Grave headstone designs are among the top gothic tattoos. Although for some it is “too much” to tattoo tombstones or tombs, for others the meaning of this type of tattoo is as interesting as life itself. As always, the meaning of a tattoo is the one assigned by the owner. However, tombstone tattoos not only have negative connotations, there is also something positive about them.
What do tombstone tattoos symbolize?
The main and clear meaning of tombstone tattoos is death. But not always as a negative point, as a reminder that the end will come to all of us, but also as a reminder that life is today and you have to live it to the fullest. That is why some add color to it, beyond the darkness offered by the black and grayish tone of these designs. In addition, for many it is difficult to accept that earthly life ends at some point and that is why we should not stop enjoying what we live every day. For this reason, tombstone tattoos also symbolize mortality, loss combined with the hope that life beyond gives.
Other representations of this tattoo is darkness, the gothic; that, for lovers of this style, tombstone tattoos are nothing more than a taste for mystery. Many dark love everything that is related to the dark: the night, death, the cemetery, the tombs, among others. We already see that these designs not only represent negativity, many are loaded with a strong emotional symbology, where the feelings of the person wearing the tattoo have a lot of prominence: the loss of a family member, an event that makes life more valuable, or any other situation. similar.
Variants and different ideas of tombstone tattoos
The choice of the area of the tattoo is very important for the symbology that it represents in the person. As for tombstone tattoos, the most used places include the chest, arms, legs or back. Of course you can also choose the site according to your taste. As for the colors, not everything is white, black and gray. The tombs are full of representative objects, or flowers mostly. That is why adding color to the tattooed tombstone, through these elements, is not a bad idea.
