Heart Tattoos

Have you been thinking about getting a heart tattoo? There are many different design choices to choose from and different meanings for each style. Therefore you should pick your heart tattoo design carefully because it might have a very different meaning then you intended. This article will explore the top four heart tattoo designs including the tribal heart, sacred heart, pierced heart and ying yang heart.

Tribal Heart These are heart tattoos that are done in a tribal tattoo style. Which means they are composed of a series of black line work. It might be that the line work creates the outline of a heart with some other lines coming out of it or it might be just a heart with a lot of black tribal line work inside of the heart to define its shape. Whatever the exact style is these are very popular tattoos and work especially well for lower back tattoos since they are longer and more rectangle like int heir shape.

Sacred Heart Tattoo

This of course is a very common heart tattoo based on the sacred heart of Jesus. In many of the Roman Catholic depictions of Jesus he can be seen pulling back his shirt and reveals a heart that is on fire. It is believed that Jesus did this and revealed his burning heart to his disciples to show his undying love for humanity. Thus has become a popular tattoo design choice for Catholics but also many other people.

Pierced Heart

The pierced heart tattoo is any tattoo of a heart that has been pierced by something. It might be a dagger or stake which both would represent a period of hardship that has been over come. If however there is an arrow stuck int eh heart it is a symbol of good luck and good fortune.

Realistic Heart Tattoo

Another common tattoo that people these days are enjoying is a realistic looking heart tattoo. This of course is not as common but it is getting more so. This is simple a tattoo that is done of a realistic looking heart.

Whatever heart tattoo design style you choose you should spend some time researching the significance of the meaning behind the tattoo and also look for some resource pictures and other sample designs you can use to create your own unique tattoo.