If you ever thought that tattoos are just some pretty pictures and adornments, you couldn't be more wrong. Since the dawn of tattoos in 4 millennia BC, the tattoo designs always had meaning to them. Whether it was religious markings or illustrations about particular humans lifetime achievements, they were always meant to convey a message of some sorts. Skipping forward to our age, some of the tattoo symbols have lost their intended context along the way, but there are still people who like to translate hidden messages and more profound meanings into their tattoo ideas.
If you are searching for some inspiration and drawing ideas, Bored Panda has compiled a list of tattoos with meaning for you to take a look at. They might look ordinary, but on closer inspection, you'll find that each contains its own special hidden meaning. Some of them change depending on what angle you're looking at them, some of them only work when combined with others, and some of them even glow in the dark, all the while masking some deeper tattoo meanings.
See for yourself in the list below, and don't forget to send us your pictures if you have any meaningful tattoos that even a cave dweller would be jealous of!
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Cheshire Cat Tattoo Where A Full Cat Appears Under Black Light
Hidden Message Tattoo
Harry Potter The Marauders Map Tattoo With Words Appearing Under Black Light
One Foot In The Grave... Literally
"Everything Has Beauty But Not Everyone Can See It" Black And White Ink Tattoo
Ambigram Tattoo With A Powerful Message
Anamorphic Skull Tattoo
Secret Light-saber Tattoo That Shows Under Black Light
Connect The Dots Giraffe Tattoo
Trampoline Tattoo Where The Stick Man Jumps When You Bend Your Palm
When Everyone Thinks You Are A Saint But You Secretly Know You're A Sinner
Secret Heart Tattoo Which Makes Sense Only When You Hold Hands With Your Significant Other
Secret Sword Tattoo That Only Makes Sense When You Put Your Hands The Right Way
Positive You'll Never Regret Getting It
Two Tiny Tattoos That Make Sense When You Put Your Fingers The Right Way
Optical Illusion Tattoo Where You Can See Two Things At Once
It took me forever to see the woman. I have a hard time with negative space
I see a woman's face, an African woman caricterature and a dancing bear.
I can see woodstock and A rooster skull with a mohawk O_o
OMG it's totally Melanie!! Started singing Pity Party when I saw this!
Why would you have a man playing saxophone in your Jim Morrison tribute tattoo?
I thought at 1st I saw a woman wearing a bonnet playing the saxophone...then when I turned it to the side, it looks like a gun(except it looks like it was melting)....but because there us one random ...... separate from the rest of the picture, I feel like that is there for a reason which would mean that my answers wouldn't/couldn't be right. I must say though, I really hate when the person who posts a picture with a challenge...but then doesn't give the answer in the end!! It is extremely frustrating and takes away the fun out of the whole thing. Not knowing if you got it right or finding out what the answer is and then trying to see what the correct answer is inside the image is the purpose of the illusion. So ya, all in all, I gotta say, this image sucks and ruined the fun out of guessing what the images are supposed to be. # HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
It's a guy playing a saxophone, for sure. I also see a face, and a girl with a cats tail wearing a skirt flicking her hair behind her shouldered walking.
Shark Tattoo Only Visible When You Hold Your Hands Like This
Say "yeah" To Life - Tattoo
Connect The Dots Snail House Tattoo
Home Is Wherever You Are
i've never cared for those scriptie tattoos that say something one way and another when you flip. It's usually almost completely illegible from both angles.
i've never cared for those scriptie tattoos that say something one way and another when you flip. It's usually almost completely illegible from both angles.