Beabadoobee’s tattoos range from a Peanuts strip she has tied to hard moments to a face Mac DeMarco drew on her during a karaoke night in Dublin. Photos also show a dark upper-arm design, hand doodles, a sternum butterfly, a shoulder flower and an unclear piece on her thigh. She has explained some of the stories; the rest are best described by what the images show.
The Peanuts arm tattoo
Beabadoobee has said the Peanuts strip on her arm first showed her that it’s okay not to be okay. Charlie and Snoopy’s friendship also reminds her that she has people to talk to when she feels sad. The tattoo is a narrow comic panel, not a large character portrait.
The sun and mandala-style upper-arm piece
Photos show a larger, dark, rounded design on her upper arm, with radiating details. It can read as a sun or mandala, but I haven’t found a public explanation from Bea that settles the motif or gives it a personal meaning.
Small lettering, knuckle doodles and loose flash
Pitchfork’s 2022 portrait shows a kitten face on her knuckle. Performance photos also catch small lettering, including XO, but the available sources don’t explain those marks. The doodle-like lines give this part of the collection its most casual look.
The butterfly, flower and softer placements
Pitchfork identified a pink butterfly near the top of her sternum. In a 2026 i-D interview, Beabadoobee showed a flower on her shoulder and called it her most recent tattoo. She said she often gets tattooed when she feels stressed or a little sad, and finds the sensation therapeutic.
A dark tattoo on the thigh
Concert and editorial photographs show a larger, dark tattoo on her upper thigh. The available images don’t make the design clear enough to identify, so its placement is the most that can be said with confidence.
How the whole Beabadoobee tattoo collection hangs together
The collection includes pieces with very different stories: the Peanuts strip has a personal explanation, while the face on her arm came from a night out with Mac DeMarco. Other marks are visible without a backstory in the sources used here. The mix of considered and spontaneous tattoos is more useful than trying to make every design part of one theme.
Beabadoobee tattoo ideas to borrow
Take the choice behind a tattoo, not Bea’s exact image: a comic panel you return to, a drawing from a friend or a motif connected to a memory. Keep the size and placement legible, and ask an artist how the design may change as it heals, especially on hands or near the sternum.
If you want the loose, mixed look, let each piece keep its own shape instead of filling every gap to make a matching set. A simple sketch can work at small scale; the artist can help adjust it to the spot you choose.
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