Popsugar Beauty Instagram Most Popular Tattoo Designs That Aren't Cliche 80 of the Most Popular Tattoo Designs That Will Never Go Out of Style 9 July 2020 by Nile Cappello View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tattoos By Emma (@finelinetattoosperth) on Oct 31, 2018 at 5:38pm PDT One scroll through the tattoo section of Pinterest, and it's easy to pick out some of the most popular designs. Between classics like hearts and roman numerals to contemporary favourites like infinity signs and arrows, there are some tattoos that have been tattooed at virtually every shop on Earth. Or, at least, that's how it seems. But just because they're popular doesn't mean they should automatically be off-limits. After all, these designs are commonly requested for a reason. They can be expressive, symbolic, and meaningful — especially when done in a unique, fashion-forward way that puts a modern spin on a classic design. In the words of tattooist Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy, who's worked with everyone from Rihanna to Hailey Baldwin: "As tattoos become more acceptable, people will be less apprehensive to tattoo more of their body." To prove our point, we've put together the 80 staple tattoo designs that prove "popular" doesn't need to mean "cliche." — Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes Small Heart View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝑨𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒊 (@mayoanj) on Nov 16, 2019 at 6:22am PST 1 / 81 Coordinates View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kira Scura (@kira.scura) on Dec 2, 2019 at 5:11pm PST 2 / 81 Butterfly View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝑨𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒊 (@mayoanj) on Nov 14, 2019 at 11:21pm PST 3 / 81 "Be kind." View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝑨𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒊 (@mayoanj) on Nov 20, 2019 at 7:31am PST 4 / 81 Black Light Rainbow View this post on Instagram A post shared by @_____tukoi_____ on Jan 7, 2020 at 10:04pm PST 5 / 81 Simply Love A post shared by MezzyTattoos (@tattoosbymezzy) on May 22, 2018 at 6:58pm PDT 6 / 81 "But without the dark, we'd never see the stars." A photo posted by cute girly tattoos (@_cutegirlytattoos) on Aug 4, 2014 at 5:24pm PDT 7 / 81 Roman Numerals View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy (@_astro.cat) on Dec 27, 2019 at 1:27pm PST 8 / 81 "Be you, love you. All ways, always." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lifestyle Blog 🌼 | ATBA (@astoldbyalii) on Nov 7, 2018 at 4:37am PST 9 / 81 Lightening Bolt View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tattoos By Emma (@finelinetattoosperth) on Oct 31, 2018 at 5:38pm PDT 10 / 81 "Be here now." A photo posted by @wordtattoos on Jul 22, 2016 at 11:19am PDT 11 / 81 Compass View this post on Instagram A post shared by TATTOOS (@tattoolookbook) on Oct 14, 2015 at 11:08am PDT 12 / 81 Holding Hands View this post on Instagram A post shared by @_____tukoi_____ on Mar 30, 2018 at 4:43pm PDT 13 / 81 Moon and Stars View this post on Instagram A post shared by NEROINKIOSTRO | TATTOO (@neroinkiostro) on Jul 15, 2019 at 10:17am PDT 14 / 81 "Be happy." A post shared by Corynne Perron (@tallmissunshine) on Jun 14, 2017 at 9:14am PDT 15 / 81 Constellation A photo posted by Emanuel Mawe Amador (@mawetattoos) on Mar 26, 2016 at 8:54am PDT 16 / 81 Star View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Caldwell (@alexsinnertattoos) on Dec 18, 2018 at 5:55pm PST 17 / 81 "Keep moving forward." View this post on Instagram A post shared by cute girly tattoos (@_cutegirlytattoos) on Apr 30, 2018 at 5:52pm PDT 18 / 81 "Fearless." View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒋𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔 (@mariink.tattoos) on Oct 20, 2016 at 10:07am PDT 19 / 81 "Not all those who wander are lost." A post shared by Ryan Pyae (@therealryanpyae) on Apr 21, 2015 at 8:32pm PDT 20 / 81 Pi Symbol View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beata Rak (@arcticbetty) on Mar 13, 2019 at 10:52pm PDT 21 / 81 "Love you more." View this post on Instagram A post shared by 💖Sam Elberg💖 (@samelberg) on May 1, 2019 at 12:31pm PDT 22 / 81 Leafy Branch View this post on Instagram A post shared by Deborah Seah 🕷 (@seahdeborah) on May 16, 2019 at 7:38am PDT 23 / 81 Maple Leaf View this post on Instagram A post shared by TINY TATTOOS (@irchey) on Mar 19, 2017 at 5:17am PDT 24 / 81 Sun View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ziggie's Tattoo (@ziggiestattoo) on Jun 5, 2019 at 10:24am PDT 25 / 81 Home State View this post on Instagram A post shared by Red Lodge Tattoo (@redlodgetattoo) on Dec 20, 2019 at 5:53pm PST 26 / 81 Pet Paw View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jasna Turk (@turkicajasna) on Dec 15, 2019 at 10:55am PST 27 / 81 Growing Tree View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Cantero (@cantero_tattoo) on Dec 19, 2019 at 8:25am PST 28 / 81 "All is well." View this post on Instagram A post shared by what / she / never / said (@whatsheneversaid) on Dec 22, 2019 at 4:00pm PST 29 / 81 Anatomical Heart View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Santana (@mnsantanatattoo) on Apr 18, 2019 at 8:07pm PDT 30 / 81 Smile A photo posted by Hello (@pokeeeeeeeoh) on Jun 28, 2016 at 4:54am PDT 31 / 81 Books View this post on Instagram A post shared by VAVO CUSTOM TATTOOS (@vavocustomtattoos) on Jan 29, 2019 at 3:30pm PST 32 / 81 Overlapping Hearts View this post on Instagram A post shared by TINY.TATTS - Official (@tiny.tatts) on Jan 28, 2019 at 2:05pm PST 33 / 81 Arrow A post shared by 타투이스트 리버의 그라피투 (@graffittoo) on Apr 18, 2018 at 10:14am PDT 34 / 81 "Love myself." A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on Feb 23, 2018 at 1:51pm PST 35 / 81 "Walk in the light." A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on Feb 2, 2018 at 6:01pm PST 36 / 81 "Que sera sera" A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on May 11, 2018 at 1:06pm PDT 37 / 81 Mountains View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mountain Tattoos (@mountaintattoos) on Nov 8, 2018 at 11:12am PST 38 / 81 Feather A post shared by 🌿L'encre sauvage🌿 (@lencresauvage) on May 23, 2018 at 8:50am PDT 39 / 81 Punctuation A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on Nov 6, 2017 at 11:54am PST 40 / 81 Skyline A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on Mar 24, 2018 at 3:23pm PDT 41 / 81 Cancer Ribbon A post shared by Eloise Entraigues (@tattoosbyeloise) on Apr 11, 2018 at 7:11pm PDT 42 / 81 Wings View this post on Instagram A post shared by 위티버튼 (@wittybutton_tattoo) on Jan 2, 2020 at 6:05am PST 43 / 81 Anchor View this post on Instagram A post shared by Little Tattoos (@little.tattoos) on Apr 14, 2018 at 9:45am PDT 44 / 81 Rose A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on Feb 6, 2018 at 11:30am PST 45 / 81 Anters View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tattooist_Doy (@tattooist_doy) on Apr 17, 2015 at 1:51am PDT 46 / 81 Birds A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on May 16, 2018 at 12:47pm PDT 47 / 81 Hamsa A post shared by Art Eternal Tattoo Studio (@arteternal) on May 23, 2018 at 3:36am PDT 48 / 81 Wildflowers A post shared by Adrian Laming (@adrianlamingtattoo) on Mar 23, 2018 at 1:09pm PDT 49 / 81 Cactus View this post on Instagram A post shared by Little Tattoos (@little.tattoos) on Apr 1, 2018 at 9:42am PDT 50 / 81 Hope A post shared by תרגישו בנוח לעקוב וליצור קשר💀 (@mr.jones.tattoo) on Feb 24, 2018 at 10:55am PST 51 / 81 "Brave heart" A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on Feb 17, 2018 at 3:14pm PST 52 / 81 Origami A post shared by 🕸 𝔏 𝔲 𝔠 𝔦 𝔢 𝔐 𝔬 𝔯 𝔱 𝔦 𝔠 𝔦 𝔞🕸 (@lucietattoo) on May 18, 2018 at 10:13am PDT 53 / 81 Peace Sign A post shared by MaryILLUSIONS (@uhhhhtaco) on May 4, 2018 at 7:22pm PDT 54 / 81 "So it goes." A post shared by Jade (@jade.mabee) on Feb 2, 2018 at 2:02pm PST 55 / 81 Lion A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on Jan 27, 2018 at 7:59pm PST 56 / 81 Horoscope sign A post shared by Legado Salon Tattoo & Piercing (@legadotattoo) on Apr 11, 2018 at 2:30pm PDT 57 / 81 Personal Note A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on May 15, 2018 at 11:52am PDT 58 / 81 Cross A post shared by Raul Willian (@ra.wil) on Jun 12, 2017 at 5:25pm PDT 59 / 81 Key A post shared by 🕸Available Weekly 4 Walk Ins🕸 (@adamvagabondtattoo) on May 20, 2018 at 9:34am PDT 60 / 81 Lotus Flower View this post on Instagram A post shared by Natalia Kamińska (@natalia0kaminska) on Sep 26, 2019 at 12:02pm PDT 61 / 81 Diamond A post shared by Tirana | Tattoo Artist (@tiranatattooing) on May 13, 2018 at 8:04am PDT 62 / 81 Eye View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christopher Vasquez (@tattoovasquez) on Jan 14, 2020 at 7:39pm PST 63 / 81 Heartbeat View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hannah🌤🇬🇧 (@healing_through_art_) on Jan 4, 2019 at 8:41am PST 64 / 81 "C'est la vie" A post shared by Basia (@ileprocentduszy) on Nov 22, 2017 at 2:26am PST 65 / 81 Dandelion A post shared by Playground Tattoo (@playground_tat2) on Dec 5, 2017 at 3:15am PST 66 / 81 Pinky Promise View this post on Instagram A post shared by ˗ˏˋ J i n g ˎˊ˗ (@firstjing) on Jun 2, 2019 at 10:23am PDT 67 / 81 Sun and Moon A post shared by Jen Rose (@jenrosetattoos) on May 22, 2018 at 10:25pm PDT 68 / 81 Tiger A post shared by I N D I E D (@indie_d_tattoo) on May 25, 2018 at 9:39am PDT 69 / 81 "Serendipity." A post shared by tattoosdelicados (@tattoosdelicados) on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:12pm PDT 70 / 81 Umbrella A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on Apr 22, 2018 at 3:55pm PDT 71 / 81 Skull A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on Apr 30, 2018 at 2:23pm PDT 72 / 81 "Create." A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on Dec 23, 2017 at 11:30am PST 73 / 81 Plant A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on May 3, 2018 at 10:13am PDT 74 / 81 Paper Aeroplane A post shared by Franzi (@handpoke_art) on Nov 30, 2017 at 5:28pm PST 75 / 81 Palm Tree A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on May 22, 2018 at 5:10pm PDT 76 / 81 Wave A post shared by Raul Willian (@ra.wil) on May 13, 2017 at 4:35pm PDT 77 / 81 Panda A post shared by evantattoo (@evantattoo) on May 23, 2018 at 2:31pm PDT 78 / 81 Dinosaur A post shared by Chang (@tattoobychang) on Mar 2, 2018 at 1:30pm PST 79 / 81 Pineapple View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guillermo Carreon 🧔 (@guillermo_carreon_art) on Jan 14, 2020 at 1:38pm PST 80 / 81 81 / 81 InstagramBeauty TrendsTattoosBody CareReal GirlQuotesMotivational QuotesWellnessMotivationSelf Improvement