Love it or hate it, pop culture, as a phenomenon we collectively agree upon, has been with us for more than 60 years, longer than most of us have even existed! Although the term was coined in mid-1800, by the year 1958, it gained the meaning of superficial entertainment as opposed to more ‘serious’ art. These days, though, the definition has yet again changed slightly, but one thing is for sure – you cannot evade pop culture unless you live under a rock (no offense if you do!). These days, it’s a huge part of the everyday life of any person, and some invest so much of their interest and time in it that it becomes much more to them. So much more, in fact, that they decide to immortalize one or other pop culture phenomena forever on their skin by getting a cool tattoo! And, if you’re curious what these pop culture tattoos might look like or are looking for some tattoo inspo, this is the exact right article for that!
So, as for the style of these designs, they can go anywhere from hyperrealistic to minimalist pop culture tattoos. But that’s the beauty of it! If any other tattoo styles are quite strict about the lines, the topics, and even the colors, these babies can be as varied as anything you can think of. As for the topic itself, there are almost no limitations either, be it cartoons, songs, memes, famous YouTube videos, or movie tattoos – anything goes, as long as it falls under the popular culture definition. And, as you’re about to see in our submissions, the variety here is indeed quite vast! You get famous photograph recreations, some unique designs putting iconic cartoon characters in new environments, mashing movies together, or having a popular culture tattoo that’s a quote of someone famous at the time. Really, the world is your oyster in choosing your own original design!
Right-o tight-o, ready to take a look at the pop culture tattoo ideas that we rounded up in the list below? If so, you know what to do! Once you’ve taken a good look at these awesome tattoos, be sure to give your vote to those that you liked the best and share this article with anyone who might benefit from some awesome tattoo content in their day!
#1 Spirited Away Piece
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#2 Pulp Fiction Poster
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#3 “You Know That’s Permament Right?”
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#4 Star Trek And Cats
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#5 Last Supper With The Greatest
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#6 Freddie Mercury Tattoo
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#7 Marilyn Monroe Tattoo
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#8 The Nightmare Before Christmas Piece
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#9 Lilo And Stitch
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#10 Lost In Translation
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#11 Dr. Manhattan By Sickle Tattoo
Image source: Angelikus
#12 Vanellope Of Wreck-It Ralph Piece
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#13 Bender Band By Murray Sell, Grace & Glory Tattoo In Murfreesboro, TN
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#14 Live Love Lmao
Image source: gateau_tattoo
#15 T’Challa Piece
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#16 Hello Kitty Skeletal Tattoo
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#17 Harry Potter Final Battle
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#18 Arcane Tattoo By Johan At Ganga Tattoo Studio In LA
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#19 Tattoos Have To Be Meaningful
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#20 Kawaii Animaniacs
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#21 The Persistence Of Memory
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#22 Shady Kermit
Image source: dijahtattoos
#23 Biggie X 2Pac Piece
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#24 Dragon Ball Tattoo Piece By Marco Bruce Brugnola
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#25 Dobby Is Free
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#26 Courage The Cowardly Dog Tattoo Artwork
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#27 Loki Helmet By Chou
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#28 Umbreon & Espeon
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#29 Baby Groot Tattoo
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#30 Spidey Senses
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#31 Care Bear Piece
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#32 Alice In Wonderland Rabbit Piece
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#33 Balloon Pikachu Tattoo At Gigatoast Adam Hicks At Ageless Art
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#34 Colosal Titan In The Wall Piece
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#35 2D Gorillaz Tattoo
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#36 Gravity Falls Bill Cipher Tattoo
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#37 Beauty And The Beast Tattoo
Image source: phil.tattoo
#38 Ryuk, The Shinigami Tattoo
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#39 Retro Gaming Sleeve – Derek Turcotte Of Electric Grizzly – Canmore, AB, Canada
Image source: JKOMGLOLTTYL
#40 Diablo, The Prime Evil – Done By Draz Palaming At Noire Ink In London, UK
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#41 Yoshi’s Island Tattoo By Billy Tanos At Iimmerse Tattoo Brisbane, Australia
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#42 Bold And Brash… More Like Belongs In The Trash!
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#43 Ghostbusters Tattoo
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#44 Euthanasia Coaster
AirplaneFart added: “Got my first tattoo since breast cancer. The scar is from a port that got infected.”
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#45 Disney Tattoo
tapdancinghotdog also wrote: “My First Tattoo is a Disney Tattoo and a Memorial for my wife”
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#46 Neytiri Piece
Image source: yurici_tattoo
#47 Dexter’s Laboratory Piece
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#48 Django Unchained Piece
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#49 Baby Yoda Tattoo
Image source: streettattooer
#50 Small Titanic Tattoo
Image source: soosoo.tattoo
#51 Sailor Moon By Benja At Akari Studio, Nottingham, UK
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#52 Got These Two Calcifers Done By Aaron Richard’s At Rebel Yell Nashville, TN
Image source: MortalisHG
#53 Star Wars Sleeve
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#54 Ocarina Tattoo
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#55 Sesshomaru Tattoo
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#56 T. Shelby Piece
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#57 “We Live To Fight Another Day”
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#58 Obelix Tattoo
Image source: mambotattooer
#59 Jurassic Park Embroidery Tattoo
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#60 “I Think You Have The Wrong Number”
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#61 Nightmare Before Christmas
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#62 Hellmo & Spongebob
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#63 Akira Tribute Piece
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#64 Bobs Burgers And Ghost Buster Mash Up
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#65 Tiana Of The Princess And The Frog Piece
Image source: nawa_tattooer
#66 Cars Tattoo
Image source: badbaby.ttt
#67 The ‘84 Sheepdog From Dumb And Dumber
Image source: jessek_tattoos
#68 Eddie Van Halen Piece
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#69 Flexing Cat Meme
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#70 Teletubby On Fire
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#71 Want To Play A Game?
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#72 Ponyo Tattoo From Jose At True Blue In Austin, Texas!
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#73 Lord Of The Rings Piece
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#74 Halloween Bulbasaur By Adrian Mateo
Image source: StickerTats
#75 Avatar Tattoo Of Young Apa With Aang!
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#76 Windfish Tattoo From The Legend Of Zelda: Links Awakening
Image source: Flubberdog92
#77 “Planet Express Ship In A Bottle” Done By Allie Marie At Revolution Tattoo In Chicago, IL
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#78 Sasuke And Itachi, Tattoo Artwork By Sean Rouse From Jacksonville, NC
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#79 The Last Supper Tattoo
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#80 Black Mamba Tattoo
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#81 Squirtle By Laura Marie – Rochester NY – Private Studio
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#82 Aeon Flux Thigh Piece Done by Zane Birdsong At Pure Heart Tattoo – Murfreesboro,TN
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#83 Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia) By Brendow Tatuagem In Brazil
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#84 Wanda And Sylvie Tattoos!
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#85 All This Grumpy
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#86 Cowboy Bepop Piece
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#87 Alice In Wonderland And Van Gogh Mash Up
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#88 Chainsaw Man And Jujutsu Kaisen Combination Tattoos Done By Lude Psd
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#89 Ash & Eiji From Banana Fish Tattoo
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#90 Zelda Heart Container
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#91 Barbie Doll Piece
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#92 Star Wars Yoda Tattoo
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#93 Perfect Blue Piece
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#94 Misa Amane By Sai Li At Mono Moon Tattoo In San Francisco, California
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#95 Dr. Strange Tattoo, By Tattookies On Ig With Inspiration From Stanley Artgerm Lau
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#96 Exeggcute, But Instead All The Faces Are Saitama From One Punch Man
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#97 Avatar – The Last Airbender From Manaus In Brazil
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#98 Nobara Piece
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#99 The Eyes Artwork Tattoo
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#100 Levi Akerman Manga Panel Tattoo
Image source: phil.tattoo
#101 Obito Tattoo
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#102 Leela by Charline Marcila At Starkweather Tattoo Collective – Madison, WI
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#103 Dragon Ball Z Tattoo – Simon K Bell At Black Waltz Studios In Liverpool, UK
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#104 Maul And Gar Saxon – Lee Mullen At Electric Vision in Seattle, WA
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#105 Magneto Tattoo Done By Ryan Willingham At Apocalypse Tattoo In Atlanta, GA
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#106 Wolverine Tattoo – Ryan Willingham At Apocalypse Tattoo In Atlanta, Georgia
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#107 Yoyo From Jet Set Radio Future
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#108 Milhouse And Bart From The Simpsons Tattoo
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#109 Dragon Ball Z Tattoo
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#110 The Grand Inquisitor Piece
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