All of us have heard about different kinds of tattoo designs. People get them for different reasons to flaunt different kinds of attitudes and styles. However, there is one tattoo that remains invisible to the eyes and glows only under black light or ultraviolet light. It is called the blacklight tattoo. The blacklight tattoo refers to a tattoo design created with a special kind of ink, also called the UV ink that makes the tattoos invisible to the normal eyes but makes them glow under black light. The blacklight tattoos are a relatively new phenomenon but have begun to gain popularity among the youth.
The blacklight tattoo is not very well-known because there is still controversy over their application. The ink is not considered to be safe. People believe that it might cause harm to the skin but these beliefs have not been substantiated by any authorized body. One more reason that deters people from going for these tattoos is that they are quite expensive and you will not find tattoo artists easily who specialize in blacklight tattoos. Despite this people want to know more about them and therefore, we have created a post with 25 blacklight tattoos. Take a look.
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Star On Hand
Get the star to twinkle on your palm with this blacklight star tattoo.
Creepy Apple Tattoo
Blacklight apple logo with bones under it and etched on the arm looks quite cool.
Lovely Blacklight Tattoo
This wearer has got the letters of his name and his lover with a heart shape in between.
Lettering Tattoo
Get rude with your life when darkness sets in through this blacklight knuckle tattoo.
Blacklight Forearm Tattoo
The hand decorated with robot, skeleton and other patterns makes for a cool blacklight tattoo.
Playing Card Tattoo
Highest card in the deck of playing card gets a place on the back that shines in blacklight.
Skull Tattoo
Blacklight tribal tattoo pattern created on the scalp with sharp and angular arcs looks catchy.
Star Backlight Tattoo
Lovely star image that is perfectly apt for a blacklight tattoo as stars look best in darkness.
Neck Tattoo
Cool geometrical pattern with small, slanting and straight lines has a creative and quirky touch.
Floral Tattoo
Blacklight flower tattoo with initials of family members carved on its petals.
Wishful Text and Chesire Cat Tattoo
The wearer expresses her secret desire through a blacklight tattoo that can be seen only under blacklight along with a clever cheshire cat design to signify the appearing and disappearing of the blacklight tattoo.
Pretty Tattoo
Glowing flowers near the heel, forming a lovely design on the edge of the foot, looks lovely.
Skeleton Hand
Scare the hell out of others with this creepy skeleton hand that glows in blacklight.
Glowing Tattoo
Martial arts crest design created in blacklight ink makes for a badass style statement.
Blacklight Mashrooms
These mushrooms grow only in blacklight, so pluck them when the time is right.
Hand Tattoo
This tattoo, sitting on the back of the palm, shows off the Triforce from Legend of Zelda.
Alchemic Tattoo
Created in UV ink, this magical tattoo glows only under blacklight.
Wrist Tattoo
This geeky guy got a power button tattoo done in UV ink to express his techno-savvy nature.
Sparkling Tattoo
Fireworks design, sitting on the foot, creates a dazzling look when darkness sets in.
Chip Tattoo
This chip design done in UV ink comes to life automatically when it gets dark.
Dazzling Snake Tattoo
Unique snake that is visible only under blacklight but can bite you anytime.
Blacklight Jellyfish Tattoo
Perfect blacklight tattoo choice as the jellyfish is also a light emitting creature.
Blacklight Tribal Pattern
Tribal design on forearm having interconnected, knotted design that looks fancy when it glows in blacklight.
Fearsome Blacklight Tattoo
A stylish device to frighten others when it gets dark and you start your games.
Fingers Blacklight Tattoo
Lyrics from somewhere in the between by streetlights Manifesto changed a little and carved on fingers.
I believe she ment to say ‘Alpha – “Omega”,Begining and End’ not “alpha -BETA , begining and end
I guess my question is, some picture’s your able to see red lines where the uv ink is used. Is that because the tattoo is still fresh and will the lines go away. 2nd question is what supposed harm will this ink do to you? Cancer, headaches, ADHD? If you have answers they would help.
Thank You so much.
supposedly the inks pigment that reacts under uv light are carcenogenic, meaning they cause cancer. they are new enough that the science isn’t quite there yet, but the concerns should be taken into account if planning to get a uv tattoo. there is also ink that glows in the dark without a blacklight I belive called truglo, or something close to that. this has been shown to cause cancer, but looks amazing so there ya go. the typical uv ink is not conclusively linked however.
With the one that says Alpha Beta Begining and End, I really like the tattoo but instead of beta it should be omega. Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet while Omega is the last. It should be Alpha Omega Begining and End. It comes from scripture when God says “I am the Alpha the Omega the Begining and the End.