The No-Fail Guide to Which Tattoo You Should Get, Based on Your Personality Type
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"What tattoo should I get?" ranks right up there next to "Should I get bangs?" on the list of all-consuming questions everybody has asked themselves at least thrice in their lifetime, the inconvenient difference being that the former comes with something like 21,839 more multiple-choice options. How can you decide, then, between a quote, roman numeral, or portrait tattoo? Between an out-there design and subtle white ink? Something big or something small? Body art, after all, is highly subjective.
Instead, consider this: let your individual personality type determine your next tattoo. The decision is infinitely more permanent than finding the ENFP to your INFJ or whether to pursue culinary school over business, and so what better indicator to consider beforehand than what makes you, well, you?
If this sounds complicated, we're here to make it easy. Whether it's your first or 10th (or something in between), we've laid out the exact tattoo you should get based on your personality type. Let us know where you land with the whole bangs thing.
The Type-A
Boundaries and order are your love language, which means you need a logical tattoo that plays to your best Monica from Friends traits. A roman-numeral design ticks every box (and boy, do you love ticking all the boxes): it's structured, pre-established, and hard to mess up.
The Social Butterfly
As the self-appointed Life of Every Party, you deserve a piece of ink that starts a conversation. Matching tattoos are sure to get people talking, with the added bonus of helping you feel connected to a friend, family member, or partner — even if they're more of a homebody.
The Creative
There's Picasso, there's Mozart, and then there's you . . . and you're someone who couldn't color inside the lines if you tried. That's why you're best suited for an abstract tattoo that represents the amalgamation of colors, patterns, shapes, and symbols painted in your imagination.
The Minimalist
Look up your personal aesthetic in the dictionary and you'll find the words "back to basics." Stick-and-poke tattoos bring that same simplicity in body-art form; the ancient practice, which skips the electric tattoo machine in lieu of a single needle and ink, is meticulously drawn on dot by dot.
The Influencer
TikTok, Instagram, Twitch — no matter your platform, people care about what you have to say. That's why a quote or script tattoo is right up your alley — it's like wearing a mini caption everywhere you go.
The Tech Savvy
If you're the person who sets calendar reminders any time Apple announces its latest iPhone innovation and can't help but geek out when you see a virtual-reality kiosk at the mall, you're practically preprogrammed for a pixel tattoo.
The Introvert
As someone who'd sooner spend 10 hours clandestinely researching tattoo ideas in solitude than even 10 seconds explaining what design you want to a stranger, you need something subtle. A white-ink tattoo won't command as much attention as its darker counterparts, so you can keep its meaning all to yourself.
The Eco-Conscious
Whether you have a green thumb for gardening or just support biodiversity, you're the person everyone calls when they don't want to kill their house plant — so they won't be surprised in the least when you announce your flower or botanical tattoo.
The Animal-Lover
When your appreciation for animals could give Carole Baskin a run for her money, consider giving a nod to your furry friends with a piece of ink. The design doesn't have to be big, either: a tiny pet tattoo can be playful without alarming the masses.
The Sentimentalist
You know you're a sap when you've kept your first crush's photo squirreled away since high school and still can't part with your baby blanket even decades later. That makes a portrait tattoo your perfect match, because you can keep your favorite memory close at all times.