Jessie J has a small collection compared with many pop stars, but the stories behind it are easy to follow. There is the famous lyric on her hip with a spelling mistake, a music heart tucked behind her ear, and a matching circle she shares with both parents. A tiny stick figure on her ankle started as a reminder to take it easy.
She has at least six well-documented tattoos, with newer work adding to the story. In 2025, she showed a cloud design connected to recovery and the idea of finding a silver lining. Most of her tattoos are modest in size, but each has a reason behind it.
The misspelled hip tattoo is still her most famous piece
Jessie J’s best-known tattoo sits on her right hip. It comes from her song “Who You Are,” but the word “lose” is spelled “loose.” Jessie has said she wrote the line out incorrectly herself, and the tattoo artist did not catch the mistake before the ink went in.
She has never tried to hide it. Jessie has joked about the typo and connected it to the song’s message about accepting imperfections. The stars around the words finish the design, while the spelling mistake remains part of its story.
The placement means the tattoo is sometimes hidden by clothes and sometimes visible in swimwear or stage outfits. It is a personal lyric with a mistake she chose to own.
Her matching circle tattoo is a family piece
In 2015, Jessie and her parents went to Bang Bang in New York City and got matching circle tattoos. She described the circle as representing love and trust. It is a simple design tied to the three of them and the memories they share.
The tattoo is on her wrist, where she can see it in everyday life. It is also easy to spot when she is holding a microphone or gesturing on stage. The placement keeps the family reminder close without making it a showpiece.
Her smaller tattoos are easiest to spot in close photos
On the inside of her right wrist, Jessie has “Stand Up” and a small heart. It is a compact tattoo with a straightforward message, and it suits the encouraging side of her music.
Close-up photos help with the smaller pieces because her hands are often moving and the tattoos can blend in with rings, bracelets and stage styling. Behind her left ear is a treble clef turned upside down alongside a bass clef; together, they form a heart. Jessie has said she wanted a design that showed how much she loves music.
The music heart combines the subject and the shape in a small, easy-to-read design. It does not need much explanation once you know what the two clefs are.
The “Stand Up” tattoo and the hip lyric show two sides of her collection. One is a short, encouraging message; the other is a line from a song that became memorable for an unexpected reason.
Jessie also had a small stick figure tattooed on the back of her left ankle in Los Angeles during a stressful period. She said she liked having a playful reminder to relax. In December 2015, she covered it with a larger design made of brushstroke Xs and Os.
That change is part of the tattoo’s story too. The stick figure served its purpose at the time, and later she chose a different look for the same spot. Some of her tattoos have stayed as they were, while others have changed as she has.
A newer cloud tattoo, shown in 2025, has been connected to her recovery and the idea of a silver lining. It adds a hopeful note to a collection that already reflects music, family and small reminders from different periods of her life.
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