Think aloud
Ouroboros tattoos charm us all with their powerful and bold designs. Whether shown in blackwork or colorful hues, they make us stand in awe of their beauty.
But did you know that they also hide intriguing symbolism? Stay with me and find out just what this image represents!
1. Intricate ouroboros tattoo
This black and gray piece is perfect if you want a truly intricate ouroboros tattoo. It depicts a serpentine entangled in big blooms. Out of the blooms comes a skull that adds even more intrigue.
The meaning of the tattoo is especially fascinating. The ouroboros represents the cycle of life, with other elements contributing further to this—flowers serving as a symbol of life, whereas the skull reminds us of the transiency of life.
2. Simple ouroboros tattoo
This ouroboros tattoo is for you if you’d like a simpler piece. It’s a forearm design depicting a small serpentine eating its own tail, representing life and death again.
It’s a classic stick-and-poke tattoo style that adds even more fascination, being adorable in all its simplicity.
3. Geometric ouroboros tattoo
Are you a fan of geometric tattoos? If so, here’s a wonderful example for you—a small serpentine eating its tail, and forming a circle that suggests the idea of unity and wholeness.
It’s surrounded by intricate geometric lines and shapes that add some structure to the design, all the while making it more striking.
4. Blackwork piece
For a truly bold design, here’s an intriguing blackwork adorning the calf. It’s a serpentine in its usual self-destructive form, but the meaning it conveys is rather positive.
It’s a symbol that connects life and death, creation and destruction, and other opposing concepts, suggesting that it’s all interconnected.
So, if you want a tattoo with both a striking design and meaning, this is it.
5. Fullmetal Alchemist
Here’s another amazing blackwork piece for all the fans of Fullmetal Alchemist the anime and manga series. It’s a forearm tattoo that represents the ouroboros symbol.
In the story, it’s shown as the mark of the Homunculi, artificially made creatures. Each of them has the symbol engraved somewhere on the body, marking their desire to find the Philosopher’s Stone and prolong their lives.
And since ouroboros represents the connection between life and death, it’s a perfect tattoo for those who like the idea, but also want to convey their enormous love for the famous anime and manga.
6. Blue ouroboros
If you like the idea of ouroboros tattoos, but want a brighter and more cheerful design, this is the one for you. It depicts a serpentine in blue hues, adorned with intricate floral patterns.
It’s an image that adds aesthetic appeal to your appearance, but there is no shortage of wonderful symbolism. The flowers and bright hues contrast with the vicious snake, thus enhancing the meaning of ouroboros.
7. Alchemical rose
The alchemical rose is also known as the Rose Cross or the Rosy Cross, and it’s depicted here in order to elevate the meaning of the ouroboros tattoo.
The rose symbolizes the union of the opposites. It often shows how all the elements (water, fire, air, and earth) are connected and need to achieve a transformation.
So, the snake with the flower creates a rather powerful meaning with an equally strong aesthetic appeal.
8. Black and gray ouroboros
If you’d love a bold ouroboros tattoo, the chest placement is always a great choice, let alone when you opt for the black and gray tattoo style! It will enhance the masculine appearance of men, but also make women look cool and hardcore.
It’s an intriguing ouroboros piece that displays a self-devouring serpentine with leaves. The leaves elevate the meaning of the tattoo by representing nature, and therefore, life itself.
9. Cute and simple
If you prefer to keep it simple, here’s an adorable ouroboros tattoo crafted entirely out of dots! It looks rather simplistic and could be categorized as the ignorant tattoo style.
For all those who don’t want a tattoo that’s too showy and bold, this is a perfect design as well as placement.
10. Bronze ouroboros
Enhance your Ouroboros with captivating bronze hues, adding an intriguing allure.
Positioned prominently on the back, it commands attention with its flawless design and profound symbolism, captivating the eye with its placement at the center.
11. Complex ouroboros tattoo
If you want an especially creative ouroboros tattoo, opt for this design. It displays a serpentine eating itself, but her body is going through windows, turning it red.
The windows represent the transition from one place to another, the connection between life and death. It’s an image that perfectly blends aesthetics and meaning.
12. Sun and moon tattoo
Here’s another black and gray design—a serpentine in the process of eating itself. Its face looks eager and destructive, symbolizing the inevitability of both life and death. Both will come, so we should strive to reconcile and honor them.
The sun and the moon in the middle only enhance this symbolism, urging us to appreciate life, but being aware that it’s all a cycle and it will one day end, until it comes back again without our knowledge (if you believe in reincarnation).
13. Hand ouroboros
This is a bold piece representing a small ouroboros tattoo on the hand. Since the hand is the symbol of strength and resilience, it will elevate your appearance to new levels of boldness.
Plus, the meaning of the tattoo itself will inspire you to appreciate your life as it is and accept the interconnectedness between life and the inevitable death.
14. Bold ouroboros tattoo
Do you like thigh tattoos? If so, this ouroboros might appeal to you, even more so with its unique design. The serpentine is depicted as more curvy than usual, not forming a clean, structured circle.
This enhances the symbolism of the connection between things because nothing is ever simple. There is no straight line, and once we accept that, we can appreciate life in all its essence.
15. The seeing eye
The ouroboros tattoos have another interesting meaning. They can represent introspection and self-awareness. That’s conveyed by the intriguing self-eating serpentine.
The eye in the middle of the serpentine circle further elevates this meaning. It’s the eye of knowledge that sees what cannot be seen without intense contemplation and an open mind.
16. Fun ouroboros tattoo
This is an upper arm ouroboros tattoo, depicting a colorful design that adds joy and cheerfulness to your overall appearance. If you want to appear somewhat whimsical, this is the perfect piece to go for.
The snake is adorned with eyes of various colors that represent the already-mentioned inner wisdom that comes from introspection.
17. Serpentine hug
On the other hand, if you want your upper-arm design to be more bold, this one will do the trick. It’s an intricate blackwork, displaying the famous image of the snake, with its body intricately entangled in itself.
It’s a tattoo that elevates your overall appearance to new levels of intimidating beauty as well as significant symbolism.
18. Nature tattoo
How about a leg tattoo? It’s a bold choice for those who want a showy ouroboros tattoo, but you can easily opt for hiding it if you’re not in the mood. It’s the perfect placement.
Moreover, it’s a creative design—the snake gets to have wings and legs of other animals as well as a flower decoration. This image suggests how connected all elements of nature truly are.
19. DNA tattoo
Here’s another colorful piece, but this time, the ouroboros tattoo depicts a dragon devouring its own body, and the body is presented as a DNA sequence.
It’s a design that depicts the same old message, but with a whole new, unique design that fascinates the eye and intrigues the mind.
20. Infinity tattoo
And as a final piece, here’s an ouroboros tattoo that depicts the snake in the form of the infinity symbol. As we know, it’s a symbol that suggests an eternity of things, thus further enhancing the meaning of the ouroboros image.
Together, with their similar meanings, they create an intriguing black and gray design that turns heads. But in reality, all of these designs share the same wonderful symbolism. They simply vary a little when it comes to the tattoo style and placement. What you choose depends on your taste.
I hope the article was helpful, and that you’ve found your perfect ink. Good luck!
