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Tattoo Styles

Different Styles of Tattoos from Celtic to Tribal

Tattooing is universal and has been practiced by humans in some form or another for thousands of years. As a result distinct tattoo styles have emerged from different cultures and sub-cultures throughout the world.

Just like clothing and fashion, tattoo styles have come and gone throughout the years such as women getting dolphins or fairies a style which looks very passe now.

Daggers and hearts were the order of the day a few decades back amongst bikers and people on the fringes of mainstream culture. Dragon tattoos are also a style of tattoo that has come and gone.

Below you will see different styles of tattoos from the intricacy of Celtic tattoos, the beauty of Japanese tattoos and simplicity of tribal tattoos.

Lots of tattoo pictures and tattoo flash from around the world including angel tattoos, black and gray tattoos, butterfly tattoos, Celtic tattoos, dragon tattoos, flower tattoos, Japanese tattoos, kanji tattoos, lower-back tattoos, religious tattoos, star tattoos, tribal tattoos and much more

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Arab Tattoos
Tattoos in the Middle East.

Biker Tattoos
Biker gangs and their tattoos.

Bio-mechanical Tattoos
Bio-mechanical tattoos.

Black and Gray Tattoos
Black and Gray style tattoos.

Borneo Tattoos
Tribal tattoos from Borneo.

Celebrity Tattoos
Celebrity tattoos are becoming more visible with the rich and famous.

Celtic Tattoos
Find out more about Celtic tattoos.

Chinese Tattoos
Chinese Dragons and examples of Chinese tattoos and dragons.

Erotic Tattoos
Erotic tattoos uncovered.

Female Tattoos
What are the most popular female tattoos?

Gang and Prison Tattoos
Gang and prison tattoos and their meaning.

Gothic Tattoos
Find out where the gothic style of music and tattoos originated.

Hip Hop and Rapper Tattoos
Hip Hop / Rap artists inspired tattoos.

Haida Tattoos
History and meaning of Haida tattoos.

History of Tattoos
Read about the origins of modern tattoos.

Kanjis
The art of Japanese kanjis.

Japanese Tattoos
The art and beauty of Irezumi or Japanese tattoos.

Samoan Tattoos
Find out more about Samoan tattoos.

Military Tattoos
Military style tattoos.

Maori Tattoos
Ta moko - Maori tattoos.

Old School Tattoos
Old school tattoos and its traditions.

Polynesian Tattoos
Pacific Island style tattoos.

Spiritual Tattoos
Tattoos inspired by religion and spiritual faith.

Tribal Tattoos
Tribal and Neo Tribal tattoos.

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