Ariana Grande might solely be 27 years outdated, however she already has extra tattoos than candles on her birthday cake.
The “Thank U, Next” singer is roofed in tributes to her canines, celestial designs, Harry Potter references, music lyrics and extra designs, a lot of which had been completed by her go-to tattoo artist Woman Knew York.
See under for all of Grande’s tattoos and their meanings.
Household
“Bellissima” and “Babydoll”
She has “Bellissima” and “Babydoll” — each nicknames given to Grande by her late grandfather, Frank — on her ribs and center finger, respectively.
561
Ariana inked 561, the world code for Boca Raton, Florida, the place she grew up, on her thumb.
Hebrew letters
On one other finger, Ariana has the Hebrew letters aleph, lamed and daled, which signify the tenth title within the 72 names of God, a Kabbalah instructing. Her brother Frankie Grande obtained an analogous design on the similar time; the 2 deserted Catholicism in favor of the Judaism-based religion after studying concerning the Church’s stance in opposition to homosexuality.
Toulouse
One of many many forged of characters within the Grande household is her canine Toulouse. The pup is so vital to the singer that she had her title added to her tattoo glove.
Celestial and Nature
Solar, Moon and Stars
In December 2018, the pop star celebrated being named Billboard’s 2018 Lady of the Yr by getting a hand tattoo simply after the awards present, throughout which she pronounced 2018 one of the best yr of her profession however the worst of her private life. The celestial design of a sun, moon and stars covers the again of the singer’s left hand; her grandmother Marjorie “Nonna” Grande even joined for the session, getting “Ciccio” (the Italian nickname for her late husband) tattooed on her finger.
Saturn
In November 2019, she added a Saturn to the planets on the again of her hand.
Crescent Moon and Stars
In November 2018, she added a crescent moon and stars on her left foot. She has one other crescent moon on the left facet of her neck, which was a reference to her music “Moonlight” off her third album, “Harmful Lady.”
Vine
Overlaying up a Harry Potter-related “9 3/4” tattoo for unknown causes, Grande now sports activities a vine round her index finger.
Butterflies
On the 2020 Grammys, Grande shut the red carpet down in an outsized Giambattista Valli blue costume exploding in layers of tulle and ruffles. Above her opera-length gloves, she debuted new butterfly tattoo on her higher arm. A number of months later, Ari added a second butterfly simply beneath.
Flower
On Ariana’s birthday in June 2020, pal Markell Malcolm posted a photograph revealing a flower design on the star’s palm. It will also be seen in her new “Positions” music video and seems to be a sakura flower.
Laurel leaves
Round her wrist, finishing her left hand glove, is a laurel leaf design, accented with dots.
Anime and Films
Eevee
Initially of 2019, Ariana revealed a giant portrait of the Pokémon Eevee on her higher arm. “I’ve wished this for therefore lengthy,” Grande captioned her Instagram snap, shortly after revealing she played the game on her Nintendo Change “for fifteen hours.”
Chihiro
On Aug. 29, 2018, she revealed a big tattoo of Chihiro, a personality from “Spirited Away,” on the within of her proper arm. “Chihiro’s progress right into a succesful particular person is a core issue to the motion of Spirited Away‘s plot,” Grande wrote on her Instagram Story on the time. “Throughout her journey within the Spirit World, she matures from an easily-scared woman with a child-like character to match her age to a hard-working, accountable and courageous younger woman who has realized to place her fears apart for these she cares for.”
In maybe essentially the most telling line, Grande additionally wrote: “To guard her mates and rescue her mother and father from a spell that has turned them into livestock, Chihiro sheds her former character and adapts to her atmosphere to change into a brave, quick-witted and dependable woman.”
Lumos
Ariana is obsessive about “Harry Potter.” She has the phrase “Lumos” (a light-conjuring spell from the e book collection) inked on her hand.
Truman Present Quote
On June 20, 2019, Ariana cemented her love of Jim Carrey with a quote from “The Truman Present” on the again of her left shoulder, written the other way up. It reads, “In case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good night, and goodnight!”
Music
“Let’s Sing”
She rang in 2019 by getting the phrases “let’s sing” inked in Japanese simply above her elbow, which revealed her plan to launch much more music — although her album “Sweetener” solely dropped in August. Later, her “Thank U, Subsequent” album launch shocked the world one month later.
R.E.M
In a nod to her “Sweetener” observe of the identical title, Ariana has the dreamy letters inked behind her ear.
Honeymoon
On her fingers, Grande has the phrase “honeymoon,” a reference to her music “Honeymoon Avenue.”
Coronary heart
Grande’s first-ever tattoo was a coronary heart on the second toe of her proper foot, which she acquired in 2012 when she turned 18 years outdated. It’s a reference to her music “Tattooed Coronary heart” off of the album “Yours Actually.”
“7 Rings”/ Japanese BBQ Grill
What was meant to be an ode to her single turned out to be a nightmare for Grande. In early 2019, Ariana confirmed off a painful hand tattoo of Japanese kanji letters that was meant to translate to “7 Rings.” Nevertheless, social media instantly blew up when native audio system realized that due to the location of the characters, the actual translation added up to “Japanese BBQ grill” or “tiny charcoal grill” in English. Grande went back to her artist more than once to repair the error, including a coronary heart to spherical out the design and proper its which means. The meant message is just clear in case you learn (uncustomarily) from prime to backside then left to proper.
She tweeted (and later deleted) a rant on the finish of the controversy. “I can’t learn or write kanji clearly. what would you like me to do? it was completed out of affection and appreciation. what would you like me to say?” She continued, “u kno how many individuals make this error and DON’T care simply trigger they like the way it seems? bruh … i care soooo a lot. what would you want me to do or say? forreal.”
SWT
In December 2019, on the end result of her “Sweetener/Thank U, Subsequent” world tour, Grande and her workforce got matching tattoos on their fingers to commemorate the expertise. Whereas Ariana selected the shortened “SWT,” others obtained dates and numbers with unclear significance.
Pete Davidson tattoos
H2GKMO, Reborn, Cloud hand tattoos
Whereas relationship Pete Davidson, Grande and her former fiancé confirmed their love for each other with multiple matching tattoos. The pair each obtained the acronym “H2GKMO” — which implies “trustworthy to god knock me out” — and the phrase “REBORN” on the facet of their fingers, together with matching cloud tattoos.
At all times
Grande has the phrase “at all times” throughout her rib cage in what appears to be the “SNL” star’s handwriting, which is a reference to Lily Potter and Severus Snape’s love story in “Harry Potter.”
8418
She had the numbers 8418 (the badge variety of the comic’s firefighter father, who died on September 11) added throughout the highest of her left ankle in June 2018.
Pete
She additionally obtained “Pete” tattooed across her left ring finger.
Put up-breakup cover-ups
Within the days following their cut up, Grande and Davidson each went to work protecting up or altering their matching ink. Grande covered the hand tats with a floral olive department leaf. She additionally replaced the late Mr. Davidson’s badge number with “Myron,” the title of her canine, whom she co-adopted with ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and who now lives together with her full-time following the rapper’s loss of life.
After Grande launched her “Thank U, Next,” music video, followers additionally seen that she’d inked a black heart over her “Pete” finger tattoo. It’s unclear whether or not she has altered (or plans to change) her cloud tattoo.
In March 2019, Grande evolved her “always” tattoo by including a creeping leaf design horizontally throughout her rib cage.
Different
Lightning bolt and black coronary heart
Behind her ear, the pop star has three small tattoos — R.E.M, a tiny black coronary heart (which Pete Davidson’s rep told Page Six he later copied) and a lightning bolt, seemingly a reference to “Harry Potter.”
“Mille Tendresse”
Her second tattoo was the French phrase “mille tendresse,” a line from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” which Davidson also copied.
Venus image
On the highest of considered one of her fingers, Ariana has a Venus image, which denotes the feminine intercourse.
Manchester Bee
Maybe essentially the most significant tattoo in Grande’s assortment is the bee behind her left ear. She obtained the ink as a tribute to the 22 individuals who had been killed through the May 22, 2017 terrorist attack at her “Harmful Lady” live performance. The image of Manchester, England, the place the live performance occurred, is the employee bee; Grande hosted the One Love Manchester profit live performance two weeks after the assault, and later posted an emoji of the insect when she was made an honorary citizen of town. She debuted the ink two days after the one-year anniversary of the assault.
Hello
Not all of her ink has such significance: Grande has the phrase “hello” on her toe.
Court docket
In dedication to childhood pal Courtney Chipolone, Ariana inked the phrase “court docket” on her knee as a play on phrases.
A
She additionally has the letter “A” on her thumb to honor pal Alexa Luria.
Coronary heart
The define of a coronary heart on her proper ring finger — which matches the one on her toe — is only one of many hand tattoos.
Child
In Might 2020, eagle-eyed followers noticed the phrase “child” close to the butterflies on Ariana’s higher arm, although it’s unknown when she had it inked.
Thriller tattoos
As if greater than 40 separate tattoos in 2020 weren’t sufficient, there are a scant few that followers have solely partially glimpsed. There are phrases on the within of her proper index finger, an unfilled form on the within of her left ankle and a string of letters (or maybe phrases) on her higher left thigh which are unaccounted for.
And contemplating Grande’s penchant for spur-of-the-moment ink, it’s doable the singer has loads of different hidden designs — and sure that extra are on the best way.
