Deciding on a Star Tattoo Design

For thousands of years people have been fascinated by the stars in the sky. So it is only natural that a lot of men and women are looking for a Star Tattoo Design, when they first think about getting a Tattoo.

Stars are also deeply connected with Mythology, Religion and Symbolic Meaning. Just think about how shooting stars are linked to being able to fulfill your wishes or star signs are believed to foretell ones future.

One of the benefits of a Star Tattoo Design is that they can come in a variety of different sizes and styles. You can have a very small and simple star, or you can choose a large shooting star with a lot of intricate details.

If you are looking for a more masculine Tattoo Design than the Nautical Star would be the perfect choice. The five points of the nautical star are typically split in half and filled with alternating colors.

This design used to be very popular with sailors, who believed that they would provide protection and more importantly guidance, but is also popular with soldiers for the same reasons. Interestingly today the nautical star is also associated with gays and lesbians. Some wear the nautical star as a sign of their sexual orientation.

Probably the best know star is the star of David or the Jewish star. A six pointed star that looks as if two triangles are interlaced with each other. This design comes with a heavy history as the German Nazis forced the Jews to wear batches on their clothes to clearly mark them as Jews. Maybe for that reason today some younger Jewish people wear them as "badge of honor".

The pentagram design is by far the oldest and most meaningful star design. Over the history of mankind many different meanings have been associated with the pentagram. Whether it is protection against evil or mathematical perfection you can probably find a meaning that fits with what you want to express with your tattoo.

Tribal Star designs often include depictions of the moon as well as stars. By combining stars and the moon, or in some cases even the sun, many different designs are possible that don't carry that much meaning as many of the other designs.

One of the most popular Star Tattoo Designs is the shooting star. As a symbol of success and good luck they can be very intricately designed and cover large areas by adding many small stars to the design.