Current Tattoo Trends: How Social Media Influences Motifs
Home World Stand: 26.07.2026, 15:00 Comments Follow us on Google A greater normalization and smaller and smaller motifs – with tattoos..
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Home World Stand: 26.07.2026, 15:00 Comments We follow on Google A greater normalization and smaller and smaller motifs – with tattoos a lot has changed. After just two years, her tattoo had blurred; at age 25, she decided on a cover-up. Above this segment are the "Millennials" – born between 1981 and 1996 – at 36 percent, and "Generation Z" – born between 1997 and 2012 – at 31 percent.
Furthermore, The now 40-year-old educator from Berlin had nevertheless gotten a tattoo in her youth that she later regretted: "At 21, on vacation in Spain, I had a small skull with heart eyes tattooed on my foot," she reports. This assessment aligns with a recent survey by the opinion research institute Yougov on behalf of the Catholic News Agency (KNA): According to it, only about one in four people in Germany (26 percent) is tattooed. Admittedly, the range of desired symbols is not particularly large here, and the motifs repeat. "But there is always a personal story behind it." He almost always tattoos religious images when people have lost a friend or family member. "Or as a sign of gratitude when something particularly good happens in life, such as a promotion at work or the birth of a child," he says. "That is much more personal than a flower or a butterfly – without wanting to badmouth these motifs." (No) sign of finality The fast-paced and short-lived nature that Valle sees in society is also evident in cover-ups, i.e., covering old tattoos with new motifs.
In addition, No sudden increase in tattoos Neither Becker nor Valle observe a significant increase in people getting tattoos – even if more body images are visible in summer due to shorter clothing. "I really can't observe more or fewer customers than ten years ago," says Valle. The chest is completely covered, but nothing may be visible during work." Still stigmatized as "trash tattoos," as Valle says, are motifs on the face or hands. "People's glances on the street still wander there.".
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Home World Stand: 26.07.2026, 15:00 Comments We follow on Google A greater normalization and smaller and smaller motifs – with tattoos a lot has changed.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAfter just two years, her tattoo had blurred; at age 25, she decided on a cover-up.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAbove this segment are the "Millennials" – born between 1981 and 1996 – at 36 percent, and "Generation Z" – born between 1997 and 2012 – at 31 percent.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe now 40-year-old educator from Berlin had nevertheless gotten a tattoo in her youth that she later regretted: "At 21, on vacation in Spain, I had a small skull with heart eyes tattooed on my foot," she reports.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThis assessment aligns with a recent survey by the opinion research institute Yougov on behalf of the Catholic News Agency (KNA): According to it, only about one in four people in Germany (26 percent) is tattooed.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAdmittedly, the range of desired symbols is not particularly large here, and the motifs repeat. "But there is always a personal story behind it." He almost always tattoos religious images when people have lost a friend or family member. "Or as a sign of gratitude when something particularly good happens in life, such as a promotion at work or the birth of a child," he says. "That is much more personal than a flower or a butterfly – without wanting to badmouth these motifs." (No) sign of finality The fast-paced and short-lived nature that Valle sees in society is also evident in cover-ups, i.e., covering old tattoos with new motifs.
reliability low1/2 sourcesNo sudden increase in tattoos Neither Becker nor Valle observe a significant increase in people getting tattoos – even if more body images are visible in summer due to shorter clothing. "I really can't observe more or fewer customers than ten years ago," says Valle.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe chest is completely covered, but nothing may be visible during work." Still stigmatized as "trash tattoos," as Valle says, are motifs on the face or hands. "People's glances on the street still wander there."
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