Zoë Kravitz's Tattoos: Your Complete Guide

Tiny yet visible, Kravitz's very first tattoo is on the inner area of her right wrist. The design is a heart with umlauts above it, which she got at 18 to symbolize self-love. While she is keeping these exact designs, she told GQ she would be removing the fading star on her middle finger she got that same year.

The actor also has a realistic cassette-tape design on her right forearm, which fans speculate is a symbol of her love and connection to music, and the word "OM" written in Sanskrit on her right hand to symbolize the sound of the universe.

Kravitz and her mother, Lisa Bonet, are famously close, so it's no surprise that she has a "Mama" tattoo. Hers is featured just above her right elbow along with an outline of a heart.

Kravitz also has what appears to be two handprints surrounded by decorative dots and designs.

On the upper left corner of her back shoulder is a detailed dragonfly. After learning that her previous Arabic script tattoo was grammatically incorrect (it was supposed to read, "Let love rule"), Kravitz completed laser removal then had Dr. Woo cover up the area with the whimsical piece.

Kravitz also has two lines of script on her spine in black ink, however it is difficult to see in photos and she has not disclosed the tattoo's meaning.

More recently, Kravitz revealed what appears to be a stick-and-poke tattoo running down her upper spine. On her right shoulder is a traditional Chinese dragon design, which is often a symbol of strength and protection.

According to Body Art Guru, this tattoo is a tribute to Nina Simone's song "Mississippi Goddam," which was released in 1964 and details the struggles of the Black experience during the civil rights movement. Kravitz expressed that she was a fan of the singer in a 2015 interview with Harper's Bazaar, stating, "When I'm going to bed, I'll put on Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, or Joni Mitchell's "Blue" album to fall asleep."

Kravitz has two swallows on the back of her neck with the word "yes" between them. In tattoo culture, swallows have often represented themes of exploration, transformation, freedom, and care and affection.

As you can see, Kravitz is a big fan of dainty tattoos, which makes her hands the perfect canvas. On both hands she has singular leaves done by Dr. Woo in 2016. On her right middle finger, she has an outline of a crown. On both middle fingers, she has crescent moons with decorative dots. Across her fingertips, she has "Lola Wolf" written with dots above each letter. This is yet another symbol in honor of her two half-siblings.

More recently, she also got tiny dots at in various places on her fingers and upper hand, including two stacked dots near her cuticles.

Starting in 2016, Kravitz added a few more pieces to her left hand, including her father's birthday, "5.26.64"; the outline of a star on her middle finger; a red heart on the inside of her middle finger; and the word "up" on the inside of her thumb.

Kravitz had her childhood nickname "Sweet Kid" inked below her left elbow.

Kravitz has arrow tattoos on both of her feet, with one headed toward the north and the other toward south. She also has a skull and crossbones symbol on her left ankle.

The nautical fine-line piece is another Dr. Woo design, while "Lola" serves as a tribute to her half-sister, Lola Iolani Momoa. The hamsa is a symbol for protection.

Kravitz has the phrase "Chica Bandita" on her left calf and a skull and crossbones on her right. "Bandito" is an Italian word for "bandit," which Americans erroneously adopted as a word for a Mexican outlaw.

Dr. Woo revamped an older circle piece on her inner forearm to give Kravitz this intricate twist on a traditional evil-eye tattoo.

Though it's hidden in many photos, a small script tattoo can be seen on Kravitz's ribs. She has not revealed its meaning.

Kravitz hasn't shared the inspiration behind her topless mermaid tattoo, but it certainly is a popular choice — just ask Harry Styles and Adam Levine.

On her upper right arm, Kravitz has a crescent moon and star design.

Along her forearm, she has the words "être toujours ivre," meaning "to always be drunk" in French. The phrase comes from a poem by Charles Baudelaire that states, "One must always be drunk."