José Álvaro Osorio Balvin, professionally known as J Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer. Balvin began singing at the mere age of 14 years and continued to work independently for eight years. However, his decision to continue with music as his career began when got influenced by the music in Oklahoma and New York where he had gone to learn English. J Balvin is focused on introducing Spanish music globally. Being known for his fashion sense, Balvin is completely covered with inks on his body. Let us explore his inks and their interesting meanings.

“When I go out in streets and see people full of tattoos then I am like, oh so many tattoos and then I look at myself and then I am like what, I am talking about them, oh I m full of tattoos too.”

“It comes like fever sometimes and I am like I want 20 tattoos on my arm”.

TIGER Tattoos

J Balvin has four major inks on his body which include Tiger in different forms, for instance, there are two Tiger Portraits, Tiger eyes, and their bodies. He was amazed by Tigers’ beauty when he visited Thailand and got to know about their beauty and life.

“Tigers are my favorite animals. When I went to Thailand I got the opportunity to see lots of culture and watch lots of Tigers, I was amazed to see how powerful, smart and beautiful they are. I just love them.”

1. ‘Tiger on Hand’ Tattoo

2. ‘Tiger Eyes’ Tattoo

3. ‘Tiger on Side’ Tattoo

4. Tiger on Left Forearm

Tattoo: Balvin’s left forearm is covered with the face of tiger shaded in light colors followed by two red flowers tattooed towards his wrist.

Hand Tattoos

5. ‘Rose’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There is a colorful and artistic rose inked on Balvin’s top of the right hand. Roses are the symbol of love, hope and new beginnings of life

6. ‘VIDA REAL’ Tattoo

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Tattoo: Just above the knuckles of the fingers of Balvin’s right and left hand are the word tattoos inked which say, VIDA and REAL inked on the right and left-hand fingers’, respectively.

7. Symbols on Right Hand’s Fingers

Tattoo: Just under his VIDA tattoo there lies the symbols which represent the crown on the middle finger, music note on the ring finger, and, peace sign on his pinkie finger.

Arm Tattoos

8. ‘Mi Gente’ Tattoo

Tattoo: J Balvin has a very interesting ink right on his right forearm which says, Mi Gente written in a very stylish manner.

Meaning: ‘Mi Gente’ tattoo holds great importance in Balvin’s life. This is one of hits songs of his career which was released in the year 2017 and crossed one million marks.

9. ‘Stars’ Tattoo

10. ‘J B’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘J B’ represents the initials of his own name, J Balvin, inked on his left forearm. right above the mickey mouse tattoo

11. Tribal Tattoo

Tattoo: On the inner side of his right bicep, Balvin has a tribal design inked. He revealed in an interview that this was his first tattoo which he received at the age of 12. He even had to take permission from his mother for getting inked.

12. ‘Eye’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Just below the Lady’s face tattoo, there is an eye inked in light shade.

13. ‘Supermario and Mickey Mouse’ Tattoo

Tattoo: On the lower side of his ‘Mi Gente’ Tattoo towards his right hand’s wrist is the tattoo of the cartoon Mickey Mouse whereas on the upper side of it lies the ink of the face of Supermario.

14. ‘Angry Emoticon’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There is an angry face emoticon inked on Balvin’s left forearm.

Portraits of Ladies

“To me Women are amazing that is why I like to have Woman Tattoos.”

15. Portrait on Right forearm

Tattoo: On his right forearm, there is a portrait of a very beautiful girl with open hair tattooed.

“I saw her profile, liked her, I thought she is dope”.

16. ‘Sister’s Portrait’

Tattoo: The inner side of Balvin’s right bicep is tattooed with the face of his sister, Carolina Balvin.

17. ‘Multiple Portraits’ Tattoo

Tattoo: On his right arm there are more portraits of women inked which include the tattoo of Virgin Mary inked on his right forearm, on its upper side there lies the half face of the lady with curly hair and a girl’s face is inked towards the inner side of his right bicep.

18. ‘Flower and Lady’ Tattoo

19. ‘Tribal Girl’s’ Face on Left Forearm

Tattoo: On the outer side of his left forearm lies another tattoo of a tribal girl’s face.

20. ‘Lealtad’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Balvin has the word ‘Lealtad’ inked on his right hand’s wrist. Balvin got this tattoo along with his best friend and both of them have the same inks. Lealtad means loyalty.

21. ‘Mickey Mouse’ Tattoo

Tattoo: On his left forearm there is another tattoo of a Mickey Mouse, however, different from the one on his right arm. The tattoo shows how the Mickey Mouse looks from inside.

22. ‘Lotus’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There is a large Lotus flower inked on the upper part of Balvin’s right bicep. Below the lotus also lies leaves inked in appealing design followed by some patterns surrounding the Lotus Tattoo.

23. ‘Left Bicep Masterpiece’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Balvin has got a huge ink on his left bicep. The tattoo begins from his left shoulder and goes till his left elbow. The tattoo shows a woman holding the weights, various dollar bills, Comedy Tragedy Masks, Multiple Minor designs in between the masterpiece followed by a mike towards a little inner side of his left bicep.

I wanted to do something different, so I went for this complete arm Tattoo.

Chest and Stomach Tattoos

24. ‘Sparrows’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There are two sparrows inked on Balvin’s shoulders, one on each shoulder such that their faces are inked towards outside directions.

Meaning: Fyling sparrows are the symbol of love and loyalty towards the family or loved ones. Besides, they also represent a victory or achievement of something unachievable.

25. ‘Familia’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Balvin has the word, “Familia” inked across his chest. The tattoo is the tribute to his loved ones, especially in the honor of her mother who suffered from the rare genetic condition acute intermittent porphyria.

26. ‘FENIX and 1985’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Balvin has the word FENIX inked right towards the center of his lower abdomen, and there is another ink which says 1985 which is the birth year of J.Balvin.

27. ‘Writing Hand and Skeleton’ Tattoo

Tatt00: Tattoo representing the angry skeleton is inked on the left side of Balvin’s stomach and towards the left of the 1985 tattoo a hand holding the pen is inked on his lower stomach.

29. ‘Cross, Crowned Eagle, and Flying Bird’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Just under his Familia ink, there is a tattoo of an eagle who also has a crown over its head in the form of a diamond followed by two roses, one on its each side. Towards the left of the Eagle, there is another flying eagle inked. Eagles are the symbol of wisdom and power whereas roses represent new beginnings of life. On top of the diamond, there is a small cross tattooed.

30. ‘D A O B’ Tattoo

Tattoo: On the upper part of his back, Balvin has a tattoo which reads “DAOB”.

Meaning: J A O B represents the initials of Balvin’s full name, i.e José Álvaro Osorio Balvin.

Neck Tattoos

31. ‘Compass and Diamond’ Tattoo

J Balvin Cross and Diamond Tattoo

Tattoo: Under Balvin’s left ear, there are two inks one is the compass and the other is a tiny diamond inked towards the top back of his left ear.