his “skwad” tattoo made by his co-star Will Smith. Kinnaman captioned the image with this: “Will has many many talents, tattooing is not one of them. It was like watching a drunk baby fly a helicopter.”
Suicide Squad
David Beckham
Many people know that David Beckham has a lot of great tattoos that the world’s best artists made. However, the most meaningful to him are the tattoos of the first pro soccer team that signed him, Manchester United, and of his wife, Victoria Beckham. He also has tattoos of his son Romeo’s and his daughter Harper’s names. In 2018, there were reports that the star had roughly 40 to 50 tattoos. However, we’re pretty sure that number has grown over time.
David Beckham
Demi Lovato
After Demi Lovato’s grandmother passed away, the star got a tattoo of her image on her arm. Demi really loved her grandmother, whom she called Mimaw. Her grandmother died in 2016, and when Demi turned 26 that same year, she got this tattoo. It is her grandmother’s portrait when she was 26. According to Demi, the timing was really special. “This is for you Mimaw. You at 26 on my arm while I’m 26, and forever. I love you more,” the star wrote on her Instagram. For Demi, tats are something that you get for milestones in your life.
Demi Lovato
Emilia Clarke
We think the biggest role Emilia Clark has played so far is Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. After the show’s final season wrapped, she decided to get this small yet beautiful tattoo. The famous Dr. Woo designed it. She wrote on her Instagram,: “@_dr_woo_ made sure this mamma ain’t NEVER forgetting her babies…” Of course, Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, got a tattoo of her babies. It is even more sentimental since not all of her dragons survived in the series.
Emilia Clarke
Tom Holland
Tom Holland has been a fan of the superhero for a long time, which is why it is not a surprise that the actor has the Spiderman logo tattoed on the sole of his right foot. Tom showed off his tattoo during a press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming. He told Mark S. Allen for ABC10, “I always wanted to get that Spider-man symbol on the bottom of my foot, but I just never thought I would get it done.” Tom explained that because the ink faded away, he had to get the tattoo repeated three times. He also said it was very painful.
Tom Holland
Mama Mia
The movie Mamma Mia! starred Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McDowall and Ashley Lilley, among others. The three loved it so much they got matching tattoos. Amanda explained about the tattoo they got on their feet. “We’re best friends,” she said in an interview. “Minge” was a “term of endearment” and she also admitted the obvious. “In England, it means vagina. But in the U.S., which is where I spend most of my time, it just doesn’t mean anything. So we commemorated our friendship with ‘minge’ tattoos,” Amanda revealed.
Mama Mia
Offset
A member of the hip hop group Migos, Offset married Cardi B in 2017. They welcomed their daughter, Kulture, the following year. It can be clearly seen that Offset got his daughter’s name tattooed on his face. In one of his Instagram Stories, he revealed the tattoo along with others that he got in the past. He got inked with the names of his children from a previous relationship – Jordan and Kody. A few months after he proposed to Cardi B, Offset got her name tattooed on his neck.
Offset
Maisie Williams And Sophie Turner
Being cast in Game of Thrones as the Stark sisters meant a lot to Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner, so the two decided to get matching tattoos which say “07.08.09.” The cute peach colored memory is when they got cast. The ultimate friendship goals, Sophie said in an interview that she and Maisie always wanted to have matching tattoos. “With Thrones we were like, if we make it all the way through, hopefully we could get a matching wolf. But we don’t know if we’re going to make it, so Maisie and I were like ‘Let’s get this before anyone kills us,'” Sophie explained.
Maisie Williams And Sophie Turner
Megan Fox
While the beautiful actress has many tattoos, we chose this one because it has a really deep meaning. A big Shakespeare fan, Megan Fox decided to get a tattoo on her back with these words: “We will all laugh at gilded butterflies.” The line is from William Shakespeare’s play “King Lear” and the words are in the Old English font. According to Megan, the tattoo is a reminder for her to keep her feet on the ground and not let Hollywood’s glitz and glamour trap her.
Megan Fox
Drake
Drake’s mother would always listen to Sade as he was growing up, and he eventually became a big fan of hers. His love for Sade grew bigger and bigger and he now has a tattoo of her portrait on his torso. After several years, he got another tattoo of Sade’s profile above the first one. On his birthday, he received an autographed picture from the singer, which likely made Drake’s love for the singer grow again.
Drake
Rihanna
With plenty of cool tattoos, Rihanna’s “XI – IV – LXXXVI” tattoo on her shoulder meaningful to means the most to the star. These roman numerals are the birthdate of Melissa Forde, her best friend. Forde also has a similar tattoo of roman letters, but they are of Rihanna’s birthday! Aside from the roman numeral tattoo, Rihanna has another one of an Egyptian goddess on her torso, which you can read about later…
Rihanna
Lucy Hale
The simple “I love you” tattoo that Lucy Hale has apparently has a deep meaning. The tattoo is in her grandmother’s handwriting. Lucy and her sister got those words inked on their arms. “Nothing says sisterly bonding more than permanently tattooing your body. After years of wanting our grandmothers writing, we did it! Our Grammy was our favorite person & now she’s even more a part of us. Also, my sister is a badass who raises two kids, teaches combat classes, AND goes on tattoo runs with her baby sister?? Also, ouch. This one hurt,” Lucy wrote in an Instagram post.
Lucy Hale
Hillary Duff
While this star has a collection of tattoos, the Dr. Woo one on her arm is a little cryptic. It’s an old Bette Davis quote. At The Tonight Show, Bette was asked how a young actress can get into Hollywood. She responded with: “Take Fountain,” as in Fountain Avenue, the shortcut which led into the Los Angeles neighborhood. This might not be of some significance to Duff, but we can all agree that Dr. Woo’s masterpiece looks great.
Hillary Duff
Halsey
In an iHeart Radio interview, singer Halsey explained about her upside down horseshoe tattoo on her arm. The symbol is known to bring bad luck, but she said that she believed neither in luck or bad luck. She said, “I got an upside down horseshoe to signify that I don’t need luck. I work really, really hard, and I believe in the stars aligning, but I don’t believe that anything happens to anyone based out of sheer luck. I believe people work really hard, and they manifest what they want, and what they need, and what they’re hopeful for, and that’s what this is—a reminder.”
Halsey
Emma Stone
Being able to connect with other celebs easily is perhaps one thing that you can be grateful for as a star. Emma Stone and her mother share quite a special bond with the superstar Paul McCartney. When Emma’s mom got cancer-free, the mother and daughter both got inked with a drawing of birds’ feet. Believe it or not, it was their tribute to Beatles’ “Blackbird.” It was Paul McCartney himself who designed the drawing. “Custom tattoos by Paul McCartney. Isn’t that wild? […] He’s a good guy,” Emma told Us Weekly in an interview.
Emma Stone
Pretty Little Liars
Another cast who chose to get matching ink. This time, the tattoo has a very deep meaning and reflects their characters’ bond. Pretty Little Liars stars Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, Troian Bellisario, , and Janel Parrish made sure to keep the show alive even after it ended by getting matching tattoos. We love the idea that each actress got the initial of the name of their character tattooed on their “shh” finger!
Pretty Little Liars
Lea Michele
You might think that the small coffee cup inked on Lea Michele’s finger represents her love for coffee but the symbol actually means something more personal. She got the tattoo chose to honor her grandmother who passed away. “She wasn’t your typical grandma. She gave me my first cup of coffee when I was eight years old. She said something inappropriate to every boyfriend I’ve ever had. She never made pie or knit me a sweater. But she was my grandma and I loved her…more than anything,” Lea revealed on her Instagram.
Lea Michele
Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne’s collection of tattoos is growing. In 2018, she already had around 20, but the most intricate is a long snake which begins on her palm, extends down her middle finger, and ends in the word “feral.” She talked about her tattoo in an interview. Cara told The Sun it was “re-invention, shedding of old skin, new beginnings, new life.” If you are wondering about the world feral and whether that is how she sees herself, we will all have to keep guessing.
Cara Delevingne
Joe Jonas
Perhaps you thought that Joe Jonas has become an art lover because he got a tattoo of this woman’s portrait with a minimal design. While it does seem like Joe has found new appreciation for some old paintings, his tattoo is actually the image of his wife, actress Sophie Turner, and it was made by artist Curt Montgomery. Do you remember Sansa Stark’s bathtub scene in GoT? If you do, then all of this will make sense to you.
Joe Jonas
Vanessa Hudgens
The actress got her first tattoo, a butterfly, when she turned 22. She got it inked on her nape. In an interview, she explained that although the tattoo was kind of last minute, she had wanted to get one for years. You’ll surely love its meaning. “A butterfly landed on my mum’s stomach a week before I was born and that’s how I got my name, because Vanessa means butterfly—it’s a Latin derivative,” the former Disney star said.
Vanessa Hudgens
Dakota Johnson
During the promotion of her movie Suspiria in 2019, Dakota Johnson revealed a small tattoo. She had the words, “I Love You” inked on her right arm. However, before that, she was already spotted with another tattoo on her left elbow – an infinity symbol that had two x’s inside it. Chris Martin also has the same tattoo. The tat might mean eternal love because there is a symbol for infinity and the x’s could represent kisses.
Dakota Johnson
Evan Rachel Wood
Pink Floyd has likely inspired many fans’ tattoos. As for Evan Rachel Wood, she used the track “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” to add ink on her body. The following words are tattooed on her back: “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” In an interview, she told Esquire that the song is very significant to her. She even said that she had plans of having the track played at her funeral.
Evan Rachel Wood
Colin Farrell
On Colin Farrell’s chest, there is a beautiful drawing-like tattoo of a lotus with the words, “I Love No Matter.” It has a great message – no matter what, the actor won’t give up on true love. According to Ranker, the message of the tattoo is a “reference to his undying belief in true love and the power of relationships.” However, in 2020, he was spotted without his arm tattoos, having had them removed.
Colin Farrell
Maisie Williams
Aside from the matching tattoo the English actress got with her ‘Stark sister,’ Maisie has one more connected to Game of Thrones. She decided to remember her character in the series forever. Learning her lesson the hard way, Arya Stark had to be ‘no one’ so that she could fulfill her destiny. Maisie commemorated her character and got these words tattooed on her back. This is pretty awesome, don’t you think?
Maisie Williams
Billie Lourd
As a tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, who has passed away, Billie Lourd decided to have some celestial bodies tattooed on her foot. The image on the right shows that Carrie had an outer space tattoo on her ankle as well. Billie got a similar tattoo. There is another celebrity who chose to get inked to pay tribute to a beloved member of her family. You can see it next on this list.
Billie Lourd
Sophie Turner
In 2018, Sophie Turner added one more tattoo to her growing collection. She got the letter “G” inked on her pinky finger. The meaning behind this tattoo is more personal since she got it to honor her grandfather. “”For my grandad. My hero,” she revealed on her Instagram. Artist Mr. K tattooed the delicate script initial at New York City’s Bang Bang tattoo parlor. Sophie’s husband, Joe Jonas, also got a sentimental tattoo for his own grandfather.
Sophie Turner
Lauren London
When rapper, entrepreneur, and activist Nipsey Hussle passed away in 2019, the whole world was heartbroken, especially his girlfriend Lauren London. To help deal with the grief, Lauren got this portrait of Nipsey on her hand. “Real Love Never Dies,” she wrote on her Instagram. “When you see me, you will always see him #LoveYouHussle #TMC.” Lauren and Nipsey had been together for more than five years and had one son together.
Lauren London
Rihanna
Not only does the Egyptian Goddess tattooed on Rihanna’s chest look incredibly awesome, it also has a really deep meaning. This tattoo is a tribute to her grandmother who passed away after battling cancer for a long time. In 2012, Rihanna revealed her then new ink on Instagram. She wrote, “Goddess Isis – Complete Woman – Model for future generations – #GRANGRANDOLLY – always in and on my heart #1love.”
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
While Selena Gomez only has a few tattoos, the one she likes showing off is the ink on her back, below her right shoulder. The four-inch inscription is in Arabic and means “Love Yourself First.” It was done by Bang Bang McCurdy, a New York tattoo artist. Some of Selena’s tattoos include a musical note, a Roman numeral of her mother’s birth year and the phrase “God Who Strengthens Me.”
Selena Gomez
Gisele Bundchen
Some might say that a star tattoo is not unique, but for Gisele Bundchen, it has great meaning. The star represents her grandmother who passed away. Talking about the wrist adornment, Gisele has Bündchen has said, “It’s a shooting star, for my grandmother.” The model added, “She died when I was young. When I first moved to New York, there were no stars in the sky, so to remind me of her I drew one on my wrist and kept it there for a month, and then had someone draw it in, which is why it’s a little crooked. It’s held up pretty well for 10 years. It helps me to remember her.”
Gisele Bundchen
Lebron James
One of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen, Lebron James has many tattoos, but the one that means the most to him is on his left forearm. It represents “Lebron James, JR.,” his first son. The basketball superstar also got some new ink in 2020 to pay tribute to another basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant, who passed away that year. The Black Mamba-inspired tattoo is located on Lebron’s left thigh.
Lebron James
Johnny Depp
While Johnny Depp has a lot of cool tattoos, there is one that stands out. On his right forearm is a tattoo of a sparrow and the name “Jack” under it, similar to the tattoo Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. The actor has said that the bird represents his son, Jack. However, some Redditors have pointed out that the tattoo Johnny has is not a sparrow but a swallow.
Johnny Depp
Christina Aguilera
Many people have no idea that Christian Aguilera once used a different stage name at some point in her singing career. Paying homage to the nickname, the singer had the name “Xtina” tattooed on her nape. It is believed that she herself coined that nickname when she decided to adopt an alter ego. During this time in her life, her hair was dyed black and she debuted several piercings and tattoos.
Christina Aguilera
David Beckham
Once again, David Beckham is on the list. This time, it is for the stick figure tattoo he has in his palm. His daughter was 4 years old when she drew the figure. David’s other tattoos include a rose, which marks the tenth anniversary of his wedding, and some Hebrew tattoos, which celebrate the sixth anniversary. He also has a vertical side tattoo on his ribs which contains Chinese symbols.
David Beckham
Kylie Jenner And Travis Scott
The two got inked on their hands with the same tattoo of a butterfly. It happened after they welcomed their daughter into the world in February 2018. Some people have theorized that the inspiration for the tattoo is from Travis’ song “Butterfly Effect.” Kylie and Travis have gone their separate ways, but they continue to co-parent their child. Towards the end of 2020, there were rumors that the two have reconnected and are more than friends.
Kylie Jenner And Travis Scott
Justin Bieber
One of those artists who have a ton of ink on their bodies, Justin Bieber has a crown tattoo on his chest. Many fans believe that this is his tribute to his idol – the late Michael Jackson, also known as the “king” of pop. In 2017, he added some new ink on his chest and got a lion tattoo. Luckily, he was able to incorporate the crown tat that he already had into the design.
Justin Bieber
Scarlett Johansson
This beautiful actress has several tattoos but the biggest one (roses on a vine) seems to be the tattoo on her back. It appears that she got it some time in 2017. As for the tattoo’s meaning, Scarlett didn’t really say anything about it. However, it may be connected to her daughter, Rose Dorothy Dauriac. Tattoo artist and East Side Ink owner Josh Lord inked the design on the star’ back.
Scarlett Johansson
Kendall Jenner
Kendall told Ellen in an interview that her lip tattoo, which spells ‘MEOW,’ has no special meaning. She admitted that she always wanted to get a lip tattoo and had it after she went drinking with her friends. “It was literally the first thing that came to my mind,” Kendall said. She debuted the ink on the tattoo artist’s Instagram back in 2016. Kendall has two other tattoos but all three are tiny and hidden.
Kendall Jenner