Austin Richard Post, professionally known as Post Malone, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer, who gained popularity in 2015, after the release of his debut single, ‘White Iverson’. Post has always been in limelight because of his controversies, especially, the statements he makes and considers that there’s a lot of struggle in being a white rapper. Not only this, but he is also very popular among people for the number of tattoos he has inked on his body, especially on his face, neck, and arms, most of which have been inked by himself. Let’s read further to know more details of his controversial tattoos along with their meanings.
1. ‘Stay Away’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Stay Away’ Tattoo above his right eyebrow.
Meaning: A very unique tattoo stating ‘Stay Away’ is inked on Post Malone’s right eyebrow. His fans started assuming that he might have got this tattoo inked to direct people to keep a distance from him, but he cleared the rumors and said,
“They’re simply song lyrics.”
He got this tattoo to annoy his mother. In an interview, he said,
“I kinda just wanted, I don’t know, to piss off my mom. I know she’s really upset, but I love you so much, Mama. You’re the best. I’m sorry.”
2. ‘Always Tired’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Always Tired’ Tattoo below his eyes.
Meaning: Malone got the text ‘Always Tired’ inked below his eyes. At Wireless Festival, in July 2018, Malone explained the reason for getting this tattoo. He said,
“I tried to do something that’s relatively the same length of letters (under each eye) But I guess always is more letters than tired…but I was tired, so I didn’t realize.”
3. ‘Barbed Wire’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Barbed Wire’ Tattoo on the upper portion of his forehead.
Meaning: Post Malone got the barbed wire inked on the upper portion of his forehead. Many people speculated that that Post was suffering from mental health issues and that’s the reason for getting such strange face tattoos. Malone never cleared publicly anything regarding his mental health issues, and just confessed that he got the face tattoos to annoy his mother.
4. ‘Smiley Face’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Smiley Face Tattoo near his right eye.
Meaning: Post Malone got a smiley face tattoo inked just near his right eye. According to him, he got many face tattoos just to annoy his mom. In an interview, He said,
“Anything to piss my mom off and I got a face for radio anyways, so why not? I figured it makes me interesting.”
5. ‘Playboy Bunny Logo’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Playboy Bunny Logo’ just below the smiley tattoo, near his right eye.
Meaning: Post Malone got a small ‘playboy bunny logo’ tattoo just below his smiley tattoo, near his right eye. Such tattoos are usually inked by men, to specify their natures of being players or playboys. Malone never explained the reason for getting this tattoo.
6. ‘Dagger or Sword’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Dagger or Sword’ Tattoo on the right side of his face.
Meaning: Post Malone got a ‘dagger or sword’ on the right side of his face. In May 2018, Malone revealed,
“Whenever I was a little kid, I was like 12, I had a collection of swords and I loved it.”
Later, Post joked,
“this special weapon is dedicated to my love for the medieval props…would beat out the dagger-happy obsession of 21 savage.”
with whom he toured during the European leg of his beerbongs and Bentleys tour.
7. ‘Etching’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Etching Tattoo on the left side of his face.
Meaning: Post Malone got the etching tattoo on the left side of his face, by a tattoo artist in Tokyo known as Ganji.
8. ‘Mini Heart’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Mini Heart’ Tattoo on the right side of his face, below playboy tattoo.
Meaning: Post Malone got a ‘mini heart’ tattoo on the right side of his face, just below his playboy bunny logo tattoo. Heart tattoos generally symbolize love, affection, emotions, and feelings.
9. ‘Ace of Spades Card’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Ace of Spades Card’ Tattoo on the right side of his forehead.
Meaning: Post Malone got a black colored ‘ace of spades card’ tattoo on the right side of his forehead, just above his ‘stay away’ tattoo. Ace of Spades tattoo generally symbolizes good luck and good fortune.
10. ‘JFK Portrait’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘JFK Portrait’ Tattoo on his left hand.
Meaning: Post Malone got a ‘portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr.’ on his left hand. In an interview, Malone said,
“JFK was a guy that everyone should model their Americanism”
Post Malone on his official Instagram profile, uploaded a picture of this tattoo with a caption,
“Thank you @victormodafferi @inkedmag.”
This tattoo has been inked by the artist, Victor Modafferi.
11. ‘Johnny Cash Portrait’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Johnny Cash Portrait’ on his left arm.
Meaning: Post Malone has got a huge ‘portrait of Johnny Cash’, who was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor, who died on September 12, 2003. As a tribute, Malone inked Jonny Cash’s portrait on his left arm. He uploaded a picture of this tattoo on his social media profile with a status,
“CASH by @dannybones64.”
12. ‘So far, So good…So what’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘So far, So good…So what’ Tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: Post Malone got the text, ‘So far, So good…So what’ tattoo with a spot of black ink on his left forearm. This may be related to his journey in the music industry, stating that it’s been good so far, and waiting to see what happens next.
13. ‘Lil Peep Portrait’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Lip Peep Portrait’ on his left arm.
Meaning: Post Malone has always been very fond of Lil Peep and his music. After the sudden demise of Lil Peep in 2017, Malone got inked his portrait on his left arm, to express his love and affection towards him. Post Malone uploaded a picture of him with Peep with a caption,
“In the short time that I knew you, you were a great friend to me and a great person. Your music changed the world and it’ll never be the same. I love you bud. forever.”
In an interview, Malone expressed his love towards Lil Peep, after his sudden death by stating,
“I fucking love that kid, it sucks ass…he was the fucking shit. I only knew him for a little bit. But more than the genuine good real true person that he was, his music was going to change the culture of everything. Already shifting the culture in such a short period of time. He’s an incredible, talented dude and good guy.”
14. ‘Barbed Wire’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Barbed Wire’ Tattoo on his both the hands.
Meaning: Post Malone got ‘barbed wire’ inked on his both the hands. He even has one more barbed tattoo inked on his forehead and people speculated that he got it inked because of his mental health issues. So far, Malone has never made any statement for getting such strange tattoos inked on his body.
15. ‘Jesus Portrait’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Jesus Portrait’ Tattoo on his chest.
Meaning: Malone got ‘Jesus Portrait’ on the right side of his chest. In an interview, Malone confessed that Justin Bieber is the real inspiration for him for getting the number of tattoos inked on his body.
16. ‘Grizzly Bear Face’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Grizzly Bear Face’ Tattoo on his right hand.
Meaning: Post Malone has got an aggressive ‘open mouth grizzly bear face’ tattoo inked on his right hand. Such tattoos are related to danger, power, and strength. While talking about this tattoo Malone said,
“Justin Bieber was the guy that inspired me to get tattoos because we were in the studio and I was like, ‘Hey man. Does that hurt?’ Because that’s when I first had just met him, and he was like, ‘No’.”
17. ‘Portraits’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Portraits’ Tattoo on his knuckles.
Meaning: Post Malone got the portraits of some of his favorite artists like Elvis Presley, Kurt Kobain, John Lennon, George Harrison, Dimebag Darrel, Bankroll Fresh, and Stevie Ray Vaughan inked on the knuckles of his both the hands. Malone confessed,
“Without them, wouldn’t be making music right now.”
18. ‘Praying Hands With A Gun’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Praying Hands With A Gun’ Tattoo on right arm.
Meaning: A huge tattoo of praying hands with a gun is on Post Malone’s right arm. The gun tattoo usually represents evil and danger, while the praying hands represent courage and respect. Malone has got a combination of both these tattoos, praying hands with a gun in-between. So far, Malone never told the reason for getting this tattoo inked on his arm.
19. ‘REST EASY’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘REST EASY’ Tattoo on the fingers of both of his hands.
Meaning: Post Malone got the word ‘REST EASY’ on the fingers of both the hands, meaning, ‘sleep without worries.’
20. ‘Gun With A Snake’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Gun with a snake’ wrapped around it on his left arm.
Meaning: Earlier also Malone got the ‘praying hands holding a gun’ tattoo on his right arm. A similar tattoo ‘gun with a snake’ wrapped around it has been inked on his left arm. Malone got this tattoo in recognition of ‘The Second Amendment’ to the United States Constitution, protecting the individual right to keep and bear arms.
21. ‘Skull’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skull’ Tattoo on the inner side of her left arm.
Meaning: Malone got a skull with colors like blue, red, and yellow, inked on the inner side of his left arm. It’s a tattoo of a Stone cold skull with Texas Flag and a gold grill, which has been inked on his left arm by the tattoo artist, Yeyo Mondragon.
22. ‘White Eagle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘White Eagle’ Tattoo on the right side of his neck.
Meaning: Post Malone has got a beautiful ‘white eagle’ tattoo inked on the right side of his neck. An eagle represents courage and focus.
23. ‘Bison Skull’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Bison Skull’ Tattoo on his throat.
Meaning: ‘Bison Skull’ tattoo is a symbol of courage, power, and a person’s ability to withstand difficulties in life. Malone might have inked this tattoo to specify his courage to face all the controversies he had faced in his life, especially when he was called ‘Culture Vulture’ by many publications and social media. This tattoo is inked on his throat.
24. ‘Big Playboy Bunny’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Big Playboy Bunny’ on his left forearm.
Meaning: A big ‘playboy bunny’ is inked on Post Malone’s left forearm. This was the first tattoo inked on his body. This logo usually represents the nature of man being a playboy. Later Malone got a mini playboy logo inked on the right side of his face.
25. ‘Gadsden Snake’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Gadsden Snake’ Tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: It refers to the Gadsden Flag which is a Historical American Flag, with a yellow background and a timber rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike, with the words, ‘DONT TREAD ON ME’. Post Malone got this ‘Gadsden Snake’ inked on this left forearm.
26. ‘Saint Jude with his Inner Demon’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Saint Jude with his Inner Demon’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: Post Malone got a portrait of ‘Saint Jude with his inner demon’ inked on his left arm. This beautiful tattoo is inked by the very famous tattoo artist, Kyle Hediger.
27. ‘Knight Fighting in a Battle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Knight Fighting in a battle’ Tattoo on his right forearm.
Meaning: ‘Knight fighting in a battle on a white horse’ tattoo is inked on Post Malone’s right forearm. This tattoo represents the courage and power to face obstacles, maybe referring to the difficult times Malone had faced in his life with full courage and bravery.
28. ‘Himself riding a Black Horse’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Himself riding a Black Horse’ Tattoo on his right forearm.
Meaning: ‘Himself as a knight riding a black horse’ tattoo is inked on his right forearm, just near his previous Knight tattoo.
29. ‘World War I Soldier’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘World War I Soldier’ Tattoo on his right forearm.
Meaning: World War I was a major battle fought, which brought together soldiers from six various continents, all in one place to fight for their respective countries. Malone inked this tattoo of World War I Soldier on his right forearm.
30. ‘Tiny Cartier Love Bangle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Tiny Cartier Love Bangle’ Tattoo on the index finger of his left hand.
Meaning: Post Malone got a ‘tiny Cartier love bangle’ on the index finger of his left hand. According to him, this was one of the most painful tattoos until today. Malone confessed,
“This was the most painful of all the tattoos, I felt like as if I’m tattooing my soul.”
31. ‘Skull with Cross Bones’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skull with Cross Bones’ Tattoo on his left ribcage.
Meaning: A skull with crossbones specifying danger is inked on the left ribcage of Post Malone.
32. ‘Sword’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Sword’ Tattoo through his collar bone.
Meaning: A ‘sword’ tattoo is inked through the collar bone of Post Malone. He has always been very fond of swords and told the media that he had a great collection of swords when he was a kid. He said,
“Whenever I was a kid, I was like 12, I had a collection of swords and I loved it. This special weapon is dedicated to my love for the medieval props…”
33. ‘Black Eagle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Black Eagle’ Tattoo on the left side of his neck.
Meaning: Post Malone got a ‘black eagle’ tattoo on the left side of his neck. He even got a white eagle on the right side of his neck, representing courage and power.
34. ‘Grim Reaper’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Grim Reaper’ Tattoo on his body.
Meaning: A ‘grim reaper’ is inked on his body, but the exact location of this tattoo along with a picture is not available.
35. ‘SF’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘SF’ Tattoo on his body.
Meaning: ‘SF’ Tattoo is inked on his body but the exact location of this tattoo along with a picture is not available.
36. ‘Anheuser-Busch’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Anheuser-Busch’ on his left hand.
Meaning: Post Malone got the tattoo of the logo of an American brewing company ‘Anheuser-Busch’ inked on his left hand.
37. ‘Molon Labe’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Molon Labe’ Tattoo on his stomach.
Meaning: ‘Molon Labe’ is a Greek word which means, ‘come and take them’ is inked on Post Malone’s stomach by the tattoo artist, Kyle Hediger. While getting this tattoo inked, Malone uploaded a picture on his Instagram account with a caption,
“Hi @kylehedigertattoo.”
38. ‘NEVERMIND’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘NEVERMIND’ Tattoo on his right palm.
Meaning: Post Malone got the word ‘NEVERMIND’ inked on his right palm. This was inked by the famous tattoo artist @jonboytattoo. He uploaded a picture on his Instagram and captioned it as,
“Hi @jonboytattoo.”
39. ‘Smoke Sum’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Smoke Sum’ Tattoo on his right thigh.
Meaning: Malone got inked a cigarette with a cloud of smoke coming out of it, having a skull inside and a title ‘smoke sum’ on his right thigh.
40. ‘Gun’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Gun’ Tattoo on his left thigh.
Meaning: Post Malone got a ‘gun’ tattoo inked on his left thigh. Earlier also he had a gun tattoo on his body.
41. ‘ Bob Dylan playing his harmonica with a cigarette’ Tattoo
42. ‘An Unidentified’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo on right elbow.
Meaning: Post Malone has got a sort of two dots inked on his right elbow. Still, a piece of clear information about this unidentified tattoo is not yet available.
43. ‘Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified Pattern’ on his left elbow.
Meaning: An unidentified pattern is inked on Post Malone’s left elbow. This tattoo is of round shaped with a barbed wire inked around it. No clear information about this tattoo is available.
44. ‘Kagome Japanese Anime’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Kagome Japanese Anime’ Tattoo on his left calf muscle.
Meaning: ‘Kagome Japanese Anime’ tattoo is inked on the left calf muscle of Post Malone.
45. ‘Unidentified Text’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified Text’ near his left wrist.
Meaning: An unidentified text is inked near the left wrist of Post Malone.
46. ‘Robotic Skull with a Text’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Robotic Skull with a Text’ Tattoo on his left thigh.
Meaning: ‘A robotic skull with an unclear text’ is inked on the left thigh of Post Malone, exactly opposite to his smoke sum tattoo. Malone has got several skull tattoos on his body.
47. ‘Fallout Vault Boy’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Fallout Vault Boy’ Tattoo on left leg.
Meaning: ‘Fallout Vault Boy’ is inked on the left leg of Post Malone. Vault Boy is a mascot character of the Vault-Tec Corporation, within the Fallout universe, appearing in their adverts, manuals, products, and training films.
48. ‘Skull with a Cherokee Headdress’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skull with a Cherokee Headdress’ Tattoo on his right leg.
Meaning: A skull with a Cherokee headdress is inked on the right leg of Post Malone, near his ankle.
49. ‘Unidentified Patterns’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo on both the legs.
Meaning: ‘Unidentified’ tattoos are inked on both legs of Post Malones. These tattoos are the pictures of a lady, a bald man, and a kind of the tiny face of a bird, a large letter K with a text.
50. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Tattoo on his left leg.
Meaning: A purple-colored heart with inside beauty and the beast’ tattoo is inked on his left leg, just near the Vault Boy tattoo. It’s a symbol of love and passion.
51. ‘Black Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Black Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo on both the arms.
Meaning: ‘Black colored unidentified’ tattoo is inked on both the arms of Post Malone. No information regarding these tattoos is available on the internet.
52. ’71’ Tattoo
The Number ’71’ tattoo on the upper portion of his nose.
53. ‘Gauntlet’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Gauntlet’ Tattoo on the right side of his face.
Meaning: On December 31, 2019, Malone got the last tattoo of 2019, ‘Gauntlet’ tattoo on his face. This tattoo is inked by the tattoo artist, Kyle Hediger. Kyle uploaded the picture of Malone on his Instagram account with the caption, ”
Last tattoo of 2019. Gauntlet on the baby boy @postmalone love u. 2020 is going to be next level. Love you all.”
This tattoo symbolizes power, authority, courage, strength, and honor.
54. ‘STONEY’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘STONEY’ Tattoo on the lower portion of his chin.
Meaning: ‘Stoney’ is the name of the debut studio album of Post Malone which was released on December 9, 2016. This album features the guest appearance of Justine Bieber, Kehlani, Quavo, and 2 Chainz. This tattoo of Post Malone is hardly visible because of his beard.
55. ‘Master Shake’ Tattoo
‘Master Shake’ Tattoo on the right side of his torso.
56. ‘Texas Map and New York Map’ Tattoo
‘New York Map’ tattoo behind his right ear
‘Texas Map’ tattoo behind her left ear
Tattoo: ‘Texas Map and New York Map’ tattoo behind his ears.
Meaning: The ‘New York Map’ tattoo is related to the place Syracuse, New York, where Malone was born. Later on, Post along with his family moved to Grapevine, Texas, when he was nine years old. So, he got the ‘Texas Map’ tattoo inked behind his left ear.
57. ‘PATIENT’ Tattoo
A clear picture of this tattoo is not available.
Tattoo: ‘PATIENT’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: ‘Patient’ is the name of track sung by Post Malone in his album ‘Stoney’ which was released on December 9, 2016.
58. ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmBkIY5AHMT/
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: No clear piece of information regarding this tattoo is available.
59. ‘Dallas Cowboys Helmet’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Dallas Cowboys Helmet’ Tattoo near his left shoulder.
Meaning: ‘Dallas Cowboys’ is the name of the professional American football team which competes in the National Football League. This tattoo was inked in October 2019.
60. ‘Skull with Crossbones’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skull with Crossbones’ Tattoo on his right hand.
Meaning: A human skull with the crossed bones behind it refers to danger, a poisonous substance, tombstone, and death. However, this tattoo along with his ‘NEVERMIND’ tattoo has faded away or he might have gone under the laser treatment to remove these tattoos. But, no clear piece of information regarding this is available.
Post Malone’s ‘Skull with Crossbones’ and ‘NEVERMIND’ tattoos are merely visible now.
61. ‘WHATEVER’ Tattoo
‘WHATEVER’ Tattoo on his left hand
62. ‘Skyrim Logo’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skyrim Logo’ Tattoo on his left foot.
Meaning: ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ is an action role-playing video game which is the fifth installment of ‘The Elder Scrolls’ series which was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011.
63. ‘Miraak Mask’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Miraak Mask’ Tattoo on his left shoulder.
Meaning: Miraak mask is a heavy armor mask found in ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn’, an action role-playing video game.
64. ‘Unidentifed’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo on his back.
Meaning: No clear piece of information regarding this tattoo is available.
65. ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo near his right shoulder.
Meaning: An unidentified tattoo in the form of the eye mask is inked on his shoulder, but the clear piece of information regarding this tattoo is not available.
66. ‘Gallenson’s Gun Logo’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Gallenson’s Gun Logo’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Gallenson’s Gun is the name of the guns shop located in Salt Lake City. It deals with the sales of all forms and types of guns. Post Malone got this tattoo inked in September 2018.
67. ‘Metallica’ Tattoos
Tattoo: ‘Metallica’ Tattoo on his legs.
Meaning: Metallica is the name of an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Both ‘The things that should not be’ and ‘Disposable Heroes’ are the name of a track by Metallic in their album ‘Master of Puppets’ which was released on March 3, 1986.
68. ‘Blood Dripping Buzzsaw’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Blood Dripping Buzzsaw’ Tattoo on the left side of his face.
Meaning: On February 6, 2020, Post Malone got a new face tattoo inked by the tattoo artist, Ruben Reza. The artist uploaded the video of tattooing Post Malone on February 9, 2020, on his Instagram account.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VejPsF1wi/
69. Tattoo on the left side of his face
70. Tattoo on the right side of his head
71. Tattoo on the left side of his head
72. Tattoo on the left side of his head
73. Tattoo on his head
74. Tattoo on his head
75. Tattoo on his head
76. Hammer tattoo on the right side of his face
77. Tattoo on his forehead
Tattoo: According to the media reports, this tattoo is not actually a permanent tattoo but the makeup done for the party.
on the fingers of his both the hands ??? it should read “on the fingers of both of his hands”
Number 56 on his left ear is Texas map.
While Texas is correctly mentioned as being behind his left ear, the state behind his right ear is New York (in reference to where he was born [Syracuse] and lived prior to relocating to Grapevine).
the lil peep and the finger tattoos were done by ricky clipz @rickyclipz from @genesis.tattoo.studio in dallas texas
This was a really interesting article.
You could have used better descriptions and terminology and a variety of different photos instead of the same ones over and over. Props for getting all the tattoos though!
Pretty sure that was just a deadric helmet lol
“So far, so good, so what?” Is the title of Megadeths 2nd or 3rd studio album.
So far, so good… so what! is the name of the 3rd studio album by megadeth
Post loves the band and actually met David ellefson (bass) and dave mustaine (vocals and rhythm guitar).
I can’t imagine him regretting most of these later in life. If not most. Who knows. Mine have a lot more meaning than many of his that seem to lack much behind them such as the ones on his face, I would not get tattoos if I had to do it all over again. Fortunately, it’s just what I would do differently rather than regretting them because they don’t mean anything anymore, or that I “grew out of something”. Getting a tattoo on your face just to piss off mom is kind of stupid.