Articles by Tattoospedia

Daggers have been a popular tattoo design especially within the last 60 or so years. There is often not a lot of meaning attached to […]

I’m going to lump crows and ravens together as crow tattoos are often applied with raven meaning and symbolism and pretty much no one knows […]

As I’m sure we all know, a compass is a navigational tool used to find magnetic north. A simple invention, with a highly scientific explanation […]

Cobweb tattoos are now generally just a fashionable tattoo usually tattooed around the elbow and little thought is given to their meaning and history. Cobweb […]

Clocks and watches are fairly popular tattoo designs at the moment, particularly vintage style grandfather clocks and pocket watches. There is a huge variety of […]

Cherry blossoms are known for blooming and falling in a short space of time. Because of this the Japanese view cherry blossoms as being a […]

Celtic tattoos were very much a part of the Celtic warrior culture. The Picts (named after the latin Picti meaning “painted ones”) would adorn themselves […]

Perhaps predictably, the butterfly is a symbol of transformation. This can represent any kind of transformation in your life much as moving to a new […]

You may think of bats as being associated with dark scary caves and Halloween but there is a surprising amount of meaning and symbolism that […]

Angels symbolize the connection between heaven and earth as they are traditionally viewed as messengers from heaven. Angels can also hold meaning as a tribute […]