Dandelion Tattoo Ideas

Popular Dandelion Tattoo Styles

When considering getting a dandelion tattoo the first thing to decide is what type of dandelion. Are you getting the bright yellow dandelion flower? Or is your preference to get a tattoo of the dandelion “puff?” Both have great potential and meaning.

Between the two, the puff is the most popular and you’ll find it in a number of different styles including:

• Abstract – In this style, the dandelion tattoo design plays with the form of the plant to turn it into an artistic statement.
• Botanical – This is a style that looks like it came off of the page of a nature manual. It celebrates the beauty of this “common” plant.
• Minimalist – This style of dandelion tattoo strips away the intricacies of the natural design of the plant. It instead uses a simple line drawing in its design.
• A wish – This dandelion tattoo style shows the seeds gently floating away from the plant, as if a wish has just been made. This is a popular style because it mimics what we’ve all used a dandelion for.

Best Dandelion Tattoo Placements

A dandelion tattoo is fun because it can be used in so many different places.

• Consider putting it on your ankle with the stem stretching just past the top of your shoe line. When you walk past someone it will be like you are walking in a shoe garden.
• The shoulder blade is a great place to put a dandelion puff with a few seeds floating away. With nothing else around it, that design can make a wistful statement.
• If you are getting more than one dandelion tattoo, or getting a dandelion and a couple of other flowers, consider “planting” them along your forearm.

Women’s Dandelion Tattoo Ideas

These are some of the currently popular dandelion tattoo designs:

• Dandelion field – A small dandelion field with little pops of yellow, makes for a fun, non-traditional floral tattoo.
• Dandelion+insect – Dandelions can be a great option on their own or as a part of a larger scene. Many women will get a dandelion tattoo and incorporate a bee, butterfly or caterpillar with it.
• Post-wish – This is a fun design that works best when it has a little space. It’s a dandelion puff right after someone has blown a wish so that the seeds of the dandelion are floating away.

Men’s Dandelion Tattoo Ideas

An increasing number of men are choosing to add a dandelion tattoo to their body art. Some popular options include:

• Dandelion sleeve – If a man wants a floral component to his sleeve art but doesn’t want it to be too “flowery,” then a dandelion tattoo can be the perfect option. 
• Dandelion time – Dandelion puffs have a certain fragility about them. When they are paired with a clock or hourglass, a statement is made about the fragility of time.
• Metallic/modern dandelion – This tattoo design focuses less on the plant and more on its shape to create something sleek and futuristic.

 Dandelion Tattoo Meaning

Dandelions are small but mighty as the meaning behind a dandelion tattoo indicates. They are known symbols for:

• Evolution 

• Living in the moment

• Resilience

• Transformation

A dandelion tattoo can also represent a wish.