What Tattoo Should I Get Based on My Personality?

Your tattoo is a permanent way to express yourself, so you want to make sure your new ink reflects your personality. With so many tattoo styles and designs out there, though, how do you possibly decide which one should be your next ink? This guide will help you match your inner self with a tattoo style tailored to you.

Whether you’re into Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, or astrology, we can work with you to create a tattoo based on your inner personality. Let’s figure out how to let your personality shine through with your next fine ink. Book your appointment today.

The Minimalist

As a minimalist, you thrive on structure and clean spaces. You crave balance and harmony, and do so through every aspect of your life, from designing your master bedroom to the clothes you wear. When it comes to selecting a tattoo, minimalist tattoo designs that incorporate fine lines, dotwork, geometric shapes, simple script, and monochromatic creations will highlight your personality.

Minimalist Tattoo Examples

• Geometric shapes

• One-word or abbreviations in clean, simple script

• Fine line and dot work

• Roman numerals signifying meaningful dates and numbers

• Micro tattoos

• Monochromatic designs

Ideal Placement

Minimalist design placement makes the tattoo pop. Opt for placement with lots of negative space around the tattoo to create that open, clean vibe, like on the inner part of your forearm. You can also play with discreet places that will make people double-take, like the nape of your neck, inner wrist, ankle, or collarbone.

The Introvert

When your energy comes from within, getting a tattoo that permanently displays your personality can feel intimidating. However, your introspective and reflective qualities make getting a tattoo a great way to mark a personal achievement or milestone. Your tattoo has intense personal meaning, which you may (or may not) want to share with others. Symbolic tattoos are an excellent choice, allowing you to have a permanent reminder of something that carries a secret meaning to you.  

Introvert Tattoo Examples

• Flowers with symbolic meanings

• Constellations

• Ancient symbols and characters

• Literary quotes

• Astrology or numerology symbols

• Glow-in-the-dark tattoos

Ideal Placement

Easily concealed areas that flash the tattoo to others during specific actions (like putting your hair behind your ears) are great options. Or, choose a place typically covered by clothing so you can choose when to show it off. 

The Adventurer

You’re spontaneous and love to go with the flow. You thrive on freedom and motion and feel trapped when stagnant, physically or mentally. You move often and vacation more frequently. You love exploring and use these experiences to shape how you see the world. Tattoos that work well for adventurers hark back to the original purpose of tattoos, which cultures from ancient Polynesia to navy sailors in the 1940s have used to mark personal achievements, travels, and milestones. Your tattoo should be as unique as you are. A wide range of tattoo styles work for adventurers, whether you want an old-school nautical tattoo or a flowy, watercolor design.

Adventurer Tattoo Examples

• Old school, nautical themes

• Travel symbols like compasses, arrows, and maps

• Longitude and latitude coordinates of meaningful places

• Mandala patterns

• Birds

• Symbols or stamps of your favorite places to travel

Ideal Placement

Choose highly visible areas with high movement where you can easily show off your ink to others, like your arms, calves, shoulders, and upper back.

The Conversationalist

You crave community and connection with others. People describe you as outgoing and extroverted. You seek out social interactions and are always the life of the party. You’re comfortable in the spotlight, but help others shine by encouraging them to share their unique perspectives and stories. Tattoos for you are a way to share a personal story and highlight your interests. You love when people comment on your tattoos and want to learn the story behind them. Large sleeves with different themes woven together, old-school and neo-traditional designs, and big, bold colors are excellent choices for you.

Conversationalist Tattoo Examples

• Realistic portraits of family, celebrities, or pets

• Symbols of confidence and energy, like lightning bolts, flames, and daggers

• Humorous or witty sayings

• Personal mottos or mantras in bold scripts

Ideal Tattoo Placement

Any place that’s going to spark a conversation is ideal for your next tattoo, like your arms, upper chest, calves, wrists, and hands.

The Romantic

Whether you’re listening to a friend describe their day or diving into the latest historical romance novel, you value emotional connection, relationships, and empathy. When selecting a tattoo style, you'd enjoy flowy, idealistic designs using watercolor, illustrative, and realism techniques.

Romantic Tattoo Examples

• Natural scenes of streams, oceans, and mountain ranges

• Historical symbols

• Delicate flowers like roses or lilies

• Meaningful quotes from your favorite book, poem, or movie

• Soulmate or "red string of fate" tattoos

• Realistic portraits of loved ones, children, and pets

• Quotes from your favorite book

Ideal Placement

Ideal placement for romantic tattoos is anywhere you feel a strong connection and visible areas where you'll be able to reflect on it. These locations could include your inner wrist, a ring-style band, forearm, shoulder, and upper back.

The Nostalgic

Love pop culture references of the 80s, 90s, and early 00s? Spend your weekends playing video games and discussing anime with your friends? Are you attending Comic-Con this year? Then you’re nostalgic! Nostalgic tattoos bring your favorite fandoms to life with portraits, bold colors, and heavy lines. Try symbols from your favorite movie in a new-school or illustrative style, or have your Orlando tattoo artist create a realistic portrait of your favorite characters.

Nostalgic Tattoo Examples

• Hyper-realistic portraits

• Simple, cartoonish outlines of characters you love

• Pop culture references and symbols

• Small quotes from your favorite movie or book

Ideal Placement

For these types of tattoos, you’ll want to place them in a large area with lots of space to create your masterpiece. Think of large areas like your biceps, upper thighs, chest, and back.

Fine Ink Studios: Tattoos with Personality in Central Florida

Whether you're a minimalist, an adventurer, a conversationalist, a romantic, or a nostalgic, Fine Ink Studios is here to bring your personality to life. Our tattoo artists specialize in a wide variety of styles and designs, so you can get matched with the perfect artist to create a tattoo masterpiece that reflects your inner personality. With over 20 locations throughout Central Florida, there's always a place to get Fine Inked close by.

The first step is to book your consultation. In just a few minutes, we’ll match you with a studio and artist that will make your vision come to life. For more tattoo inspo, head over to Instagram and check out the ink of Fine Ink Studios artists from all over Central Florida.