80 Name Cover Up Tattoo Ideas
Breakups can be very, very emotionally draining. Especially if you’re left with a permanent reminder of your ex on your body. Getting a tattoo design with your partner’s face, name, or initials inked is easier than getting rid of it.
Luckily, some crafty tattoo artists have the skills and creativity to turn that unwanted ink into something new, allowing you to let go of the past and move on.
I have come up with a list of name cover up tattoo ideas for body art that reminds you of your exes!
Name Cover Up Tattoo Ideas
1. Bye Conner
2. Sorry, Wendy: You stood no chance against the Mother of Dragons.
3. Later Edward: Crowns are a solid way to hide that ex and remind yourself of your own royalty.
4. Laura is long gone: Get an owl to remind yourself of how much wiser you are now.
5. Raven: Slap on a raven who says “nevermore” to relationship regrets.
6. Patrick and Bonnie no more: Really celebrate the fact that you are now a free bird.
7. Bye Bye Ricardo
8. Initials: Allow smudgy initials to blossom into something new.
9. Camden Cover-Up: And get a few roses in honor of you and Camden being o-v-e-r.
10. Butterfly: Give faded hearts (both literally and metaphorically) a vibrant makeover!
11. Everything You Love: Move on from the past with a tattoo honoring everything you love now instead.
12. See ya, Chris: Choose what makes you happiest and replace your ex with it.
13. Ring Cover-Up: Even wedding band tattoos can be fixed.
14. Chris Cover-Up: Because diamonds may be forever, but Chris certainly wasn’t.
15. Void: LOL!
Bye Bye Past, Hello New Ink
16. Shit Happens: When all else fails, you can just be honest.
17. Feather: Forget the past with this pretty watercolor feather tattoo.
18. Marge
19. Chloe: The mountains are calling and we must go, sorry Chloe.
20. See-ya Stacy: This eye-catching skull is the perfect cover-up!
21. Kayleigh: Sorry, Kayleigh – you just can’t compete with Batman.
22. Your Name: Mistakes were made – no biggy, just scratch it out.
23. San Franciso: Trade in Francesca for the wonderful city of San Francisco. San Francisco knows how to treat you right. San Francisco would never cheat on you with Dave.
24. Screw You: No explanation needed.
25. Rose: A rose cover-up is the best way to forget a loser ex!
26. Julia: A Cherry Blossom beauty!
27. John
28. Beautiful Butterfly: Show how you’ve grown from a caterpillar into a butterfly since leaving your ex.
29. Big Spider: Instead of getting spooked every time he sees that tattoo that reminded him of his ex, he’ll get spooked by this giant, scary spider instead! Honestly, that’s 100 percent worth it.
30. Void: Hilarious! Love a tattoo recipient with a sense of humor.
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31. Rose: Guess JS wasn’t the missing piece, after all.
32. Summer: This is great. I assume this person met Summer in barber school. Too bad it came time to cut Summer out of their life. But this little stick-figure painter looks like he’s got it under control.
33. Faith: Whoa, this is clever. Frank became “faith” with a cross in front of it. This tattoo artist is a literal genius. I for one have total faith that, with this tattoo coverup, Frank will soon be completely erased from his ex’s memory.
34. Feather: Now, instead of his name, she has a huge, gorgeous feather, one that was definitely part of those wings she flapped to get the heck away from her ex. Now, when people ask her about it, she can be like, “Oh, it symbolizes my freedom… from a real jerk!”
35. Vroom Vroom: Look, the car was always the love of his life. Now he has the room to properly memorialize her. I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually broke up with Damla just so he could get the car tattoo without feeling guilty.
36. Will: You know that old saying… where there’s a Will, there’s a way to cover up Will when he shatters your heart into a thousand pieces.
37. Patrick: Doesn’t seem like Patrick panned out, but this blue rose and orange butterfly are gorgeous.
38. Gene: When the whole “prince turns into a frog” thing happens in reverse.
39. Isaac: Talk about a diamond in the rough!
Moving On with New Ink
40. Flower Cover-Up
41. Jane: This guy traded in Jane for a way cool tribal tattoo!
42. Thorn: Every rose has its thorn, hers just happened to be named Andy.
43. Sea Turtles & Shark
44. Free: She is free as a bird and free from Justin!
45. Darth: Perhaps the most epic cover-up of all, cover that ex’s name with the leader of the Dark Side.
46. Owl: Get an owl for a cover-up to show your newfound wisdom!
47. Raven
48. Lotus: A big bold lotus never hurt anyone!
See more lotus tattoo ideas right here.
50. Diamond: Replace your broken heart with something a little more durable!
51. Storm Trooper
52. Hobby: Cover up your old past with your new favorite hobby!
53. Monarch: Your relationship may not have lasted forever, but your love of monarch butterflies probably will.
54. Floral Cover-Up
55. Galaxy: When you’re no longer star-crossed lovers, just get part of a galaxy.
56. Wings: You don’t need another person to give you wings!
57. Mythical: Get yourself a mythical figure to guide you through all of your heartache.
58. Fish: Eddy looks way better as a fish!
Cover Up Tattoo Ideas
59. Royal: It’s time you realized you are royalty!
60. Strength: Now is the perfect time to flaunt your strength.
61. Lion Head
63. One Love: Your “one love” may be gone, but that just means you get to have way better ink now!
64. Wings
65. The Woods: This is one of my all-time favorite cover up tattoo ideas!
66. True Interest: Now that they are broken up, the man can finally get the tattoo he originally wanted — an action-packed Batman scene. With Jessi out of the picture, he can pursue his comic book hobbies in peace.
67. Lightening the Load: Atonio’s name no longer hangs heavy on this woman’s heart. His memory is now light as a feather – a long blue feather with a yellow stem.
Name Cover Up Tattoo Designs
68. Elaborate eye
The bigger your name tattoo is, the bigger the cover up has to be. Luckily, this gives you the chance to go crazy and get the large, elaborate design of your dreams, like this eye with flowers.
69. Leaves and flowers
A name tattoo on the foot can easily be covered with some lovely leaves and flowers.
70. Adventure
I never would have guessed there used to be a name tattoo beneath these mountains and trees!
71. The Lion King
Why not show off your “pride” with this cute name cover up tattoo inspired by “The Lion King”? Other colorful Disney characters would work, too!
72. Eagle
Eagles are a known symbol of freedom, so what better way to cover up the name of an ex than with a rad-looking eagle tat?
73. Filled in heart
If you’re going to get a name tattoo, it might be a good idea to get it inside a small heart outline – that way, if the worst-case scenario happens and the relationship ends, you can simply fill in the heart.
Name Cover Up Tattoos with Feathers
Feathers are a super popular way to cover up name tattoos because the size, shape, and lines work so well to hide letters. Here are a few of the coolest feather name cover up tattoo ideas I found for you.
74. Black and white peacock feather
This cover up tat has black ink with little touches of white to create a delicate, wispy peacock feather.
75. Colorful peacock feather
Here’s an example of a more traditional peacock feather tattoo with colors.
76. Simple feather
One of the reasons feathers are some of the most commonly used cover up name tattoo ideas is that they are perfect for drawing over cursive lettering.
77. Flying birds
I like the twist this example has of two little birds flying away from the name cover up tattoo feather.
78. Colorful feather
Even a black ink name tattoo can be covered with a colorful feather; it doesn’t have to be all-black.
Rose Name Cover Up Tattoo Ideas
Like feathers, flowers – especially roses – are popular name tattoo cover ups. Here are a couple examples of pretty roses to get rid of that pesky name you no longer want on your skin.
79. Rose with white lines
This tattoo artist used delicate white lines to accentuate the name tattoo cover up rose.
80. Red rose
A red rose shows you’re still a romantic, even though you may have been through some heartbreak that made you cover up an ex’s name tattoo.
Now that you’ve seen some of the best name tattoo cover ideas, it’s time to choose which one you’ll use to move on. Getting an ex’s name covered can be a truly cathartic experience. You’ll love how relieved you feel when you no longer have that negative reminder on your skin. Plus, you have the opportunity to get some beautiful new body art!
So, what do you think? Do you like feathers, flowers, or another cover up design? Let us know how you got rid of your ex’s name tattoo in the comments.
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