What Tattoo Matches Your Personality?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What Tattoo Matches Your Personality?
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About This Quiz

People have been getting tattoos for literally thousands of years. Who first stumbled on the idea we'll never know, but it's a tradition that has spanned the globe and inspired numerous styles and techniques.  People love body art, and there are so many incredible artists doing it out there.  If you can imagine it, someone can tattoo it on your body for you. 

The hardest thing about getting a tattoo is deciding what tattoo to get. Or, well, maybe it's the pain, if that's not something you handle well. But even before the pain is the decision-making process.  With so many styles, colors, locations and artists to choose from, it can be daunting to even start. But you should start! If you love tattoos, why not get one to start? Show the world something that offers a glimpse into who you really are and how you feel. It's a fun, creative way to carry a piece of yourself on the outside, so long as it's done the way you want it done.

So how do you pick the right tattoo? Answer these questions about yourself honestly and we'll let you know just what kind of tattoo you should be getting! Roll up your sleeves!

What style of tattoo really speaks to you?
Watercolor
Black and grey
Neo-traditional
Traditional

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What's the best place on your body to get a tattoo?
Leg
Arm
Back
Chest

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Where would you never, ever get a tattoo on your body?
Face
Neck
Knuckles
Scalp

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If you were getting someone's named tattooed on you, where would you get it?
Somewhere discreet
I'd never get someone's name on me.
Right on the ribcage
On the arm

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What's the most underrated style of tattooing out there?
Watercolor
Trash polka
Haida
Graffiti

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What's a good place on the body to get your first tattoo?
Shoulder
Back
Leg
Arm

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Tattoo TV is big business these days. What's the best tattoo show out there?
"Ink Master"
"Ink Master: Angels"
"Black Ink Crew"
"Tattoo Fixers"

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What kind of gimmick tattoo seems the coolest?
Braille tattoo
White ink tattoo
Glow-in-the-dark tattoo
UV tattoo

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Which of these traditional tattoo images would you most likely get?
Rose
Dagger
Snake
Anchor

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What do you think is the most painful place to get tattooed that most people don't realize is painful?
Ribs
Shin
Wrist
Crook of the elbow

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How many tattoos do you have right now?
A couple
A few
None
Just one

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If you could have as many tattoos as you want, how many would you get?
Just a few really important ones
I could go full body.
A couple
Hard to say

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Which celebrity has the best tattoos?
Steve-O
Rihanna
Zayn Malik
Halsey

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Which celebrity has the absolute worst tattoos?
Mike Tyson
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Steve-O

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What tattoo art style do you not want on your body?
American traditional
New school
Realism
Watercolor

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Do you know what style of art American traditional is?
I've heard of it.
Of course
Sounds maybe familiar.
No idea

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How many hours could you handle sitting for a tattoo?
6
4 or 5
2
1

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Which TV tattoo artist would you most like to have ink you?
Kat Von D
Ceaser Emanuel
Oliver Peck
Ryan Ashley

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Do you like to show your tattoos off or keep them hidden?
They're hidden sometimes, but not always.
It's out there for everyone to see.
You can see them a bit, but not too much.
I'll keep it discreet.

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What's the most important factor in deciding on a new tattoo?
The artist
The design
The location
The cost

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Not everyone can sit for a tattoo. Can you handle the pain?
I'll handle whatever I have to handle.
I am a rock, I feel nothing.
As long as it's not too bad
I can't handle much.

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On what part of the body would someone have to be crazy to get a tattoo?
Someplace private
Skull
Face
Eyeball

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How much meaning does a tattoo need to have?
It's the most important thing.
As long as it looks cool, who cares?
It's cool if it has a special meaning, but not that important.
It should reflect you as a person in some way.

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What's the absolute worst thing that could happen during your tattoo?
It doesn't look like what it's supposed to look like.
The color palette is all wrong.
Messy line work
Misspelled words

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What kind of tattoo do you think is super-overrated?
Tribal
Lower back
Words
Anything goofy and unimportant

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How do you fix a bad tattoo?
Laser
Cover-up
Add some more stuff to it.
Just live and learn.

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What would you get tattooed across your knuckles?
TRUE + LOVE
SINK + SWIM
TACO + BELL
LOVE + HATE

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What are your thoughts on coloring a tattoo?
It needs to be tasteful if it's done.
The more vibrant the better.
Color can make it pop.
Isn't necessary.

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For a while, people were getting paid to have corporate logos tattooed on themselves. What company logo would you get for the right price?
No one could pay me enough.
Anything that looks pretty awesome
Whoever's willing to pay, I'm game.
Something small and simple

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People always ask you to think about what a tattoo's going to look like when you're a grandparent. So what's your opinion going to be?
It's still going to look great.
It'll be a good reminder of my youth.
I can always cover it if I need to.
It's going to be as relevant then as it is now.

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