Coi Leray’s tattoos don’t look like one large sleeve planned all at once. They’re more like a scrapbook that’s grown over time: bright flowers over her shoulder and neck, smaller marks on her arm and near her ear, and lettering that’s easy to read. The collection has changed in public, too. She once teased on social media that she was getting more tattoos, and later photos showed the work continuing.
The newest attention-grabber is the group of colorful flowers climbing from her upper back toward her neck and shoulder. They have a loose, playful feel, a long way from the black-and-gray look of a traditional sleeve. Leray has also shown a koi tattoo and Powerpuff Girls ink, so the collection moves between personal lettering and cartoon color.
Leray hasn’t walked through every tattoo and its story in one official tour, so it’s best to describe some pieces by what’s visible. A flower may seem self-explanatory in a close-up, but its story could be private. A word tattoo is easy to read even when its backstory isn’t. It helps to keep what we can see separate from what we’d only be guessing.
The flower work is the collection’s loudest signature
The flowers across Leray’s shoulder and upper back are the pieces people notice first. Their outlines use several colors, with pink, purple, blue, and red across separate blooms. They don’t form a tightly packed sleeve. Each flower sits at its own angle and scale, with space around it so it can be seen on its own.
Placement is part of the effect. The design starts around her shoulder and reaches toward the side of her neck, so it shows with a tank top, a stage outfit, or an open-back look. A small musical note near her face and neck adds another detail in the same area. Together, the flowers and note draw the eye to that side of her body.
A recent post names Dave Tattz as the artist behind the flower work and says he also did Leray’s koi and Powerpuff Girls tattoos. That connects the newer flowers to pieces already in her collection; they weren’t a one-off image from an unrelated session.
The flowers have rounded petals and simple outlines, with color that looks closer to marker or cartoon shading than realism. That playful finish sits comfortably beside Leray’s other bright pieces. It also leaves the shoulder open to more additions.
Her shoulder and upper arm hold a mix of old and new ink
A wider photo of Leray’s arm shows how the pieces sit beside one another. Larger colored work covers the shoulder, while smaller designs and lettering appear farther down the arm. It isn’t one continuous tattoo with every line made to match. The collection looks as if it came together over time, one piece at a time.
That also explains why the tattoos can look different from photo to photo. A fashion shoot may show the shoulder clearly and hide her lower arm; a close-up video may do the reverse. The flowers shift in view when she turns. The tattoos haven’t changed—the camera just doesn’t show all of them at once.
Near her upper arm is the phrase “FEAR COULD BE WORSE”. It’s short and blunt, with a dry bit of humor. The words don’t claim she never feels afraid; they put fear in perspective. That direct message has a different feel from the flowers around it.
The lettering is plain, without a banner or heavy gothic styling to compete with the words. It looks like a phrase Leray wanted to keep visible. There’s no clear public account tying it to a particular point in her career, so the words can stand on their own.
The koi tattoo brings a different kind of energy
Leray’s koi tattoo is another piece associated with Dave Tattz. Koi designs are common in tattooing, and people often connect them with movement or persistence. Leray hasn’t given a full explanation of her own design, though, so it’s better to describe the image than assign it a personal meaning.
The koi brings a more familiar illustrative tattoo style beside the loose, colorful flowers. Its recognizable shape gives the collection a different kind of movement, while the flowers keep things light. The contrast adds variety without turning the whole collection serious.
The koi also sits naturally with the flowers and cartoon references: each design has a clear shape that reads from a distance, with details to notice up close. They work in photos, but they don’t depend on the camera to make sense.
Cartoon references keep the collection playful
One of the more distinctive pieces linked to Leray is her Powerpuff Girls ink. It fits with the color in the rest of the collection and brings a little nostalgia and humor. It’s also a sign that she isn’t limiting herself to tattoos meant to look tough or solemn.
A cartoon tattoo might connect to childhood, a favorite show, or simply a character someone likes. Leray hasn’t explained each figure in detail, so there’s no need to fill in a story for her. The reference works alongside the flowers and bright styling on its own.
The cartoon ink changes the mood of the shoulder and arm pieces. It keeps the collection from looking too polished or locked into one trend. The designs feel like choices that can sit together even though they don’t share one subject.
Small face and neck details do a lot of work
Not all of Leray’s recognizable ink is large. A small musical-note tattoo near her ear and neck can disappear in a full-body photo, then show up clearly in profile. It nods to her work as a musician without spelling it out with a microphone or a lyric.
Because it sits close to her face, even a small note becomes part of her public look. It’s a modest mark rather than a full face tattoo, but it shows in photos and videos when her hair is pulled back.
The note also draws the eye from her neck to the flower work. The tattoos don’t stop cleanly at the shoulder: color and linework continue upward, with the note adding a separate detail nearby.
Her forearm lettering is direct and easy to read
Another easy-to-spot piece is “TRENDSETTER” wrapped around her forearm. The colored lettering gives it a different look from standard black script. It’s a word Leray seems comfortable wearing, given how often her music and fashion shift between strong visual choices.
The forearm makes lettering easy to show or cover. Short sleeves put the words in view; a longer outfit can hide them. The flowers at her neck are harder to conceal, so they’re a more constant part of her public look.
There are other symbols and characters near the lettering. Some are small marks rather than full pictures, and their meanings haven’t all been confirmed. They belong in a description of what’s visible, but there’s no reason to turn them into a story Leray hasn’t told.
What the collection says about her style
There isn’t one symbol that ties the collection together. Leray has flowers, a koi, cartoon references, a music note, forearm lettering, and smaller marks, all side by side without being forced into one theme. That mix is the theme.
That variety matches how she moves between music and fashion. Her look can be colorful, cheeky, glamorous, or understated. The tattoos follow the same range: some stand out across a room, while others only appear when the camera catches the right angle.
The collection may keep growing. Leray has said she wants more tattoos, and the flowers show how much one new session can change the overall picture. More work around her shoulder or arm wouldn’t have to match every older design; part of the appeal is seeing the pieces accumulate.
Bright color does recur across the collection. The subjects change from flowers to cartoon characters to lettering, but the designs keep coming back to clear shapes and playful contrast. Color is the closest thing Leray has to a tattoo signature.
A simple guide to the documented pieces
These are the pieces that can be identified in the photos and posts:
- Flower group: colorful flowers across the shoulder, upper back, and neck area.
- Koi: a koi design associated with the same tattoo artist who worked on newer pieces.
- Powerpuff Girls: cartoon-related ink that adds a bright, nostalgic note.
- Fear Could Be Worse: straightforward lettering on the upper arm.
- Trendsetter: colored lettering wrapped around the forearm.
- Musical note: a small mark near the ear and neck area.
- Other arm symbols: smaller designs and characters visible in close-up photos, with meanings not publicly confirmed.
The list sticks to what’s identifiable instead of assigning private stories to designs. Tattoos can be covered or added between appearances, so this is a snapshot of the documented work, not a final count.
Watch Coi Leray talk about her tattoos
In the interview below, Leray talks about her tattoos in her own words.