Avan Jogia’s tattoos look more like personal notes than parts of a planned sleeve. He has said he sometimes marks an important job or moment with a tattoo. Published photographs show script across his ribs, smaller marks near his chest and side, and a larger illustration on his upper arm. The best-known phrase reads “Buy the ticket, take the ride,” a line associated with Hunter S. Thompson.
The photographs help locate the visible designs; interviews are a better guide to what Jogia has said about them. Crops, lighting and old captions can make details hard to read, so the images don’t establish a full inventory or a meaning for every mark.
Avan Jogia’s ribcage tattoo and the road-trip phrase
The long script on Jogia’s right ribcage is his most recognizable tattoo. In photographs, the line curves with his body. The loose handwriting makes it look closer to a sentence copied from a book than a polished logo. It is commonly read as Buy the ticket, take the ride, a phrase about committing to an uncertain journey.
In a Harper’s Bazaar interview, Jogia said he may get a tattoo when a job or moment in his life feels significant. That gives the phrase some context, but it doesn’t tie it to one specific event. It could serve as a personal motto or reminder; published coverage doesn’t settle on a single story.
The wording beneath the first script tattoo
A second photograph shows the script as two flowing lines beneath the edge of Jogia’s shirt. The rib placement keeps it covered by ordinary clothing, though he can reveal it in a photograph. It also means the lettering follows the curve of his torso, rather than reading like a straight line on a forearm.
Older captions don’t always transcribe the phrase the same way, and some images crop its beginning. “Buy the ticket, take the ride” is the recurring reading; the available photographs don’t make every letter equally clear.
Avan Jogia’s additional chest and side ink
Published photographs show smaller marks near Jogia’s upper chest and side, including additional script closer to his shoulder. The images were taken at different times and don’t show every mark clearly, so they can’t establish a complete chronology. They do suggest a collection added piece by piece, rather than one finished design.
The ribcage phrase is broad and horizontal; the smaller tattoos read more like brief notes. In older portraits, harsh contrast and grain can make a shadow look like ink, so placement is easier to confirm than the details of every design.
The illustrative upper-arm tattoo
A fashion portrait gives a clear view of a darker, figurative tattoo on Jogia’s upper arm. It contrasts with the fine script on his ribs and follows the curve of his shoulder. The photograph shows the design’s general shape, but doesn’t establish who made it, when he got it or what each element represents.
The mark is easiest to see when Jogia wears a sleeveless vest. As the arm turns, the design changes shape in the frame; a single portrait can’t show all of its details.
Placement, visibility and the choice to keep ink personal
The arm tattoo can appear in a sleeveless portrait, while the ribcage script is usually hidden under a shirt. Smaller chest marks sit between those levels of visibility. Jogia has spoken about tattoos in connection with important moments, but the public record doesn’t explain every piece. The placements let some designs show in photographs while others stay private in everyday life.
Documented interviews and sessions
Harper’s Bazaar provides Jogia’s own description of getting tattoos around meaningful jobs or life moments. Just Jared Jr reported that he got a fifth tattoo with his brother Ketan and named tattoo artist Oliver Pecker. Together, the reports document his general approach and one shared session; they don’t explain every visible design.
Evidence from the interview
The interview supports saying that Jogia sometimes uses tattoos to mark important moments. The Just Jared Jr report documents a session with his brother. Neither source identifies every shape in the photographs, so an indistinct mark shouldn’t be assigned a meaning based on resemblance alone. The images are clearest as evidence of placement and broad style.
The shared session
The report about a tattoo session with Ketan adds a personal detail the photographs can’t show: Jogia and his brother were there together. That context matters even though the article doesn’t identify a design or say that their tattoos match.
Editorial background
Scale and spacing in the portrait
The ribcage phrase is long enough to need room for its loose lettering. The photograph shows the words spread across the torso, with open skin around them. That spacing keeps the lines distinct in the image; it doesn’t tell us how the tattoo may look as it ages.
Public identity
A separate portrait for identification
The featured image identifies Jogia; the closer photographs show the tattoos. Keeping those roles separate makes it clear which images support claims about the ink. A face-visible portrait can introduce him without being treated as evidence of what the ribcage lettering says.
Some portraits show only a shoulder or a hint of script. They can still help readers recognize Jogia, while the tattoo photographs provide the closer view.
A collection built one piece at a time
The visible tattoos don’t share one style: there is handwritten script, a figurative arm design and smaller marks near the chest and side. Their common thread is personal reference, not a matching palette or continuous outline. The interviews connect tattoos to life events, while the photographs show where the ink sits.
Context and evidence
What remains undocumented
Public sources don’t provide a verified inventory, a full list of tattoo artists or dates for every piece. Some photographs are old, reposted without their original captions or show only part of Jogia’s body. This article sticks to the ribcage script, the visible arm illustration and the smaller marks shown in those images.
The sources offer different kinds of evidence: Just Jared Jr dates one session with Ketan, while Harper’s Bazaar describes Jogia’s broader approach. A portrait can show that a tattoo was present by the time it was taken, but it may not reveal when he got it. Where a detail isn’t documented, it’s better to leave it open than guess.
Final perspective
The ribcage phrase is the clearest statement in Jogia’s collection, and the upper-arm illustration gives it a visual counterpoint. Smaller chest and side marks are visible in some photographs, but their meanings remain undocumented. His interviews offer context about marking important moments; they don’t provide a key to every tattoo.
Sources and viewing notes
The written references are Harper’s Bazaar’s interview with Jogia and Just Jared Jr’s report on the session with his brother. The photographs include editorial images from The Fashionisto, DaMan and related image pages. Older or reposted photos document placement and style, not a complete inventory. The featured image is a separate portrait and isn’t evidence of the ribcage lettering.