When you plan to get yourself tattooed, it is important to remember that tattoos are permanent, hence you will have to take extra care in choosing your tattoo design. Cross tattoo designs are a very popular tattoo design among tattoo lovers. Among the cross tattoos, tribal cross tattoos rank amongst the top designs. Crosses are not always related to Christ, as tribal crosses have existed long before the advent of Christian crosses.

There are some popular tribal cross tattoo designs you can consider.

Classic Tribal Cross Tattoo Design: Classic tribal cross tattoo designs are one of the most popular designs. The broad designs contribute most to this popularity. Other things like the perfectly sharp edges and the symmetrical shapes make it a popular choice. Unlike other tattoos, tribal tattoo are very intricate and easily visible. So if you want to have a traditional touch to your tribal cross tattoo, opt for this design.

 

Floral Tribal Cross Tattoo: This design is quite popular amongst girls. If you do not want a plain cross, you can have border of flowers like roses. But sometimes when there are a bunch of flowers, the charm of the cross gets hidden. To avoid this, you can opt for just two roses as the base of the cross, which makes them look like they are being offered to the cross.

 

 

Angel Winged Tribal Cross Tattoos: This is one of the unique tribal cross tattoo designs. Angel winged cross symbolizes love and faith. Like other tribal tattoo designs, angel wings are also done in the same pattern. However you can make your tattoo different by using two colors, one for the wings and one for the cross.

 

 

Celtic Tribal Cross Tattoo Design: This is one of the latest cross designs. Tribal and Celtic are the oldest parts of tattoo art. So why not blend them together to get a unique tattoo design? You can do this by having a Celtic cross and tribal pattern.

 

Meaning of Tribal Cross Tattoos

A lot of people use tribal cross design to make a statement, rather, a visual statement to the rest of the world. Tribal cross tattoos are spiritual and not religious. Having learnt that, let’s see what are the other meanings associated with a tribal cross tattoo.

• A number of people opt for tribal cross tattoos because they have a connection with a certain tribe and want to pay homage to their ancestors.
• There are others who opt for tribal cross tattoos, as they want to show their belief in, and respect for, a certain tribe to which they could belong to or they identify themselves with.
• In some cases, people opt for a tribal cross tattoo design because they identify with a particular trait of the group.
• The vast majority get it done for the beauty of the design.

Colors Used to Make Tribal Cross Tattoos
Normally, tribal cross tattoos are made only in black ink. However, if you want to use colors with these tattoos, you may opt for tribal colors such as red, green, blue and purple. If you want a feminine look to your tribal cross tattoo, you can add flowers or fairies with different colors