When it comes to the award for most tattoos, Paris Jackson may just give stars like Miley Cyrus and Julia Michaels a run for their money. The singer and model reportedly has more than 80 pieces of ink scattered across her arms, torso, legs, and hands – and she’s showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Tattoos and piercings are Jackson’s two favorite ways to express herself. While she has a few tattoos in honor of her dad, Michael Jackson, she also has designs that are a little less sentimental. “A lot of them I got for no reason,” Jackson previously told POPSUGAR in an interview.
Most of Jackson’s designs are in black ink, but she also has a few red-ink tattoos, as well as a full-color sunflower design on her arm and a watercolor dragon on her upper bicep. In 2021, she got a red rose on her inner arm with her friend and fellow tattoo collector Cara Delevingne. From the wolf head and dragonfly on her forearm to the script on the side of her neck that she got during the COVID-19 pandemic, take a closer look at many of Jackson’s tattoos ahead, and learn about the meanings behind some of them.
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Paris Jackson's Rose Arm Tattoo
After the 2021 Oscars, Jackson got a matching red, fine-line rose tattoo on her inner arm with Delevingne.
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Paris Jackson's Portrait Tattoos
Above the wolf and dragonfly tattoos on her arm, Jackson has a collection of tiny portraits. The ink, which she got in January 2020, are depictions of Vincent van Gogh, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Tattoo artist Tony Yoo at Tattoo Mania in West Hollywood is responsible for at least one of the designs.
“Omg I love my new Nigel Thornberry tattoo,” Jackson jokingly captioned a photo she posted to her Instagram Story showing it off. She later cleared things up with some fans who were likely questioning her choice of artwork and clarified that the tattoo is actually just a line drawing of van Gogh’s face.
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Paris Jackson's "A Light From the Shadows" Neck Tattoo
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson got the phrase “A light from the shadows” tattooed in script on her neck.
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Paris Jackson's Vodou Arm Tattoo
Jackson has a red-ink tattoo just above her inner elbow that is a Vodou symbol and represents the goddess of love.
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Paris Jackson's Crescent-Moon and Dragon Shoulder Tattoos
On her shoulder, Jackson has two colorful tattoos: a red crescent-moon design and a watercolor dragon and koi fish.
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Paris Jackson's Collection of Arm Tattoos
Jackson has a variety of tattoos on her arms, including a mushroom design, a small spoon, and a star near her thumb.
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Paris Jackson's Mandala Shoulder Tattoo
Jackson has a mandala tattoo – which is a circular, geometric design – on her shoulder.
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Paris Jackson's Manchester Orchestra Arm Tattoo
Jackson has a tattoo for one of her favorite bands, Manchester Orchestra, on her inner arm. The tree design is from the band’s album artwork for their single “The Mistake.”
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Paris Jackson's "Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust" Collarbone Tattoo
The tattoo on Jackson’s collarbone reads “Faith, trust, and pixie dust,” which is a Disney motto.
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Paris Jackson's Cactus Ankle Tattoo
On Jackson’s left ankle, just above the “Applehead” tattoo, is a tattoo of a tree and a cactus. It’s a cover-up design to hide the name of her former boyfriend.
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Paris Jackson's Finger Tattoos
Jackson has many finger tattoos, including a crescent moon on her pointer finger and a red lightning bolt on her pinky.
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Paris Jackson's Led Zeppelin and Ghost Arm Tattoos
On the back of Jackson’s left arm, you can spot two tattoos. One is of the Led Zeppelin IV logo, which features four symbols. The other tattoo is of a small ghost.
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Paris Jackson's "Stay" Flower Arm Tattoo
On Jackson’s arm, she has a tattoo that reads “Stay” with a flower at the end of it.
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Paris Jackson's 7-Chakras Chest and Back Tattoo
Jackson has the seven chakras – which include the crown, third eye, throat, heart, solar plexus, sacral, and root – tattooed on her chest and back.
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Paris Jackson's Dragonfly Arm Tattoo
On Jackson’s arm, just above her wolf tattoo, is a black-ink design of a dragonfly.
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Paris Jackson's Quote Arm Tattoo
Jackson has a tattoo on her arm of a long quote that is hard to make out. It’s in a very tiny font.
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Paris Jackson's "Bad" Hand Tattoo
Another one of Jackson’s hand tattoos reads “BAD” in uppercase letters and red ink near her thumb.
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Paris Jackson's "Applehead" Foot Tattoo
On her left foot, Jackson has a script tattoo that reads “Applehead.” She got it in 2017 in honor of her father, who went by the nickname among family.
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Paris Jackson's "I Love You" Hand Tattoo
Jackson has a collection of hand tattoos, including the phrase “I love you” in a small font.
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Paris Jackson's Skull Ankle Tattoo
On her inner right ankle, Jackson has a tiny skull tattoo, which she got around 2016 to match with her then-boyfriend.
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Paris Jackson's Wolf Arm Tattoo
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Paris Jackson's John Lennon Self-Portrait Arm Tattoo
In 2016, Jackson got a tattoo for The Beatles’s John Lennon. The design is of the singer’s self-portrait drawing with the quote “imagine all the people living life in peace” written underneath.
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Paris Jackson's Sunflower Arm Tattoo
On her arm, Jackson has a sunflower tattoo that she got in 2016.
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Paris Jackson's Michael Jackson Dangerous Arm Tattoo
In 2009, Jackson got a tattoo on her arm in honor of her dad. The design is from Michael Jackson‘s 1991 “Dangerous” album, which features the singer’s eyes and a variety of animals.
