KATSEYE’s tattoo story is already more varied than you might expect. The group is still young, but the members’ ink is moving in three different directions: Lara Raj’s family-focused collection, Manon Bannerman’s playful lettering and hand designs, and Megan Skiendiel’s detailed fine-line and cybersigilism work.
This guide sticks to tattoos documented in interviews, published photos, member posts and performances. That matters with a group whose styling changes so often. A tattoo may be hidden by a costume, mistaken for body art or too small to identify in a fan photo. The most useful way to read KATSEYE’s ink is as a documented snapshot, not a promise that the count will stay the same.
Lara is the clearest place to start. Her designs connect family, music, astrology and tiny symbols worth a closer look. Manon’s tattoos are more mischievous, with phrases and little marks that feel like private jokes made visible. Megan’s collection is newer, but already has a strong look built around stars, heritage and ornate blackwork.
Lara’s chest tattoos carry family and heritage
A high-resolution Teen Vogue portrait shows Lara’s chest tattoo clearly. One of her most personal pieces is her name in Tamil, விஜயலட்சுமி, or Vijayalakshmi. She said she placed it over her sternum in January 2026, and it appeared publicly around Spotify’s Best New Artist events before the Grammys. The placement is simple, but the script makes it feel rooted in identity rather than decoration.
The tattoo sits alongside an older family reference on her upper forearm. “Habibi” is a matching tattoo she shares with family members. The word is affectionate; the shared design is what makes it collective.
On her shoulder, Lara has “Paranji”, her thatha’s name—Tamil for grandfather. Her ribs hold two more personal designs: a Scorpio symbol for her star sign and APRIL V in Roman-numeral styling, marking her older sister Rhea Raj’s birthday on April 5. The symbols and date keep their message quiet, like notes she can carry without explaining each time she is photographed.
Lara also has a small scorpion behind her ear, another reference to her zodiac sign. The repeated image is interesting: Scorpio is not a one-off idea but a thread that appears in more than one place.
In the same family-and-friends orbit is the wrist phrase “Love is life and life is free”. It comes from Erykah Badu’s 2000 song “Didn’t Cha Know,” one of Lara’s favourites, and the lettering follows the handwriting of two of her best friends. On skin, it reads like a lyric; with the backstory, it also becomes a small archive of the people she trusts.
The fairy and angel details give Lara’s collection a softer edge
Alongside the family names and zodiac marks, Lara has more delicate images. A dainty fairy on her inner bicep was done by Los Angeles artist Tyler Dillon at The Fig Leaf Tattoo. She showed fans the fresh piece in 2025, and it has since appeared in performance photos. It is small beside the stories carried by her lettering, but it changes the balance of the collection—lighter, more whimsical, and easy to hide beneath a sleeve or bring into a stage look.
Her left hand has another newer detail: “angel” in Gothic-style lettering. It is more visible than the fairy, especially in selfies and beauty campaigns. Lara already has stars across her hand, so the word joins a larger constellation rather than sitting by itself.
The multiple stars on her hand are arranged to resemble the Taurus constellation. Lara has described them as a tribute to her late grandmother. They are more than generic celestial decoration; their arrangement connects to a person and a specific memory.
That is a recurring pattern in Lara’s tattoos: even a small mark tends to connect to a name, date, song or family member. The fairy, Gothic lettering and stars move between fine linework, script, symbols and tiny illustrations while staying easy to read. They show up in music videos, disappear under costumes or catch the eye when she lifts her hand during a performance.
Lara’s hand and forearm ink makes the details easy to spot
Lara’s hand and forearm tattoos are a useful place to start when identifying her ink in current photos. The stars, Gothic “angel” and fine script along her arm may appear together, but they come from different stories: her grandmother, a newer style choice, and friendship and music.
Her ring finger also carries “ZZZ”, a tribute to her three cats. It is tiny, but it is a clear example of how she uses a small design to mark something specific in her life. Around the same hand, the stars add detail without turning into a full sleeve.
The public record also includes Lara’s Scorpio sign on her ribs, the April 5 date, the name on her shoulder, the family “Habibi,” the wrist lyric and the Tamil name on her chest. Taken together, the collection reads less like random flash and more like a timeline. Some pieces point to relatives, some to friends and others to the parts of herself she wants close while she works.
What makes Lara’s ink memorable is how often the explanation is more intimate than the design looks. A small set of stars becomes a grandmother tribute; a short word becomes a matching family tattoo; a lyric carries the handwriting of friends. The pieces do not need to be large to feel specific.
Manon’s collection takes a more playful route. She has dots on three middle fingers, a fine-line design on one finger ring and delicate motifs down her left hand. She also has “Ham” on her inner bicep, a joke she has said is there because she is hot; each letter is written in a friend’s handwriting. It has a very different feel from Lara’s family names, while still using handwriting to keep relationships close.
Manon’s other documented pieces include “Femme fatale” on her ribs, a fine script on the side of her left instep believed to say “Sophie,” “Bliss” above her elbow, and “Rockstar” on her hip. She also has matching stars on her hand with friends. She has mentioned tattoos on her legs that have not all been shown clearly, so the public “10+” count should be treated as an estimate that may change, not a final inventory.
The best way to read Manon’s tattoos is as phrases, jokes and small marks that move with her style. They appear in close-up fashion photos or a tattoo tour, then can disappear when she changes costumes. Her collection is less about one centerpiece than a growing set of little statements.
Megan’s tattoos have a more structured look. Her documented pieces include a star outline on her ribs, her first tattoo, which she got because she loves stars; the Qi, or Chi, symbol in Chinese behind her left ear, a nod to her heritage and a symbol connected with receiving its energy; and “Love Love” on the back of her arm, in her mother’s handwriting, based on a phrase shared by her mom and grandmother.
She also has a cherry blossom branch behind her right ear, done by Tyler Dillon, and a large cybersigilism-style moth on her back in honour of her grandmother. The moth is the most visually dramatic piece currently documented for Megan.
More recent additions include a looping script or monogram on her middle finger, two cybersigilism swirls with dotted shading around her right hand by Emily Monet, and an abstract dragon-like design in the cybersigilism style on the instep of her left foot. That creates a strong contrast: family pieces alongside futuristic blackwork. The star, Qi symbol, cherry blossom, moth, hand swirls and foot design do not look like they came from one template. The collection is taking shape in real time, with different artists and visual ideas joining it.
Yoonchae, Daniela and Sophia are currently documented as having no tattoos. That may change; the group has discussed the possibility of matching tattoos in the future. For now, the public picture is three members with tattoos and three without publicly documented ink.
KATSEYE’s tattoos are still developing, which is part of what makes the collection interesting to follow. Lara has the deepest archive, connecting astrology, family, friends, music and heritage. Manon’s pieces feel spontaneous and phrase-driven. Megan is building a darker visual language around stars, family and cybersigilism. Together, the members show different reasons to get tattooed: to remember someone, keep a joke alive or make a style choice permanent.
Watch the tattoo tour below for a closer look at the group’s documented ink.