Heart Tattoo

The heart is the eternal symbol of love, romance, and the very life force within all of human kind. The heart tattoo, shaped like an inverted triangle, and meant to symbolize the pubic triangle, is a universal symbol of the feminine, often used as an expression of romantic love.

There are many other varieties of heart tattoos. The heart tattoo design has many different meanings. Interestingly, some consist not of the simple valentine heart but of a more realistic human heart, complete with veins. A heart with a dagger, knife or sword can represent betrayal but can also represent courage in the face of misfortune. A heart design with wings represents a joyful, optimistic and free spirit.

Heart tattoos are the indication for young lovers to show their affection. Also these are popular for their unrivalled ability to visually depict one's feelings of love, usually with names attached. Celtic heart tattoo s are elegant and complex tattoo style. And tribal heart tattoos might be one of the trendier tattoos available, because of its aesthetic mix of the powerful tribal style with the more sentimental feeling of the heart itself.

Heart designs take new meanings when they are combines with other symbols such as rose, cross, wings, anchor, etc. A heart with a rose usually represents romantic love. A tribal heart rendered in black can represent emotions under control. An angel heart or a heart with a halo can represent purity of spirit. A cute heart design formed from dolphins could represent a love for dolphins and the ocean.

Many designs include hearts that are bloody or torn into pieces. These seem to refute classical sentiments about love or perhaps visually represent a relationship that has gone sour. Some heart tattoo images include broken or bleeding heart, Sometimes pictured as half a heart, this is the symbol of lost love, primarily unrequited love, and we all know the term 'heartbroken' is used for extreme sadness and grief.

Heart tattoos are unusually eloquent and expressive tattoo images, which accounts for their continued popularity despite the fact that they are sometimes considered cheesy or overly sentimental. Heart tattoo designs can represent the warmth of spring and summer seasons and the power of light.

Here you can find the collection of heart tattoo designs and pictures.

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