Male Tattoo Ideas You’ll Love

You’re a manly man and you want a manly tattoo. Manliness is in the eye of the beholder, but by being male society and perhaps your own desires want you to have a male tattoo. Most tattoos are male oriented and bring forth the idea of being bad and going against societal norms. Below are some male tattoo ideas that might bring out the man in you.

Barbed Wire

Barbed wire has been known as a male tattoo idea for quite a while. The tattoo usually borders another tattoo and gives it that rustic, raw look. Even the iconic tattoo ‘Mom’ surrounded by barbed wire will make the otherwise lame tattoo bad ass. Barbwire has a meaning of “Don’t Touch Me” and people will see that tattoo as a mirror to your personality.

The Devil

The Devil is feared and is considered evil by the majority of the world. Having the Devil tattooed on you will transfer that fear into a visual reality. Though there are a variety of funny and even cute devil tattoos, the tattoo of the actual Beelzebub is definitely a manly tattoo. This with other dark tattoos makes a great theme. You could throw in a tattoo of death, a graveyard, a skull, or other dark tattoos.

Weapons

A popular male tattoo idea, mostly with the military, is to have weapons tattooed on you. The M16 tattooed as cross rifles with a military insignia is a very male dominated tattoo. Other weapons could be from an earlier time like a sword, mace, crossbow, or club. The weapons paired with other male oriented tattoos can make a military or medieval theme. Weapons are usually inked on the shoulder, chest, or forearm.

Skulls

A skull is the ultimate male tattoo idea. A skull has a shadowing of death and demise and to have a skull is a symbolism of finality. The skull can be stand alone or cross rifles can be inked above or below it. The skull is an excellent starting place for a full or halve sleeve tattoo and other tattoos can radiate from that center. The skull can also be centered on a pirate flag or have flames flowing behind it like it was just thrown from hell.

There are many male tattoo ideas that can be taken be from less manly tattoos or tattoos that are traditionally inked for women. For an example, some women have cute little bunny tattoos. Great for a girl right! Take that bunny and put a knife through it or decapitate it and you have a manly tattoo. Anything can be manipulated to become more male oriented. Talk to your tattoo artist and get some ideas. Sometimes they like to try new things and with two heads together you can come up with some really wicked designs.

Another way to get male tattoo ideas is to search the Internet. There are literally thousands of images of tattoos and articles. Though you may have an idea in mind, a search may generate new ideas for tattoos or new ideas of how to change your original idea.