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* The Gonzales brothers, players for an American team in ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', wanted tattoos based off of their nicknames, the elder being "Big and Useful" and the younger being "Little and Useful", rendered directly into kanji as ''daiben'' (大便) and ''shouben'' (小便). Unfortunately for them, those phrases mean "poop" and "pee" respectively.
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* ''Film/BoondockSaints'': Connor and Murphy have "VERITAS" (truth) and "AÉQUITAS" (justice) tattooed on their respective trigger fingers.
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* ''Film/ScaryMovie2'' has a scene parodying the tattoo scene from ''Dude Where's My Car'' with the tattoos reading "Ray" and "Fucked Me"
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* ''Film/BabyDriver'': OutlawCouple Buddy and Darling have "Hers" and "His" respectively on their necks.
* ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar'' Jesse and Chester got tattoos reading "Dude" and "Sweet" on their backs, leading to a WhosOnFirst when they ask eachother wha their tattoos say.
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* ''Series/{{Highlander}}'': All members of the secret society called the Watchers have a unique tattoo on the inside of their right wrist.
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* ''Series/LawAndOrder'': In the episode "Nullification", the detectives identify a gang of armed robbers as members of a right-wing militia based on the fact that they all have the same tattoo: an eagle with the Latin proverb "audentes Fortuna adiuvat" (Fortune favors the bold).
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* ''ComicBook/{{Finder}}'': The secret society of Finders that the comic as a whole is named after have a themed tattoo as a MembershipToken, which is a ladder like stripe with a line of dots parallel to it, completely encircling part of their body. Of the major characters who are members, Jaeger has the symbol tattooed around each of his hands just below the fingers, and Rachel has it around her neck like a choker.
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* The Luck brothers in ''Webcomic/{{Archipelago}}'' both have the coat-of-arms of their home island, Quillotia, tattooed on their biceps. [[spoiler: This is how Credenza recognizes old!Riley in the Maze of Dreams]].
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* The three psychic [[spoiler: GenocideSurvivors: Gunner, Efrem and Zap]] in ''Webcomic/{{Zap}}'' are associated with, respectively, snakes, tigers and falcons and each of them has the silhouette of his heraldic animal tattooed on his bicep.
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* ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Some centaurs, and sometimes non-centaurs marrying them (such as the ogre divine Okatogg), traditionally get [[FashionBasedRelationshipCue matching facial tattoos when they marry]].
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** To celebrate the filming of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Creator/RobertDowneyJr, Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/JeremyRenner each got a tattoo of a variant of the Avengers logo.
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->'''Talon:''' Myself and Spiral trained on my own home world. [...] The ''diral'' is a band for training, of children of the same age and the same caste. We train and live and work and eat and sleep together as a unit.
->'''Spiral:''' We all got the same tattoo. See! *''she and Talon point to the tattoos on their right cheeks''*
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'''Spiral:''' We all got the same tattoo. See!*''she ''[she and Talon point to the tattoos on their right cheeks''*cheeks]''
'''Spiral:''' We all got the same tattoo. See!
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* ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'': In issue #21, as Snake-Eyes is being rescued by Scarlett, a tear in his sleeve and the loose wrap around Storm Shadow's arm show that they both have a red ''I Ching''-themed tattoo. This is eventually revealed to be the symbol of the Arashikage ninja clan, who they both trained with years prior, before its leader was assassinated by Zartan in a failed attempt to kill Snake-Eyes.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Whatever Happened to [=SpongeBob=]?", [=SpongeBob=] has [[EasyAmnesia amnesia]] and can't remember his friends. Patrick tries to help him remember by ripping off [=SpongeBob's=] sleeve and revealing that they both have tattoos on their biceps that when brought together, form a heart with the words "best friends" inside it.
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* In the [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Dresden Files]] book ''Death Masks'', Father Forthill reveals that when he was younger, he and a few other newly-made priests had figured out that a vampire was preying on people, and worked together to stop it. Afterwards, all of them got tattoos of the Eye of Thoth and vowed to help each other in times of need, but ended up drifting apart. After he mentions that Father Vincent had been one of them, Harry, remembering the mutilated corpse with the same tattoo from earlier in the book, realizes that Father Vincent had been [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] by one of the Denarians.
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* In the [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Dresden Files]] book ''Death Masks'', Father Forthill reveals that when he was younger, he and a few other newly-made priests had figured out that a vampire was preying on people, and worked together to stop it. Afterwards, all of them got tattoos of the Eye of Thoth and vowed to help each other in times of need, but ended up drifting apart. After he mentions that Father Vincent had been one of them, Harry, remembering the mutilated corpse with the same tattoo from earlier in the book, realizes that Father Vincent had been [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] by one of the Denarians.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Spouses in Alderode get "marriage brands" tattooed over their hearts. The tattoos aren't required to have a matching design, but have a weak magical link to each other.
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* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'': Members of Clan Hell's Horses who successfully complete The Branding, a trial where a group of Hell's Horses warriors must successfully catch, brand, and release one of their Clan's namesake animals without harming it, get tattooed with the Mark of the Horse to show their skill. As the horses are genetically engineered carnivores that still live in herds, this is quite a difficult task and wearing the tattoo entitles them to considerable respect by their peers.
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* ''Film/TheATeam'': Everyone in the team is an Army Ranger and they use their Ranger tattoos as a sign of comraderie.
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* ''Series/ModernFamily'': In "Haley's 21st Birthday", Claire and Haley agree to get tattoos which say "mother" and "daughter" respectively to commemorate Haley turning 21. Unfortunately, while Claire goes through with getting her tattoo, Haley backs out at the last minute. In the epilogue, Phil says that Claire getting a tattoo has inspired him to get one of his own.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'': In "[[Recap/WhatIfS1E7WhatIfThorWereAnOnlyChild What If Thor Were an Only Child?]]", during a BingeMontage, "Party Thor" and his universe's Jane Foster get tattoos of a microscope and the word "Science" and Mjolnir with the word "Magic" respectively, representing the resolution of their MagicVersusScience argument and acceptance of ClarkesThirdLaw.
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->'''Talon:''' Myself and Spiral trained on my own home world. [...] The ''diral'' is a band for training, of children of the same age and the same caste. We train and live and work and eat and sleep together as a unit.
->'''Spiral:''' We all got the same tattoo. See! *''she and Talon point to the tattoos on their right cheeks''*
-->-- ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}''
People have all kinds of ways of commemorating a shared experience, such as group photos or matching items of clothing. Some people take this to the extreme and get tattooed. This can be a deeply meaningful experience due to the process of actually getting inked, especially if the people do it together, and their permanence can make the memories even more special.
While this kind of tattoo can come about in many ways, two distinct versions show up particularly often. In one, everyone gets the exact same design. In the other, the tattoos are different but share some sort of theme that connects them. Tattoos that are halves or sections of another image and form the whole when put together as a very common way of doing this.
Related to TattooAsCharacterType, as the type/style of tattoo chosen can very closely match up to the tastes or mindset of the people getting the tattoo, or the specifics of the experience it represents. IntimateMarks can be one way this is done if the characters are lovers. They can also function as a MembershipToken, especially for a secretive organization or one that prides itself on a certain identifying symbol or icon.
Compare FacialMarkings and TribalFacepaint, which can have very similar meanings.
NOTE: While {{Power Tattoo}}s can share a theme, list examples of such on that page.
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* ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'': In issue #21, as Snake-Eyes is being rescued by Scarlett, a tear in his sleeve and the loose wrap around Storm Shadow's arm show that they both have a red ''I Ching''-themed tattoo. This is eventually revealed to be the symbol of the Arashikage ninja clan, who they both trained with years prior, before its leader was assassinated by Zartan in a failed attempt to kill Snake-Eyes.
* ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}'': The organization called "Conspiracy of the XX" consists of twenty members, each of whom has their rank number tattooed on their collarbone in Roman numerals. The main character has amnesia and no clue to his identity but for the number XIII (13) tattooed on his collarbone. When he eventually meets up with the woman claiming to be his wife, he notices that she has XVII tattooed in the same area as his. Eventually it is revealed that number I, the big boss of the operation, is the current president, but he had his number tattoo lasered off by a doctor who was "silenced".
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* ''Fanfic/OnePieceTwoPieceRedPieceBluePiece'': All the members of the Straw Hat Pirates ([[spoiler:[[HonoraryTrueCompanion and Vivi]]]]) have tattoos based on the Straw Hat Jolly Roger.
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* ''Film/TheATeam'': Everyone in the team is an Army Ranger and they use their Ranger tattoos as a sign of comraderie.
* ''Film/MenWithBrooms'': The members of Chris Cutter's curling team all have a matching tattoo of a beaver on their chests. The coach's daughter, Amy, has the same tattoo.
* ''Film/StarshipTroopers'': Johnny, Dizzy, Ace, and Kitten are shown getting the same "Death From Above" tattoo on their right bicep after completing basic training.
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* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'': Starbuck and Anders mark their marriage by getting bicep tattoos that link together to form a bigger symbol.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]", minor characters Lily and Rickie have tattoos that form the shape of a heart with their names on the halves when put together. This becomes a plot point later on in the episode when a dead old man is revealed to have Rickie's part of the tattoo.
* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': {{Discussed|Trope}} in season 2. When Nina and Fabian are cursed by Senkhara, they're both marked with a jackal symbol on their shoulder. After they show the marks to Amber, she initially assumes that they both got matching tattoos--right before they broke up, no less.
* ''Series/ModernFamily'': In "Haley's 21st Birthday", Claire and Haley agree to get tattoos which say "mother" and "daughter" respectively to commemorate Haley turning 21. Unfortunately, while Claire goes through with getting her tattoo, Haley backs out at the last minute. In the epilogue, Phil says that Claire getting a tattoo has inspired him to get one of his own.
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* Music/{{Aerosmith}}: In the video for "Cryin'", Creator/AliciaSilverstone's character has a half heart tattoo on her upper chest with her boyfriend (Creator/StephenDorff) having the other half on the web of his right hand. She's later seen getting it covered up after seeing him cheating on her with another girl.
* Music/KatyPerry: "The One That Got Away" mentions Katy and her high school lover [[InvokedTrope getting matching tattoos after senior year to show their commitment]]. Later, after he leaves her, she hears that he got his removed to symbolize his moving on.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': The [[SpaceElves Loroi]] pilots Talon and Spiral trained together on Talon's home planet of Taben as part of a ''diral'', a group of children of the same age and from the [[FantasticCasteSystem Tenoin caste]]. As a symbol of their group's training, [[https://www.well-of-souls.com/outsider/outsider167.html they all got the same tattoo on their right cheek]], a circle with a small curl below it.
* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': [[{{Tomboy}} Sam]] uses permanent markers to draw artistic designs on robots which she calls "sprays", which are treated as temporary tattoos. In [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4701 #4701]], Beepatrice and her friend Millefeuille show up to get matching sprays.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': The "Celebrity Manhunt" special reveals that Duncan and Courtney have [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5rlqwssh2mh71.png matching heart tattoos]] on their arms, though they're never seen again after this special (possibly having removed them after their breakup).
* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'': During a BingeMontage, "Party Thor" and his universe's Jane Foster get tattoos of a microscope and the word "Science" and Mjolnir with the word "Magic" respectively, representing the resolution of their MagicVersusScience argument and acceptance of ClarkesThirdLaw.
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* Getting a themed tattoo is one way for actors to celebrate working together. Some instances:
** To celebrate the filming of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Creator/RobertDowneyJr, Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/JeremyRenner each got a tattoo of a variant of the Avengers logo.
** Most of the cast of the Fellowship in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' got tattoos of "nine" in Elvish after filming wrapped for ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing''. The exception was Creator/JohnRhysDavies, whose stunt double got the tattoo instead of him.
** Members of the cast of ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'', including Creator/SelenaGomez, got semicolon tattoos after the conclusion of the first season to represent Project Semicolon, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention.
** Creator/MaisieWilliams and Creator/SophieTurner got "07.08.09" tattoos on their arms to mark the date they found out they'd been cast for ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** Creator/MargotRobbie, Creator/WillSmith, and Creator/JoelKinnaman gave each other "SKWAD" tattoos after ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' wrapped.
** Creator/AmandaSeyfried and others from the cast of ''Film/MammaMia'' got "Minge" tattooed on their feet.
** Creator/KaleyCuoco and Creator/ZosiaMamet got tattoos of a paper airplane in recognition of co-starring in ''Series/TheFlightAttendant''.
** The cast of ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' got the first initial of their characters' names tattooed on their index fingers.
* An apocryphal anecdote about UsefulNotes/BarackObama is that he supposedly convinced his daughters [[AvertedTrope not to get tattoos]] by [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents threatening to get the same tattoo, in the same place, and showing it off at every opportunity, and so would their mother]].
* There's a [[https://www.elitereaders.com/700-year-old-ancient-tattoo-shop-jerusalem-tattooing-christian-pilgrims-since-crusades/ tattoo shop in Jerusalem]] that has been tattooing Christian pilgrims for centuries. Not everyone gets the same tattoo, but they all commemorate visiting the city for its Christian sites.
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->'''Talon:''' Myself and Spiral trained on my own home world. [...] The ''diral'' is a band for training, of children of the same age and the same caste. We train and live and work and eat and sleep together as a unit.
->'''Spiral:''' We all got the same tattoo. See! *''she and Talon point to the tattoos on their right cheeks''*
-->-- ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}''
People have all kinds of ways of commemorating a shared experience, such as group photos or matching items of clothing. Some people take this to the extreme and get tattooed. This can be a deeply meaningful experience due to the process of actually getting inked, especially if the people do it together, and their permanence can make the memories even more special.
While this kind of tattoo can come about in many ways, two distinct versions show up particularly often. In one, everyone gets the exact same design. In the other, the tattoos are different but share some sort of theme that connects them. Tattoos that are halves or sections of another image and form the whole when put together as a very common way of doing this.
Related to TattooAsCharacterType, as the type/style of tattoo chosen can very closely match up to the tastes or mindset of the people getting the tattoo, or the specifics of the experience it represents. IntimateMarks can be one way this is done if the characters are lovers. They can also function as a MembershipToken, especially for a secretive organization or one that prides itself on a certain identifying symbol or icon.
Compare FacialMarkings and TribalFacepaint, which can have very similar meanings.
NOTE: While {{Power Tattoo}}s can share a theme, list examples of such on that page.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'': In issue #21, as Snake-Eyes is being rescued by Scarlett, a tear in his sleeve and the loose wrap around Storm Shadow's arm show that they both have a red ''I Ching''-themed tattoo. This is eventually revealed to be the symbol of the Arashikage ninja clan, who they both trained with years prior, before its leader was assassinated by Zartan in a failed attempt to kill Snake-Eyes.
* ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}'': The organization called "Conspiracy of the XX" consists of twenty members, each of whom has their rank number tattooed on their collarbone in Roman numerals. The main character has amnesia and no clue to his identity but for the number XIII (13) tattooed on his collarbone. When he eventually meets up with the woman claiming to be his wife, he notices that she has XVII tattooed in the same area as his. Eventually it is revealed that number I, the big boss of the operation, is the current president, but he had his number tattoo lasered off by a doctor who was "silenced".
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/OnePieceTwoPieceRedPieceBluePiece'': All the members of the Straw Hat Pirates ([[spoiler:[[HonoraryTrueCompanion and Vivi]]]]) have tattoos based on the Straw Hat Jolly Roger.
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[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/TheATeam'': Everyone in the team is an Army Ranger and they use their Ranger tattoos as a sign of comraderie.
* ''Film/MenWithBrooms'': The members of Chris Cutter's curling team all have a matching tattoo of a beaver on their chests. The coach's daughter, Amy, has the same tattoo.
* ''Film/StarshipTroopers'': Johnny, Dizzy, Ace, and Kitten are shown getting the same "Death From Above" tattoo on their right bicep after completing basic training.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'': Starbuck and Anders mark their marriage by getting bicep tattoos that link together to form a bigger symbol.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]", minor characters Lily and Rickie have tattoos that form the shape of a heart with their names on the halves when put together. This becomes a plot point later on in the episode when a dead old man is revealed to have Rickie's part of the tattoo.
* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': {{Discussed|Trope}} in season 2. When Nina and Fabian are cursed by Senkhara, they're both marked with a jackal symbol on their shoulder. After they show the marks to Amber, she initially assumes that they both got matching tattoos--right before they broke up, no less.
* ''Series/ModernFamily'': In "Haley's 21st Birthday", Claire and Haley agree to get tattoos which say "mother" and "daughter" respectively to commemorate Haley turning 21. Unfortunately, while Claire goes through with getting her tattoo, Haley backs out at the last minute. In the epilogue, Phil says that Claire getting a tattoo has inspired him to get one of his own.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/{{Aerosmith}}: In the video for "Cryin'", Creator/AliciaSilverstone's character has a half heart tattoo on her upper chest with her boyfriend (Creator/StephenDorff) having the other half on the web of his right hand. She's later seen getting it covered up after seeing him cheating on her with another girl.
* Music/KatyPerry: "The One That Got Away" mentions Katy and her high school lover [[InvokedTrope getting matching tattoos after senior year to show their commitment]]. Later, after he leaves her, she hears that he got his removed to symbolize his moving on.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': The [[SpaceElves Loroi]] pilots Talon and Spiral trained together on Talon's home planet of Taben as part of a ''diral'', a group of children of the same age and from the [[FantasticCasteSystem Tenoin caste]]. As a symbol of their group's training, [[https://www.well-of-souls.com/outsider/outsider167.html they all got the same tattoo on their right cheek]], a circle with a small curl below it.
* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': [[{{Tomboy}} Sam]] uses permanent markers to draw artistic designs on robots which she calls "sprays", which are treated as temporary tattoos. In [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4701 #4701]], Beepatrice and her friend Millefeuille show up to get matching sprays.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': The "Celebrity Manhunt" special reveals that Duncan and Courtney have [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5rlqwssh2mh71.png matching heart tattoos]] on their arms, though they're never seen again after this special (possibly having removed them after their breakup).
* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'': During a BingeMontage, "Party Thor" and his universe's Jane Foster get tattoos of a microscope and the word "Science" and Mjolnir with the word "Magic" respectively, representing the resolution of their MagicVersusScience argument and acceptance of ClarkesThirdLaw.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* Getting a themed tattoo is one way for actors to celebrate working together. Some instances:
** To celebrate the filming of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Creator/RobertDowneyJr, Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/JeremyRenner each got a tattoo of a variant of the Avengers logo.
** Most of the cast of the Fellowship in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' got tattoos of "nine" in Elvish after filming wrapped for ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing''. The exception was Creator/JohnRhysDavies, whose stunt double got the tattoo instead of him.
** Members of the cast of ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'', including Creator/SelenaGomez, got semicolon tattoos after the conclusion of the first season to represent Project Semicolon, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention.
** Creator/MaisieWilliams and Creator/SophieTurner got "07.08.09" tattoos on their arms to mark the date they found out they'd been cast for ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** Creator/MargotRobbie, Creator/WillSmith, and Creator/JoelKinnaman gave each other "SKWAD" tattoos after ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' wrapped.
** Creator/AmandaSeyfried and others from the cast of ''Film/MammaMia'' got "Minge" tattooed on their feet.
** Creator/KaleyCuoco and Creator/ZosiaMamet got tattoos of a paper airplane in recognition of co-starring in ''Series/TheFlightAttendant''.
** The cast of ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' got the first initial of their characters' names tattooed on their index fingers.
* An apocryphal anecdote about UsefulNotes/BarackObama is that he supposedly convinced his daughters [[AvertedTrope not to get tattoos]] by [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents threatening to get the same tattoo, in the same place, and showing it off at every opportunity, and so would their mother]].
* There's a [[https://www.elitereaders.com/700-year-old-ancient-tattoo-shop-jerusalem-tattooing-christian-pilgrims-since-crusades/ tattoo shop in Jerusalem]] that has been tattooing Christian pilgrims for centuries. Not everyone gets the same tattoo, but they all commemorate visiting the city for its Christian sites.
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Index(es): MeaningfulAppearance, TattooTropes
