All The Tattoos Of Johnny Depp
80Johnny Depp is one of those famous celebrities who are true tattoo aficionados. This Hollywood star is much loved around the world for his role in the 'Pirates of the Carribean' movies.
Unable to cope with the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity, he turned to self-harm as a child. He has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In an interview, he explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist".
He has fourteen known tattoos till now, including the "head of Cherokee Indian chief" for his ancestral heritage, the name of his first-born child "Lily-Rose" over his heart, his mother's name "Betty Sue", and a sparrow flying over water with the his son's name "Jack" below it.The latest addition is "Silence Exile Cunning"
He also has a ribbon tattoo reading "Wino Forever" which originally read "Winona Forever", but Depp had the "na" in the tattoo removed after his breakup with Winona Ryder.
Nearly half of Depp's tattoos were done by New York tattooist Jonathan Shaw who acted as a tattoo artist in Clint Eastwood's movie titled Tightrope.
The following are some of the tattoos he has done over the years.
"Betty Sue" is a memorial tattoo. It starts with the famous 'heart' tattoo with a ribbon banner through the middle bearing the name of his mother. This kind of tattoos were popular with servicemen who wanted to remember home and what they were fighting for.
I think the "Inverted Triangle", which is above the Betty Sue tattoo also symbolizes heart, and is a universal symbol of the feminine, often used as an expression of romantic love.
The "Brave Symbol" on his inside right arm is from his movie The Brave.
"The Swallow" or "Flying Bird" is from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny took the tattoo on his right forearm, turned it around, so that the bird flies towards him and added his son's name, "Jack" below it.
Traditionally a sailor gets this tatoo after traveling 5000 nautical miles at sea. Often a swallow is the 'first sign that land is near' and it means 'safe return home' for the sailor.
Swallows are known to travel quite a distance out to sea during migration and would rest on boats close to shore which gave early seagoers the first sign that land was close by.
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"Wino Forever" tattoo on his upper right arm, was once dedicated to his girlfriend(at that time) Winona Ryder with the words 'Winona Forever'. Later he laser edited it to "Wino Forever" when they broke up.
"Winona Forever" was done at Sunset Strip Tattoo for 75 Dollars, whose adline says `Tattooers of the Stars Since 1971' - Johnny's `Winona Forever' double-banner tattoo was engraved into his right bicep to match the tribute to his mother on his left.
On his right biceps just below 'Wino' is the tattoo of a "Cherokee Indian Chief in full headdress", a tribute to his Cherokee great-great-grandmother, Minnie. It denotes his ancestral cultural heritage.
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There are "Three Little Rectangles" to be found on his right index finger. He describes these squares as a "permanent phone doodle."
On his left hand is this number "3". Regarding this 3 he commented in the Young Flix Magazine in April 1996, "Three is a sort of special number for me. It's a very creative number. Triangle, trinity -- you know, two people make another person. Three is a mystical, magical number."
Johnny wears the name of his daugther Lily-Rose Meldody near his heart in script "Lily-Rose".
On his outside lower right leg Johnny has a "Skull and Crossbones" with the phrase "Death Is Certain" below it.
And then, there is a question mark "?"on the right inside leg over the ankle.
The latest addition that's visible is the "Silence Exile Cunning" on his left arm, which wasfirst noticed at the MTV movie awards this year. Apparently it is taken from a book by James Joyce titled "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man".- Thanks to Jay
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Some quality research, are you sure you don't download it all in one hand and extract it in the other, brilliant hub!!
Thank you livlonger and waynet. It took me nearly 6 hours to piece it together!
OOoooh, thank you so much SunSeven!!!! Just exactly what I was requesting...
thats awesome!! It would be great to feature all the tattoos of The Veronicas (esp. jess!) and Billie joe fro green day.. that would be cool :)
do you know that this actor JHONNY DEPP and all th other co stars who acted in the movie PIRATES OF CARRIBEAN were instructed to avoid having a bath and were not even allowed to brush their teeth during the acting period, by thediector of the movie , so that they could have the natural looks of the old time pirates who used to stay filthy.
a amazing & well compiled page keep it up
Thank you Maddie
Jhonny Depp is sooooooo HOT those picers of him are cool.
this is really good, i am very fond of nice lookin tattoos's this is real good
Thats wonderful, I didnt realize he had so many tattoos, nice hub. Cheers.
Hi cgull, perhaps he has more. But only these ones are noticed yet, by the media.
thats my man
great page really interesting
Its strange I've always been a big fan of Depp but never knew any of that information except probably Winona. Great hub.
I see you are a Depp fan, too. He has incredible charisma--very sexy.
I always wondered if he was going to cover up the Winona tattoo. Any one know if he covered it up?
It's pretty cool that Depp is so into body art. I really like his style in many way!
Thanks for sharing this!
Celebrities like Johhny always end up popularizing anything they wear.
http://newzodiactattoodesigns.com/myblog/ has all the tattoo zodiac designs you would like to look at their galleries.He has another new one now, on his left forearm. It says 'Silence, Exile, Cunning' and is a quote from James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
After reading Jhonny's explanation for his love for the number 3, i too think its magical! nice hub as usual
hi this is your BIGGEST FAN JOHNNY DEPP
I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO MCH
we both say hi and WE LUV U!!!!!
I LOVE JHONNY DEPP and his TATOOS
he is so hot i love these pics thatnx sunseven ur really cool!
jhonny depp is my fav like him so much bravo
ohhhh johnny depp i really like u im ur biggest fun huny im so glad that i hv cooment to u i hope u hv good health and i reaaly like ur movie the pirates of carribean
yes, very nice pictures. I really like the way Johnny Depp is different from all other movie stars. I don't even know how to explain it, it's just a feeling. He has got something. I already knew about the winona tattoo. What I would like to know is what wino means. I read somewhere that it is a slang american word for Stupid or Moron or something like that. Do you know a better explanation for the word wino?
i luv johnny depp and his tattoes
this is jdepp's biggest, most obsessive fan.
im not going to lie. (i love him so much) ;D
i have <3jdepp on my license plate.
i dont see why i couldnt have been out of the womb to snatch is pretty ass away from wino's bitch ass in the year 1990.
Hes so far along with his bitch Vanessa & those children he has runnin around, i dont stand a chance.
I would show him how special he really is,
He would love me: Im 18, fresh meat. :)
Interesting article - I did not know the info. for his tatoos.
Incidently, I am glad that he and Vannessa found each other and have two beautiful children together! He deserves to be happy and fulfilled. They keep him grounded on what is truely important-family! I love his work and he is absolutey gorgeous! I wish him and his family all the best!! Got to love him-go for it Johnny! Never give up acting! Your the best!!
It makes me sad that some people do not understand this simple concept of being happy for someone who is happy!
I absolutely love his work and think he is gorgeous. I would love to meet him but will never happen.
I have been a fan since 21 Jumpstreet and have nearly all of his movies. I drive my family nuts about him but I don't care. There are alot of good actors out there, but Johnny Depp is by far and away my favorite! Again, go for it Johnny! Your the best!!!
Johnny's tattoos suck. :)
Cool stuff...love that Johnny !!
Fun hub topic. Just saw Johnny in Public Enemies..
johnny depp got a new tattoo added to his body .. and finally vanessa got one of it! johnny told in an interview his latest tattoo is 3 red hearts , and it's dedicated to vanessa and the kids.. how sweet .. why now johnny?
Lova ya, Johnny! The only way I can see you is in the Movies, so please keep makin' 'em. Yours, susieqla
I think Johnny's tatoos are really cool. I think he is a realy cool actor and the hottest one too. I wish his family the best!
wino means alcoholic, to the person who thinks it means stupid. hey johnny love ur movies :)




















livelonger says:
2 years ago
wow you really put together a really good page SunSeven!