What Type of Tattoo Should You Get?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What Type of Tattoo Should You Get?
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About This Quiz

A generation ago, a tattoo was a sign of someone who was a rebel, and maybe even just a bit dangerous. These days, tattoos are everywhere and worn by all sorts of people from different walks of life. You may have decided that you want a tattoo, but what kind of tattoo should you get? 

There are so many different kinds of tattoos. Maybe you want the American traditional style, or maybe you want a realistic-looking tattoo of a face or a scene.  Tribal tattoos are really hot right now, both with people who dig their cultural significance and with people that just think they look cool. Maybe you want something small and delicate, like a single needle tattoo. If you're really into creative designs, a watercolor style tattoo might be just what the doctor ordered!

No matter what you decide to get, you might want to think about it for a while. Remember, if you're going to a talented tattoo artist, it's going to be expensive, and you do know they don't wash off, right? Take this quiz and we will help you figure out what ink is right for you!

How impulsive are you?
Not at all
A little
I'm pretty impulsive.
Totally

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How often do you regret big decisions?
All the time
Sometimes
Hardly ever
Never

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Have you been thinking of a tattoo design you like?
Nope
A little
Kind of
Yes

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Why do you think you want to get a tattoo?
I don't.
To look cool
To express how different I am
To express who I am

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How are you with pain?
I can't deal with it at all.
I can deal with it a little.
It doesn't bother me much.
I don't mind it at all.

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What is your budget for a tattoo?
Less than $10
Less than $50
Less than $100
Money is no object.

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Pick a place to go out to eat.
Fast food restaurant
Steak house
Barbecue joint
Thai restaurant

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Your friends say you are:
Normal
Cool
Artistic
Dangerous

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How do you blow off steam?
Watch TV
Go for a jog
Paint or write
Go out and party

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Pick an old-school rap group.
Sir Mix-a-Lot
Beastie Boys
De La Soul
Public Enemy

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Do you think tattoos are attractive?
Ehh, not really.
Yes, but they look trashy.
It depends on the type of tattoo.
Yes, totally.

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Do you think tattoos make it hard to get a job?
Yes
Sometimes
Not too often
I wouldn't want a job that cares.

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Do you like tribal tattoos?
I don't know what they are.
Yes, they're so cool.
The people who get them are not my type.
They're boring.

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Pick a type of music.
Rock
Pop
Indie
Techno

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If no one else would ever see it, would you still get the tattoo?
I don't get the question.
No, that would sort of defeat the point.
Maybe, only because it would make me feel sexy.
Of course I would. It's for me, not other people.

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Have you ever thought of getting a tattoo of a cartoon character?
Yeah, that would be cool.
It would be kind of funny.
Umm, no?
I not only would never do that, but I hate anyone that would.

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What do you want your tattoo to say about you?
I fit in with people in my crowd.
I'm cool.
I'm different.
I'm myself.

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Do you like to be noticed?
No
Sometimes
Usually
Always

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If you were forced to get a tattoo, where would you get it?
My back
My upper arm
My foot
My forearm

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What do you think of people that have more than five visible tattoos?
I think they're lame.
I think they're trying too hard.
I think they have the right to look how they want.
I think they look cool.

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What do you think of someone who has a tattoo on their face?
They look disgusting.
They look stupid.
They look scary.
I don't think anything. Why would I care?

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Press on tattoos are:
Okay
Fun
Silly
Ridiculous

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Henna tattoos are:
Pointless
For girls only
Awesome
Pretentious

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What type of books do you like to read?
Biographies
Sports books
Fiction
True crime

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What is your favorite place to go out and party?
A chain out by the mall
A sports bar
A hipster bar
A techno club

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Have you ever been in trouble?
I don't even know what you mean.
Not really
Sure, a little when I was younger.
Yep, lots of times.

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Are you an iconoclast?
A what?
Nope
Yes, but only on the weekends.
Yes, and all my friends are too.

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Where would you like to live?
The country
The suburbs
A loft apartment in an artistic section of the city
Right in the midst of the city, where the real people are

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Do you think elderly people with tattoos look odd?
I don't think I've seen one.
Yes, don't you?
No, I think all people are beautiful.
No, I think they look cool.

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Pick a type of tattoo.
I'm not sure what you mean.
A dragon
A vine with roses growing out of it
An abstract design that I came up with on my own

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