Tattoo of Life/ Death

The life death tattoo is a type of ambigram tattoo.  An ambrigam is a type of tattoo where two different words are found in one tattoo. When read upright, it says the first word and when read upside down, it says the other word. The life/death tattoo is one of the most popular ambigram tattoos out there. The famous Method Man was the first person in Western culture to really make this tattoo design big but it’s likely he wasn’t the first one to get it and it’s definite he won’t be the last as many other people choose the life death tattoo for themselves. Some types of life death tattoos are not ambigram but other designs instead. Some people choose symbols or pictures to represent both life and death to them. Life/death or good/evil can sometimes be represented by angels and demons. Some people get a spade/heart with the spade meaning death and the heart representing life. Since there are so many different ideas and designs out there, you need to do some research to find the one with the right meaning to you. The important part is its significance to you. Is there something you particularly related to life or to death? Are there certain images that make you think of death or maybe that represent someone who has died in your life? These are questions to ask if you want to create your own unique life death tattoo. However, there is nothing wrong with getting a famous life/ death tattoo like the ambigram version that many people have already.  Popular tattoos are popular for a reason and if this is something that’s important to you or that you really like, there’s no reason you can’t choose it for your tat. When choosing a life death tattoo for yourself, you should really put some time and thought into why you are choosing it.  What does this tattoo mean to you and why is it important? Every tattoo should be significant to the person getting it but life death tattoos often hold an additional significance This is the type of tattoo that can have a very strong meeting for people so you should think carefully about it first before getting it. This isn’t the type of tat you get because you’re in the shop and all your friends are getting inked.  The tattoo can represent the fact that while we all live, we will also all die. Some people choose it for the significance of merging two facts- life and death.  It’s unique because you cannot see both at the same time, like our real existence.   For whatever reason you choose a life death tattoo and whether you choose an ambigram or symbols/pictures in your tattoo, it should be important to you  The life/death tat is no exception in the fact that it should have a special meaning for you.