Amanda Bynes’s tattoo photos show a small heart on her left cheek, blackletter “Trap Star” on the back of her left hand, and smaller ink on her finger and forearm. The heart has appeared lighter or darker across different photos. Bynes discussed having it removed, though later images still show its outline.
The cheek-heart tattoo and its changing appearance
The heart sits high on Bynes’s left cheek, near the side of her nose. It is a small, open outline that first appeared publicly in 2019.
Photos from 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2026 show the line with different levels of contrast. Lighting, makeup, focus and image quality can all affect how a small tattoo looks, so the pictures alone don’t show whether it was retouched.
In 2022, Teen Vogue reported that Bynes had shared an update about pursuing laser removal. Coverage in 2023 also described the heart as appearing to fade. Later close-ups still show an outline. That timeline doesn’t establish how many sessions she had or what she wants to do with the tattoo now.
Trap Star and the smaller tattoos on her hand and arm
The phrase Trap Star is written in bold blackletter across the back of Bynes’s left hand. The stacked words sit between her wrist and fingers.
Us Weekly reported that Bynes showed the tattoo in an Instagram Story in January 2026 and got it at Atomic Tattoo LA. The same photos show a small heart on her middle finger and the word Beauty in script on her left forearm. E! News also identified those neighboring tattoos in its coverage.
A red rose also appears on the same arm in an earlier clip that shows the stencil being placed.
Why the placements stand out
The cheek heart stays visible in most close portraits. The hand tattoo comes into view when Bynes gestures or turns her hand; a sleeve can cover the forearm script. These placements, rather than elaborate color or a large connected design, give the tattoos their different presence in photos.
Trap Star’s heavy letters read from farther away than the small heart or fine script. A clear photo can show the word, but a cropped detail doesn’t represent every tattoo around it.
What the photos can and can’t tell us
Photos show the heart’s placement, the hand lettering and the nearby Beauty script and finger heart. They can’t explain why Bynes chose those designs or what she thinks of the cheek tattoo now. The rose appears in a stencil clip, not a finished close-up, so its final details remain unclear.
A small collection with very different moods
The pieces range from the cheek heart’s thin outline to Trap Star’s dense lettering, with lighter script, a tiny finger heart and a rose on the arm. Face and hand tattoos are hard to hide, so those placements show up in everyday photos as well as posed portraits. If you’re using the images for ideas, consider how visible you want a design to be and talk with an artist about scale and spacing.
Here’s the E! News clip showing the new hand tattoo.