Selena Gomez has a mix of small lettering, family tributes, religious images and tattoos she got with friends. The list has grown over the years, and older counts cannot account for every new piece or cover-up. Dated photos and the explanations she has shared give the clearest picture.

How many tattoos does Selena Gomez have?

Published roundups have counted 16 or 18 tattoos, depending on when they were written. Women’s Health and Business Insider each put together broad galleries; neither number is an official total. Gomez has added work since then, and some smaller pieces are hard to distinguish in photos. Those counts are snapshots, not a final tally.

Several tattoos have a well-documented story: LXXVI at the nape of her neck, the rose across her back, the semicolon and the Rare lettering. Other designs show clearly but come with little explanation. I stick to what Gomez or a reliable report has said.

The LXXVI Roman numeral tattoo

LXXVI, the Roman numeral for 76, sits at the nape of Gomez’s neck. Business Insider’s report linked it to her mother Mandy Teefey’s birth year, 1976, and named tattoo artist Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy. The small numbers show when Gomez wears her hair up; when it is down, they disappear.

Here, the details line up: 76 is tied to Teefey’s birth year, the artist is named and the placement is known. Gomez has not described a broader story beyond that family connection. The reported meaning is specific enough on its own.

The large rose on her back

A large pink rose tattoo spans Gomez’s upper back and runs toward her spine. Women’s Health and other coverage describe it as a collaboration with her friend Julia Michaels. Photos of the pair’s matching or coordinated tattoos brought the design wider attention.

Some reports call the rose watercolor, referring to its soft pink shading and drip-like edges. That describes its appearance; it does not confirm the tattooist’s technique. The flower is easy to identify, but any deeper meaning should come from Gomez rather than from the usual symbolism attached to roses.

The semicolon tattoo

Gomez has a small semicolon tattoo linked to Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. E! News reported that she got it with cast member Alisha Boe and executive producer Tommy Dorfman. The semicolon has become a sign of continuing a sentence after a pause and is used in mental-health advocacy. In Gomez’s case, the reporting connects it to the show and its wider conversation.

The punctuation is easy to miss in photos. A tattoo can reference a public project or a broader idea, but it does not tell us anything private about someone’s health.

Rare lettering behind the ear

Gomez got a small Rare tattoo near the side of her neck around the album’s release. Reports at the time connected the lettering with the record, and photos place it beneath or behind her ear. The timing makes this one of the clearer links between her music and her tattoos.

Some galleries place it on the left, others on the right. Unless a clear photo settles the question, calling it a small neck tattoo from the Rare era is more accurate.

Arabic lettering and other small designs

Gomez has also been photographed with Arabic script along her back or side, most often translated in coverage as “love yourself first.” That translation is widely repeated, but stylized lettering can be read differently. It is safer to call it the published translation than a meaning Gomez has personally confirmed.

Other designs listed in the major galleries include a music note, a cross, Sunshine in her grandmother’s handwriting and small marks tied to family or friends. A few have a named artist or direct story; for others, the photos show the design but not its private meaning.

Artists connected with Selena Gomez tattoos

Keith McCurdy, known as Bang Bang, is the artist most often linked to Gomez’s Roman numeral neck tattoo. Coverage also lists her among his clients. Other pieces came from different artists or collaborative sessions, so the whole collection cannot be credited to one studio.

An artist’s style alone cannot confirm who did a tattoo. Fine lettering near the neck, a large rose on the back and a tiny semicolon show how different Gomez’s pieces are, but the artist needs to be named by a reliable source.

How her tattoo style has developed

Gomez’s tattoos range from tiny marks to larger illustrative pieces. The neck numerals and Rare script are subtle; the rose across her back takes up much more space. Family dates and handwriting sit alongside music references and designs linked to public projects. No single style describes the whole collection.

Photos need dates too. A red-carpet shot might show her neck and hide her back, while performance clothes can cover other tattoos. Ink softens over time, and newer work may cover an older piece. A dated photo with its original caption says more than an undated repost.

Frequently asked questions

What does Selena Gomez’s LXXVI tattoo mean?

Published coverage identifies LXXVI as a reference to 1976, her mother Mandy Teefey’s birth year. The tattoo sits at the nape of Gomez’s neck and has been associated with Bang Bang.

Who did Selena Gomez’s rose tattoo?

Reports connect the large rose on Gomez’s back with a tattoo session involving Julia Michaels. They are described as coordinated tattoos, but the exact division of design work has not been reported clearly.

What does Selena Gomez’s semicolon tattoo represent?

The semicolon was linked to 13 Reasons Why and done with people connected to the show. It is often discussed alongside mental-health advocacy, but the tattoo does not reveal Gomez’s private health details.

Does Selena Gomez have a Rare tattoo?

Yes. She has a small Rare tattoo near or behind her ear, associated with the album. Sources differ on the exact side, so the broader placement is safer.

Taken together, Gomez’s tattoos touch on family, music, friendship and moments from her public life. Some stories are specific: the year her mother was born, a rose shared with a friend, a semicolon linked to a television project. The rest can stay less certain.

John Mayer’s sleeve gets most of the attention: a Japanese-influenced mix of flowers, geometric shapes and traditional imagery. He also has a 77 on his chest, an SRV tribute and smaller tattoos tied to music and earlier points in his life.

The Japanese-style sleeve

Mayer’s most visible tattoo work covers much of one arm in a Japanese-style composition. Specialist coverage describes a sleeve of flowers, traditional imagery and geometric shapes. Late-2000s performance photos show how prominent it became when he wore sleeveless shirts.

Japanese-style is a fair description of the overall look, but the photos do not establish that every motif follows a specific tradition. Specialist sources offer more detail than the images alone.

The 77 chest tattoo

The number 77 is visible on Mayer’s chest. Design Indaba and other tattoo references link it to his birth year, 1977. It is easy to spot when his shirt is open or off, but usually hidden in everyday appearances.

The 1977 reading comes from published coverage, not from the number alone. Numbers can mean anything; in this case, sources connect it to his birth year. That is the explanation worth using.

The SRV tribute

Another prominent mark is SRV, the initials of blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Mayer has often spoken about Vaughan’s influence on his guitar playing. Tattoo coverage describes the initials as a tribute, and a separate SRV tattoo feature traces the connection. It is a direct nod to a guitar hero, with no need to read it as a key to the whole sleeve.

Initials can be hard to read in a busy sleeve. A photograph may catch them at an angle or lose them among the colors, so a clear image and a source naming the tribute are more useful than a context-free crop.

The original three squares on his forearm

Ranker dates the three squares on Mayer’s right forearm to 2003. The list says he later started filling them with color and additional imagery; the inset here shows the original outlines.

Early koi and Japanese influences

Design Indaba reports that Mayer got an early koi tattoo during a visit to Japan at 18. The article also follows the arm work as it grew and discusses the artist credits attached to it.

A tattoo timeline shows the sleeve taking shape over time rather than appearing at once. The 2008 Wikimedia Commons event pictures show only what was visible that night; they help date the work, but not every later change.

Artists linked with John Mayer’s tattoos

Reports name Horimitsu or Horitomo among the artists connected with Mayer’s Japanese-style work, though summaries disagree about who did which sections. Without an original interview or studio record, it is safer to credit only the parts a source specifically identifies.

A sleeve this large can involve several artists and sessions. Someone who worked on one section should not automatically be credited with the entire design.

How the collection appears in performance photographs

The sleeve shows best in concert and event photos where Mayer’s right arm is bare. Sleeveless shirts reveal it; holding a guitar can turn it away from the camera. Stage lights also change how the colors look.

When the date or event is known, it belongs in the caption. A dated photo helps show placement and scale, but not what the ink looks like today. The 2008 images record that performance, not everything Mayer added later.

What the tattoos mean

Two explanations have solid support: 77 for Mayer’s birth year and SRV for Vaughan. Coverage ties the early koi and later sleeve to his interest in Japanese tattooing. Flowers, waves and dragons may carry familiar meanings in tattoo art, but Mayer has not given each one a personal story.

The sleeve’s Japanese influence and the musical tributes are easy to describe. Generic flower or dragon symbolism is a different matter; it should not be presented as Mayer’s own explanation.

Frequently asked questions

What is the 77 tattoo on John Mayer’s chest?

Tattoo references connect the chest number 77 with Mayer’s birth year, 1977.

What does SRV mean on John Mayer’s arm?

SRV is widely reported as a tribute to blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose playing influenced Mayer.

Does John Mayer have a Japanese tattoo sleeve?

Yes. His most visible work is a large Japanese-influenced sleeve, shown in concert and event photos and described in specialist tattoo coverage.

Who tattooed John Mayer?

Published summaries name Horimitsu or Horitomo in connection with parts of the work. The full artist history remains unclear because the reports do not agree.

The clearest parts of Mayer’s collection are the 77 on his chest, the SRV initials and a Japanese-influenced sleeve that grew over time. Those designs have some public context; the rest is less neatly documented.

What the available record can establish about Japanese-style sleeve

Photos show where the sleeve sits and what it looks like. On their own, they cannot say when each section was finished, who tattooed it or what Mayer meant by it. Those details need a dated source or Mayer’s own words.

Clothes and camera angles hide parts of the arm, and the sleeve changed between appearances. Dated photos can help track additions or cover-ups, but they do not provide a complete count.

Online lists often copy one another, so repeated wording is not new confirmation. A photo can identify a shape without revealing its meaning. The clearest account is simple: describe what is visible, attribute what reports actually say and leave the rest open.

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Harry Styles has tattoos across his chest, arms, hands and legs. He has explained a few himself, and artists or publications have identified others. For many of the smaller pieces, photographs show what is there but not why he got it.

Chest and torso tattoos

Photos show birds, lettering, a butterfly and other designs across Styles’ chest. Stories connecting individual pieces to relationships or private events often come from fan accounts, rather than from a statement Styles has made.

The mermaid tattoo

Asked about the mermaid tattoo, Styles replied, “I am a mermaid.” The joke is the only explanation he has given.

Arms, hands and smaller designs

Styles has lettering and small symbols on his arms and hands. Photos show where some sit, but the meaning of each design is known only when he has explained it.

Styles got his first tattoo at 18, and much of his early work is on the left arm. “NY, LA, LDN” marks cities tied to his life and work. The Hebrew lettering includes his sister Gemma’s name and the phrase “Can I Stay.” Other designs include a small guitar, a pirate ship, an anatomical heart, a black heart and the Green Bay Packers logo.

The first tattoo he got at 18 was an outlined star on his upper arm; he later filled it in. The arm also has “Hi,” “Silver Spoon,” “You Booze You Lose,” a liquor bottle and a small “A” associated with his mother, Anne. Teen Vogue documents the designs, though Styles has not confirmed every explanation attached to them.

Recent reporting

A 2026 entertainment report linked Styles and Zoë Kravitz to a possible matching “Let It Rip” tattoo. Neither has explained it publicly, so for now it is a reported design without a confirmed meaning.

Family and named tattoos

Several small tattoos point to family: a “g” on his chest for Gemma, an “A” for his mother Anne, and “1957” and “1967,” reported as his parents’ birth years. “Mary” on his right arm is widely identified as a tribute to his grandmother.

“Jackson” and “Arlo” appear in tattoo lists, but their connection to Styles has not been clearly explained. The empty bird cage and theater masks near his ribs are also visible designs; their meanings have not been publicly established.

Chest and torso designs

The large butterfly sits on Styles’ sternum. Styles’ tattoo artist Liam Sparkes says it was inspired by an old French prison tattoo and the film Papillon. The two swallows on his upper chest are among the pieces fans recognize most easily. Swallows are often linked with travel, but Styles has not given a personal explanation for every nautical image.

Below the chest tattoos is “17 Black,” which GQ connected to money Styles lost betting on 17 black in Australia during the One Direction years. “SNCL” is commonly expanded as “Smile Now, Cry Later.” The family-related dates “1957” and “1967” sit among the other chest lettering.

Cover-ups and older designs

Styles has covered or changed several designs. An anchor covers an earlier “I can’t change” tattoo, and a fern leaf has been reported as covering “Might as well.” The large eagle on his left arm is also said to cover older lettering, though reports differ on the details.

The naked mermaid is on Styles’ right arm too. Asked about it, he gave the same answer: “I am a mermaid.” The arm also has a padlock tattooed by Ed Sheeran and Pingu, the children’s TV penguin, which is usually described as a matching design with Sheeran.

Legs, feet and ankles

His lower-body tattoos include a tiger or lion head on the right thigh, “Never Gonna Dance Again” split across his ankles, and three screws on his right big toe. “Yes” and “No” appear above and below the knees in different languages. The smaller pieces are easy to miss in concert photos.

What is confirmed and what is not

Styles’ tattoos include names, dates, lettering, family tributes, album art, the Packers logo, cover-ups and designs connected with friends. The tattoos are easier to confirm than their meanings. Fan lists attach stories to “Jackson,” “Arlo,” the bird cage and other small designs without a direct statement from Styles.

Descriptions work best when they stay close to the photos and interviews: say what is visible, credit an explanation when he or a reliable source has given one, and leave the rest open. Cover-ups and new work also make a single count unreliable.

Frequently asked questions

How many tattoos does Harry Styles have?

There is no official count. New tattoos and cover-ups change the number, so older totals are only snapshots.

Are all the meanings known?

No. Styles has explained some designs, but many have not been publicly confirmed.

Other visible pieces include the Dark Side of the Moon prism, a skeleton in a tuxedo, shaking hands, the pirate ship, a rose and the “Late Late” tattoo he got during a television tattoo game. He has used small gaps around larger pieces instead of keeping everything to one sleeve.

Some of the smaller tattoos show up only in close photographs, so it helps to keep the date of each image in view.

Demi Lovato’s tattoos touch on music, faith, family, recovery and the turning points in her life. She has explained several of them in interviews; others are best described by what the photographs show. The collection keeps changing, so any count is only a snapshot.

How many tattoos does Demi Lovato have?

Teen Vogue counted nearly 30 tattoos in a 2016 interview; later galleries have listed more than 20. Neither figure is an official total. New work appears, old designs get covered or changed, and a photo rarely shows everything.

Her own tattoo stories are the best place to start. In an iHeart interview, Lovato explained the rib lyrics, Stay Strong on her wrists, Roman numeral III, the Africa tattoo and the flock of birds. Teen Vogue also covered the Buddy memorial and her father’s connection to Dale Earnhardt. Other pieces are visible, even when their meanings have not been shared.

The 12 birds by Kat Von D

Lovato told iHeart that Kat Von D tattooed the birds on her forearm. She wanted them because she liked the sense of freedom they suggested; she had not planned on a specific number. Later, while living in a sober-living home, she counted 12 and connected them with the 12 steps of recovery.

The number came after the design: Lovato chose birds for their association with freedom, then noticed there were 12. She has said that realization tied the flock to recovery. They remain among her best-known tattoos because they form a moving line along her arm and show clearly in performance photos.

Stay Strong on the wrists

“Stay Strong” is written across Lovato’s wrists. She told iHeart it was among her first tattoos and that she got it after leaving rehab. Fans had used the phrase to encourage her, and she said she would look down at the words during hard moments.

The words are easy for her to see even when other tattoos are covered. Photos show them when her wrists face the camera; bracelets, sleeves and stage clothes can hide them. A single picture cannot show whether the lettering has been touched up.

Her first tattoo: You Make Me Beautiful

Lovato told iHeart her first tattoo was “You Make Me Beautiful” lyrics on her ribs. She called it a Christian song and said the words connected her to God. She was 16 and later described getting it in a tattoo artist’s apartment in Los Angeles.

Teen Vogue linked the lyrics to Bethany Dillon’s song “Beautiful.” The rib tattoo is less often visible than the pieces on Lovato’s wrist or forearm. It was the first tattoo in her collection, though recent photos do not always show it clearly.

The Roman numeral III

Lovato wears the Roman numeral III on her wrist. She told iHeart it refers to her birth father, who loved NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. After her father died, she got the number as a reminder of him and because she liked Earnhardt too.

For Lovato, III brings her father and his favorite driver together in one small tattoo. That is the meaning she has shared.

Africa and the travel milestone

In a 2014 iHeart interview, Lovato said Africa was one of her newer tattoos. She had visited Kenya for her 21st birthday, a trip she said changed her. She chose the word “Africa” instead of “Kenya” because more people would recognize it.

The tattoo marks that trip and the milestone birthday. Lovato also explained why she chose the larger place name; the interview does not give further detail about the lettering itself.

Buddy memorial and family tributes

Teen Vogue reported that Lovato got a Buddy memorial after her dog died: “Buddy was here,” written in a child’s handwriting. The article also connected her father’s memory to Dale Earnhardt’s car number. Alongside III, those pieces make family an important part of her tattoo history.

The reports give the names and details of these memorials, but do not say everything Lovato felt about them. Claims about healing or closure would need her own words.

Survivor and later statement tattoos

Teen Vogue reported that Lovato added “Survivor” to her neck in 2019. The short word became one of her later statement tattoos. It is a visible neck tattoo, especially when she pulls her hair back; the single word is not a full account of her life.

Later galleries show more words and symbols on her hands, arms and neck. Lovato has connected some designs with faith, self-acceptance or recovery, while others have no published explanation. Keep her statements distinct from guesses based on the style.

Who tattooed Demi Lovato?

Kat Von D is directly linked to the bird tattoo through Lovato’s own account. Other designs have been credited to different artists, so one artist should not be assigned the whole collection.

The collection moves between script, Roman numerals, silhouettes, religious text, travel lettering and a large flock of birds. Some pieces are fine and discreet; others are meant to be seen from across a room.

Frequently asked questions

What do Demi Lovato’s bird tattoos mean?

Lovato said she liked the freedom birds represent. She later counted 12 and connected them with the 12 steps of recovery.

Who tattooed Demi Lovato’s birds?

Lovato told iHeart that Kat Von D tattooed the flock of birds.

What do the Stay Strong tattoos mean?

She said fans encouraged her with “Stay Strong” after rehab, and that she looked to the wrist lettering during difficult moments.

What does the III tattoo mean?

Lovato said III refers to Dale Earnhardt’s number and her late father’s connection to the driver.

The birds, Stay Strong, rib lyrics, Africa and III all have stories Lovato has shared. Other tattoos are still worth noting, even when she has not explained them. The guide is strongest when it leaves those designs visible without inventing a reason for them.

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Machine Gun Kelly’s tattoos are easiest to follow as a timeline. Before the blackout, they included record references, drawings, jokes, a surrealist backpiece and designs he discussed in interviews. In 2024, tattoo artist ROXX covered much of his chest, stomach and arms in black. Since then, Baker has added smaller pieces in places that remain visible. The earlier work still tells part of the story, but it belongs to the collection he had before the blackout, not a complete picture of what can be seen today.

Baker has explained some pieces himself, and other designs are documented in interviews with artists or in established coverage. With so much ink and a major cover-up, older photos can be mistaken for current views.

The blackout covered a chaotic patchwork, not a blank canvas

In February 2024, Baker revealed a broad blackwork cover-up by Los Angeles artist ROXX. The ink covers much of his upper body, including his arms, chest and stomach. Rather than place a new picture over each old tattoo, ROXX created a geometric blackout. An untouched cross-shaped area cuts through the chest, while narrow gaps and panels leave some earlier letters and symbols visible.

Baker captioned the project “for spiritual purposes only.” Early coverage said the full motivation was unclear. He later explained that he wanted to rethink how skin could look, in a 2025 interview, and told Billboard Canada in 2026 that older layers had come to represent periods he no longer wanted to carry. ROXX had proposed a project that might take about two years; Baker pushed to finish it in roughly two months. He said he became very ill during the process, describing yellowing skin, swelling or other changes around his lymph nodes, and difficulty moving parts of his upper body.

Early reports gave a more exact schedule: ROXX told TMZ that the sessions began in December 2023 and involved 13 appointments of six hours each. Baker’s 2026 interview helps explain why the compressed timetable was so punishing. The blackout was a sweeping change across his body, built from geometric work and cut-throughs of bare skin rather than a quick dark cover over a few designs.

His arms carried music, hometown pride and spontaneous ideas

His arms were among the most densely tattooed parts of the earlier collection. Photos show overlapping text, symbols and small illustrations, but the clearest accounts come from Baker describing individual pieces himself.

In a 2013 interview with The Untitled Magazine, Baker said “Lace Up” appears twice. It was the title of his mixtape and debut album, but he also used the phrase for being ready to face a challenge. He said it was a greeting he shared with fans at shows. On his body, it worked both as a personal motto and a call-and-response with the crowd.

In the same interview, he pointed out a Tommy Lee “Mayhem” tattoo on his wrist. It is a clear Mötley Crüe reference; Baker said he was a fan of the band.

Baker told The Untitled Magazine that reading Anthony Kiedis’s memoir Scar Tissue helped him during a difficult period. His Red Hot Chili Peppers tattoo links the band he admired with a book he said mattered to him at the time.

Baker and Travis Barker shared a matching “Born with Horns” tattoo, named for the album title they were using then. The project name changed, but the tattoos were already on their arms. After the blackout, later photos cannot show which letters were covered, partly left open or altered; the earlier pictures record how the tattoos looked at that point.

In GQ’s 2016 Tattoo Tour, Baker described a tattoo tied to being hit by a double-decker bus in Manchester. He told the story with deadpan humor and called the tattoo one of his favorites, though the transcript does not reliably give its placement or full design. He also showed a blunt profanity tattoo that he said came from a late-night session. Both feel more like souvenirs of specific moments than parts of a planned motif.

Baker called Jessica Rabbit on the inside of his right upper arm his fantasy woman. In an iHeart interview, he said the most painful spot was near his armpit, where the artist worked. He remembered both the image and how much that spot hurt.

Near his inner elbow, Baker described the words “Kiss the Sky” beside a drawing by a friend. The phrase comes from a song on Bloom. He said it was about searching without knowing exactly what you are looking for, then letting something find you. He also connected it with nostalgia and a feeling close to nirvana.

In the same conversation, Baker discussed a rosebud and open rose he got around the release of Bloom. One stage showed a rosebud; another showed the bloom above it. The growth echoes the album title rather than being an interpretation added by a tattoo list. The interview does not establish the exact location of each design.

The chest mixed belief, heartbreak and a very large guardian angel

Baker said he got a guardian angel at about 16, when he had begun believing in God. Later interviews described it as one of the tattoos fans copied when dressing up as him. The piece belongs to that earlier period: the later chest blackout changed how it looks, so old portraits show the angel as it was then.

In a 2017 iHeart interview, Baker described a gash over his heart, with blood drawn from the wound. Asked where the idea came from, he answered, “Somebody ripped my heart out.” The tattoo pairs a literal image with a heartbreak line. He did not name a person or event, so the quote does not tell us more than that.

GQ’s Tattoo Tour also shows a black heart that Baker called a “stone cold heart.” He described it as armor he built in the music industry: after years of working in public, he felt he had to harden himself and let fewer people in. The interview preserves both the design and his explanation.

The anarchy “A” on his stomach became another instantly recognizable mark. In the iHeart interview, Baker named it among the tattoos fans copied when dressing up as him. Its visual impact is clear, but he did not give the symbol a separate personal backstory.

Older neck and face pieces are best read in dated photos

A 2022 photo captures the ink across Baker’s jaw, collarbones and chest before the blackout. Lines and lettering overlap, and not every word is legible. The image shows the density and placement at the time, but it cannot identify each symbol. Later stories sometimes name blurry marks without showing the close-up or explaining where the identification came from.

Dates help keep the face and neck tattoos straight. Later photos show newer work around both ears; those pieces should not be confused with the older neck lettering in this photograph.

A Dalí-inspired backpiece took the most time

Baker called his back an “iconic piece” and told iHeart it took about 50 to 60 hours. GQ’s Tattoo Tour identifies a Salvador Dalí piece there: a colorful surrealist scene with elongated figures and architectural forms. Baker’s description supports calling it Dalí-inspired, but the interview does not identify one particular painting as its source.

Baker also told GQ about a session in Redding, Pennsylvania, when he stepped away to use the bathroom and found the bathtub in his hotel room full of urine. It is a strange detour in the story, but the backpiece itself is what he remembered: a near-full-back design he liked after dozens of hours of work.

Neck and ear designs kept changing after the blackout reveal

The neck forms a tight border between Baker’s face, chest and hairline. Older portraits show layered lettering and small marks; photos before the 2026 Grammys reveal new work around his ears. iHeart identified a red heart and the word “ether” on the flat of his left ear, a bass-clef mark along the edge of his face, and additional abstract lines on both ears. Hair and jewelry can hide the small designs in wide red-carpet shots, but the ear work changes the outline of his profile.

Older sources mention neck and face tattoos, but often leave the wording or exact placement unclear. A close photo of the ears supports the newer descriptions; a distant concert shot is not enough to identify every shadow as a confirmed symbol.

His newest family tattoo is “SAGA” on the right hand

In early 2026, Baker had “SAGA” tattooed in capital letters on the back of his right hand for his youngest daughter, Saga Blade. Berlin tattoo artist Zsofi Csepai shared photos from a tour stop shortly before Saga’s first birthday. The lettering sits at the edge of the blackout, where untouched skin leaves enough contrast for the word to stand out.

In a 2025 interview about the blackout, Baker said he kept a small tattoo his older daughter Casie had done on him. He did not identify its design or placement. It is separate from the new SAGA tribute: one was made by Casie and kept, while the other spells his youngest daughter’s name. The two are not the same tattoo or a single design for both girls.

In April 2026, Inked reported that Baker showed “look” on the top of his left foot and “up” on the top of his right in an Instagram Story filmed in Perth. Together, the words read across his feet. The article’s photo is a stage shot rather than a close-up, so the written report gives a clearer account of the lettering than the image.

What the old tattoo lists get wrong

Roundups count Baker’s tattoos differently: some list each small mark, while others call an entire sleeve one tattoo. Cover-ups make the total harder to check. A 2017 photograph shows what was visible then, not what remained after later sessions and the blackout. Baker has said he began getting tattooed in his early teens, though his accounts give his starting age as either 13 or 14. There is no single official count.

The designs discussed most clearly include Lace Up twice, the Tommy Lee Mayhem reference, the Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute, the Bloom rose imagery, Kiss the Sky, Jessica Rabbit, the gash and black-heart designs, the guardian angel, the Dalí-inspired backpiece, the anarchy A, the Born with Horns matching tattoo, the 2024 blackout, Saga’s name, the ear marks, and the new words on his feet. That is already a detailed map without guessing at a total.

Some tattoos point to music Baker admired; others came from heartbreak, a strange night or an impulsive choice. The blackout changed how that history looks, but it does not mean the old work was unimportant to him. Dated photos and Baker’s own explanations show how the collection shifted over time.