Here's A Look Into These Tattooed Celebrities And What Their Tattoos Mean
If you are a tattoo lover, or even if you aren't a tattoo lover, you still probably will appreciate seeing all of these beautiful works of art and seeing the pieces that our favorite celebrities have chosen. There's usually meaning behind tattoos and so hearing stories about them and why people got them can be extremely entertaining.
The fun thing about this is that we don't always get to see the celebrity tattoos because they're sometimes covered and we also don't see celebrities much except in the photos they decide to post. Seeing the tattoos of some celebrities is really cool because you get an insight into their lives and the things they find meaningful.
Who knows, maybe you will get some inspiration from some of these tattoos to get something similar. Even if you aren't someone who has ink themselves you can't deny that these amazing art pieces aren't great to look at and truly show the talent of the artist who did them.
Let's dive into these celebrities and take a look at their favorite tattoos and what they mean or why they got them. Overall, these tattoos are something to be proud of for the celebrity and the artist that did it.
1. Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran got this giant lion tattooed on his chest in honor of his three sold-out shows at Wembley.
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Nicki Minaj rocks a tattoo that means "God is always with you" in English
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Iggy was spotted actually getting a tattoo tributed to ex-boyfriend ASAP Rocky removed.
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Christ Brown posted a photo showing off his skull tattoo of the Venus de Milo.
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Both Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber have matching tattoos to symbolize their friendship.
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Selena has an Arabic phrase that means "Love Yourself."
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Rumer got this tattoo to commemorate her milestone finish of winning Dancing With The Stars with a tattoo. She says, "I got this as a reminder that what we are searching for can only be found within yourself....not from your job, how much money you make, who your dating, how many followers you have."
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Brad Pitt has a tattoo of a two-cell chart, with "A" written on the top left and part of "M P Z" printed on the right side to pay homage to his family.
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9. Demi Lovato
Demi actually covered what she referred to as a "vagina tattoo" with a large rose.
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10. Harry Styles
Harry has more than 60 tattoos and you can see him flaunting a few of them here.
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11. Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff has a dainty sparrow tattoo.
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12. Miley Cyrus
Miley has a few different tattoos including a photo of her grandmother, the words "Just Breathe," and a dreamcatcher.
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13. Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer got the symbol of water. She explains her decision by saying, "It's the color of a scar so it's au naturel and it's literally the most unrebellious tattoo that anybody could ever get."
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14. Adam Levine
Adam has many different tattoos, most of which are visible on his arms.
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15. Rita Ora
Rita has many different visible tattoos. Her go-to artist is celebrity tattoo artist Bang Bang McCurdy
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16. Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is yet another that has a lot of ink. One of his tattoos feature a piece in honor of his friend's daughter who was diagnosed with a serious brain condition
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17. Nicole Richie
Nicole has a pair of angel wings on her back and a tattoo of her last name.
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18. Kesha
Kesha has an eye tattooed on the palm of her hand. Rumors say that the eye stands for the Illuminati.
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19. Benji Madden
This is one way to promote your band's new album.
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20. Cara Delevingne
Cara rocks "Breathe Deep" on her bicep.
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21. Travis Barker
Travis is basically known for his tattoos and music because he is covered in tattoos from head to toe.
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22. Lea Michele
Lea Michele rocks "I Believe" on her wrist.
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23. Brantley Gilbert
This singer has a tattoo of his interpretation of the 2nd Amendment on his back.
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24. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga opened up about what her Monster Paw tattoo means to her by saying, "the symbol of my fans as they have held their paws high in the crowd every night since we became a community. I cherish it for its meaning, the loyalty, devotion, and strength we share.
I wanted it engraved on me forever."
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Gossip Girl star has a huge feather tattooed on him that reportedly matches a friend's tattoo.
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26. Rob Kardashian
Rob Kardashian has his mother, Kris Jenner's, face tattooed on his arm. He also has his dad, Robert Kardashian, tattooed on his other arm.
27. Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa has a beautiful butterfly tattooed on her neck.
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28. Katy Perry
Katy has a little strawberry on her ankle which is dainty but very on-brand.
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29. Rihanna
Rihanna has a lot of tattoos, one saying "rebelle fleur," which is French for "unruly flower."
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30. John Mayer
John has a lot of elaborate arm tattoos.
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31. Khloé Kardashian & Lamar Odom
Khloe and her ex-husband got their initials tattooed on their hands.
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32. Angelina Jolie
Angelina used to have her ex-husband's name tattooed on her but recently covered it up. She came out saying, "I'll never be stupid enough to have a man's name tattooed on me again."
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33. David Beckham
David Beckham is clearly a tattoo lover. "I think everybody's got a way of expressing their feelings, and mine is through my tattoos," says David.
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34. Megan Fox
Megan has many different tattoos including a William Shakespeare quote on her shoulder.
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35. Britney Spears
Britney has a few tattoos on her, but one that is well known is a Kanji symbol. The Kanji symbol meant to stand for 'mysterious' is thought to actually translate into 'strange'.
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36. Dean McDermott
Dean must have a lot of faith in his marriage by having two tattoos of Tori Spelling, his wife.
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Tattoos are a form of expression and a lot of our favorite celebrities use this form of expression. Some of them have tattoos with a lot of meaning, others have cute stylish tattoos, and other have sleeves or large areas covered with tattoos.
Not only did we just get to look at all of these cool tattoos, but they definitely gave us some inspiration for our own.
