57 Empowering Tattoo Ideas for Women – Symbols & Quotes That Inspire Strength
Inside: 57 Inspiring, empowering tattoos for women that are going to give you everything you need and more in a meaningful tattoo.
Empowering tattoos for women can mean so many different things to different women, but there does tend to be an overarching theme with most empowerment tattoos. Whether that looks like a quote or a symbol that you draw power from, each and every one is a unique and inspiring piece.
Find your inspiration here.
How Are Tattoos Empowering
Tattoos can be empowering when they act as a reminder of your power, when they act as a declaration on your body, or when you choose to hold space for the prowess and power that is represented in a single, iconic image.
I’m not of the belief that a tattoo must mean something to be a good tattoo, but wow is it powerful when it does have meaning behind it! And if that meaning is to be a message that encourages you to not lose hope, to remember where you came from, or remember who you are? Then that’s one empowering tattoo if you ask me!
Inspiring Quote Tattoos
The classic idea when wanting something to be inspirational is to go for a quote. And there’s a reason they’re so popular. This is a great way to indicate something of meaning to you, and quotes can make for beautiful artwork.
If you’re looking for more just like these, you can check out a whole post of them here as well.
1. Kindness
Inspiring yourself to be kind is the most empowering thing you can do.
I think it’s safe to say any Taylor Swift lyrics are perfect for this category.
Maybe just one more…
7. Intention
Moving with intention is one of the most powerful actions you can take.
10. Find The Light In Everything
Empowering Symbol Ideas
Among all of my quote and script tattoos, I love a few icons and images sprinkled in. It adds something fun and interesting to the visuals.
Little symbols are perfect for displaying something with meaning.
11. Be Them
12. OM
13. Cala Lily
A flower that means purity, holiness, and faithfulness, it’s a beautiful symbol for a tattoo.
15. Divine
Celebrating the womanly shape is such a cute way to plan a tattoo.
17. Starry Swan
The swan surrounded by stars is some of the most whimsical tattoo art I’ve seen.
18. Magic 8 Ball
19. Girl Growth
Simple Tattoo Ideas
Big meaning doesn’t have to mean big and complex design. Something simple can have just as much impact as one that tells a whole story. What do you want to say? And what’s something simple that says just that?
Let’s start there.
20. Hand Script
21. Tiny People
The stories that tiny people tattoos represent is so gorgeous.
22. Butterflies
The symbolization of butterflies is so vast.
23. Hummingbird
24. “Why Not”
Reminding myself to ask “why not” is so powerful to me, personally. When life gets redundant and when risk comes my way, I need to remember that there’s so much more.
Find freedom and power.
27. Be Your Own Muse
28. I Am Enough
Strength Tattoos
Again, empowerment can mean so many different things. But more often than not it means strength of some sort.
29. Still I Rise
30. A Serpent
Always represents power and poison.
31. Medusa
Medusa, while normally portrayed as a villain, is a character that gives empowerment.
32. Memento Mori
33. Resilience
Nature is one with inspiration.
35. Most Ardently
36. Let Them
“Let them” is a powerful mentality to live by.
37. Small Wave
Waves are always a classic image of the strength and consistency in life.
38. “You Can”
Powerful Feminine Tattoos
Powerful feminine tattoos are usually some of the coolest and most unique. It’s all about how you portray your own femininity and womanhood in the artwork of your tattoos.
While there are very common and typical displays of feminine power, anything that you decide is meaningful to you in that way falls in this category if you ask me.
39. Moon And Sun
If celestial themes are your thing, these are some of the most powerful images of feminine symbolism.
41. Rising Woman
Combining something intense and something soft makes for a powerful to me.
43. Self Love Potion
How cool and unique is this bottle of “self love potion”?
45. Angel Numbers
While they seem easy going, angel numbers are nothing to mess with. Be careful what you wish for, and for you will receive. These are powerful and small but still make a big impact.
46. Memento Mori
47. Feminine Florals
48. Root Chakra
Finding root is something that can be empowering to those that practice.
49. Tranquility
50. Eye Of Horus
The Eye of Horus means healing and wholeness, and inviting this into your life with a tattoo is powerful.
Strong, Empowering Designs
On the flip side of the small symbols and the dainty quotes, here are some strong, empowering designs for the tattoo lover that wants something with grit. This is such a fun topic because anything goes, but these are some of the coolest because they’re just all about being a really well-designed tattoo.
51. Roaring Lion And Female Face
This image is so inspiring to me, to remember that while women roar, they can still be soft.
52. Body And Florals
53. Do Not Yield
Hold the world in your hands.
Remind yourself of who you’ve been and who you will be.
55. Venom
56. Phoenix
A phoenix rising from the ashes is one of the most impactful symbols of strength.
57. Geometric
Pain Level For Different Tattoos
Typically I like to cover the pain level of the kinds of tattoos covered in each post, but seeing as this one is a pretty broad spectrum, I’ll just say that there are a few factors to keep in mind while planning your tattoo.
Placement, detail, density, and personal pain tolerance are all the key factors when deciding how much a tattoo will hurt. Soft skin or bony areas are typically your most sensitive with the needle, so if you don’t want it to hurt too bad, avoid these areas! Detail and density are all about the design of the tattoo. If there’s color or shading, it’s going to be a bit more painful than an outline.
And as always your personal pain tolerance will play the largest role– even the most painful tattoo could be easy going for you if you’re not afraid of a little pain here and there.
Whatever you came here looking for today, I hope you found it. The perfect tattoo to display your strength and sincerity is just what you need.
It doesn’t have to be too bluntly about empowerment and inspiration, but also… It totally can be! The possibilities are endless and you can create meaning behind any tattoo you like. So that just adds to the already endless options.
Finding what empowerment means to you to begin with is already a big deal, and displaying it out loud with something like a tattoo is an incredible feat. Be loud, be proud, and be empowered to find yourself and who you are as a woman.
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