Shemar Moore sports a lion on his right arm.

The facial features are simplistic, but that adds to its beauty,

Christina Ricci has a beautiful tattoo on her right shoulder blade of the lion’s head outline.

Solo artist Robbie Williams has a lion tattoo and others such as music notes, swallows, hearts, and various numbers that meant something to him!.

After all, his shooting arm is pretty fierce!

LeBron James has a lion head tattooed on his right arm.

While many celebrities have tattoos (some have several), I was only able to find a few with the lion’s mark, and here they are: Tribal art brings out the best in such a design and can add even more meaning to the tattoo by simply using the image from nature. Aside from the natural look, getting a lion tattoo in a tribal design is very popular.

However, some people choose to add splashes of color to match their personalities. When getting a tattoo of the actual animal and not a cartoon character, the most popular colors are the ones we see in nature. There are so many possibilities! Lion Tattoos and Coloration Standing up on two legs (popular for tribal design).There are several positions in which you can place your lion tattoo: You will also need to consider the design of the lion. When it comes to large designs, the middle back is the area that will allow for a more elaborate design that will look amazing! For women, it is the shoulder blade or the small of the back for the lioness, and the ankle, wrist, foot, calf, shoulder, neck, or hip for smaller tats or designs of cartoon lions. The arms and calves are also popular options for this particular design. Much like with tiger (or any other large cat) tattoos, many men opt to place them on the back in a large design. Many women choose to get lion cubs tattooed on their body to symbolize their children and the fact that they would fight fiercely to protect their “cubs.” So, getting a female lion’s tattoo is symbolic of all women do as mothers, wives, and providers for their family. He just kind of chills out all day while the lionesses (usually there are several in one pride) bear the children, “raise” the children and go hunting. In each pride, there is one dominant male. It showed balance.Īs for women, except for the cute little Simba tattoos, some opt for a tattoo of the lioness. Egyptian lion tattoos were often of two lions back to back. Looking at things from the Egyptians’ point of view, they used lions to symbolize both strength and balance. Lions are considered courageous, which is a trait that many people wish to connect themselves with. Some people prefer the lion as a way to display their strength (both inner and outer), authority, and power. So, anyone with this birth sign may choose a lion as their tattoo. The lion is also representative of the Leo on the zodiac. This has always been the big appeal about the lion tattoo. Lions have always been known as the king of the jungle, and this status portrays great power. Those in Asia, Africa, India, and the Middle East have emphasized the lion tattoo for many centuries. Lion tattoos have been placed on men throughout history. Aside from lion’s basic verbal symbolism, there are some deeper meanings connected to them as well.

Lioness with crown tattoo