Celtic Tattoo Designs

With so many Celtic designs to choose from, your only challenge will be deciding which ones are right for your needs.   But if you put careful time and consideration into it, you can get the best Celtic tattoo designs for your needs.   Diverse and creative tattoos are found in Celtic designs.   There is a great number of options for you to choose from so Celtic designs can vary greatly from person to person.

When you want to see some examples of Celtic tattoos, here are some ideas:

•    Celtic cross tattoo designs
•    Celtic knot tattoos
•    Celtic hearts
•    Celtic manuscript
•    Celtic high cross
•    Celtic firemen’s cross
•    Celtic floral cross
•    Celtic flaming cross
•    Celtic animal cross
•    Celtic Claddagh
•    Celtic lower back tattoos

For centuries now the Celtic cross has been giving people comfort and a connection to their heritage.  The Celtic cross is a popular choice in tattoo designs and this could be a good reason.   The intricacies that make up Celtic artwork have often been referred to as “the work of angels”.

Quite often these tattoos are meant to help the person deal with the emotion of the wearer.   They are often religious in nature but not always.  The Celtic cross is commonly used in tattoos and is one of the most common Celtic symbols.   But it’s important to know that the Celtic cross, as well as many other Celtic symbols, is not easy to do.  It’s takes a skilled and qualified tattoo artist to successfully create Celtic designs.

There are also many different reasons behind common Celtic symbols that are used in Celtic tattoo designs.
You can use these examples as ideas:

•    Butterfly- rebirth/transformation
•    Balance- balance of the 4 elements
•    Cat- guardians of the gate of the Otherworld
•    Fire from dragon- cleansing
•    Dog- healer of the soul and the body
•    Freedom- loosen the ties of earthly matters
•    Horse/dolphin- prosperity

These are a few Celtic tattoo designs and this is what their meanings are.   Celtic tattoos are inspired by the ancient Celtic manuscripts and were very colorful.  Celtic tattoo designs are made in color as well as white and grey.

Some are very complex and others are very simple.  But this will depend on what you’re looking for as an overall style.   Most Celtic tattoos have special meaning to the wearer as shown in the examples above but there are some cases where people get a Celtic tattoo just because they enjoy the way it looks.

Of all the Celtic designs, be sure you know the meanings behind Celtic knots if you choose to get them for yourself.   Many sites offer Celtic knots and proposed meanings for these knots when in fact, these meanings could be wrong.   Also, some Celtic knots may not even have any meaning at all.   If you just like the Celtic knot, there’s nothing wrong with choosing this tattoo design.  Just be cautious of thinking your knot means one thing when it might not.