Heart tattoo stencils

Heart tattoos can be so beautiful and different

A heart tattoo is timeless and can be wonderfully combined. That's why it's been one of the most popular tattoo motifs in studios for decades. We tell you what meanings the heart motif can stand for. We'll also show you some tattoo templates for inspiration.

Not all hearts are the same: the different motifs

A heart tattoo can be tattooed in very different motifs and has very different meanings. Here you can find an overview of the most common versions:

• A burning heart stands for passion and the blazing fire that burns in you.

The motif "arrow through the heart" reminds us directly of Cupid and his love arts. It symbolizes the unexpected love and the feeling of being in love.

Celtic Tattoos Stencils

 

Celtic tattoos: 7 mystical motifs and their meaning

Hardly any other people are as fascinated by us as the Celts. Their magical symbols such as the triskele or the Celtic cross are not only popular jewelry elements in the British Isles, but are also worn as amulets here. Would you like to immortalize your love for this ancient people in a tattoo? I will show you seven Celtic tattoos and their meanings.

Celtic tattoos: symbols and their meanings

We only know of most of the Celtic symbols through the written records of Greek and Roman ethnographers, as well as Irish and British monks. In Ireland, the pagan culture of memory merged with the Christian monastic culture of writing, so that numerous old legends were passed down that every child knows to this day. Here you can find out more about the Celts.

• 1 The Celtic spiral

The Celtic spiral can be found on burial sites, dolmens and many ancient natural monuments in Ireland and Great Britain. It was often used to represent the sun and is supposed to represent the eternal cycle of life. It is also believed to represent a journey to a higher form of consciousness and symbolize cosmic energy. However, there are no specific traditions for this.

• 2 the triskele

The triskele is one of the best-known Celtic symbols and is very popular in the Irish-British area as a pendant. The term comes from the Greek and means "three-legged". The three symmetrically arranged spiral arms can stand for different triad in mythology:

Heart tattoo stencils

The symbolic heart tattoo

The best known variant is the simple red heart, it is usually engraved with a black outline. This symbol stands for love and affection in general.

It gets more personal if, for example, a band with names is added in the old-school tattoo style. This fall, the heart should express love for this person.

Couples like to have their partner's name or both of their names operated on into a heart to show their connection.

If everyone wears a different half of the heart tattoos that belong together to another, this can symbolize, for example, a distant one. Half the heart stands for the longing for the row, the same distance, everyone who always belongs to one part of the other. A popular spot for a new tattoo is the forearm.

But heart tattoos can also indicate negative feelings. A heart can stand for a broken relationship, it symbolizes lovesickness, sadness and pain. A broken heart can also mean the loss of a lost person.

A differentiated meaning significant man with different styles and the combination with other motives. We want to introduce the most popular ones here.

 

Winged heart tattoo

The heart tattoo with wings represents perception and mental freedom. Some people call for a winged heart to show that they are away from bad habits or from responsibilities. Others want to express their happy and natural nature.