Trace Cyrus is an American musician and son of Billy Ray Cyrus. Trace’s entire body is covered up with tattoos, mostly dedicated to his family and friends. Each tattoo of Trace holds a special memory and meaning for him. Let’s scroll further to know more details regarding his various body tats.
CHEST TATTOOS
1. ‘Songs of Victory’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Songs of Victory’ Tattoo on the center of his chest.
Meaning: Trace got his first tattoo after his 18th birthday on his chest. In an interview, Trace defined his ‘Songs of Victory’ tattoo. He said,
The songs of victory is a bible scripture and I just wanted something representing me so like a double meaning worshiping the Lord with songs of worship and it’s like songs of victory it’s like make myself as songs that are like victorious.”
2. ‘Roses’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Roses’ Tattoo on his chest.
Meaning: Roses tattoos are known as the symbol of hopes, new beginnings, promises, true love, and emotions. It also denotes a mature love and protection from an envious lover.
3. ‘Eagle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Eagle’ Tattoo on his chest.
Meaning: Eagle tattoo is a symbol of spirituality, wisdom, knowledge, power, and strength.
4. ‘Diamond’ and ‘Knuckle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Diamond’ and ‘Knuckle’ Tattoo on his chest.
Meaning: Trace has got the tattoo of an eagle inked on the center of his chest. The eagle is holding a knuckle in its right paw and diamond in its left paw. A knuckle tattoo is a symbol of good luck and good times while the diamond tattoo is a symbol of beauty, strength, wealth, and power.
FACE TATTOOS
5. ‘Feathers’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Feathers’ Tattoo under his left eye.
Meaning: In an interview, Travis said,
My tattoo artists when he was tattooing his studies like Trace I hate to say it but one day I know your whole head is gonna be tattooed I was like you’re probably right and I asked I was like you know what if we did a feather under my eye and cross and he like drew it out real fast and I was like I love it. I got two feathers because we always like would go out we’d try to find things like red tail hawk feathers so I have also this red feather right here on my torso. It says dad and the bead right there so anytime I find like a red heart feather I’d bring it back to him to the house Hammett if he found wanting to give it me. Those two feathers are just kinds represent me in my dad’s relationship. I wasn’t really that nervous I was so excited like my face tattoos are some of my favorite tattoos you know and they better be there on my face.”
Feather tattoos are called as the symbol of travel, freedom, bravery, new beginnings, and spiritual connection with God.
6. ‘SMHP’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘SMHP’ Tattoo above his left eyebrow.
Meaning: SMHP stands for ‘Southern Made Hollywood Paid’ which is a clothing brand created by Trace in 2009. In an interview, Trace said,
I grew up in the south in a town outside of Nashville, Tennessee. I love it there and will always consider Tennessee my real home. I moved to California at the age 16. The south is where I grew up and California is where my life really took off. Hollywood is where I met my band, started playing shows, and by the age of 17 was getting a record deal and a chance to tour the world. Music is my true passion in life and Hollywood really gave me the opportunity to meet the right people and let me live out my dreams.”
7. ‘TN’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘TN’ Tattoo near his left eye.
Meaning: The tattoo ‘TN’ stands for ‘Tennessee’ where the Trace is from. In an interview, Trace said,
I got the Tennessee where I am from.”
8. ‘Anchor’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Anchor’ Tattoo near his left eye.
Meaning: Anchor tattoos symbolize stability, calmness, composure, peace, and salvation.
9. ‘Dagger’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Dagger’ tattoo on the left side of his face.
Meaning: Dagger tattoo is a symbol of protection, bravery, accomplishment, authority, betrayal, power, memory, and immortality. This tattoo on Trace’s face was inked by the tattoo artist, Ryan K Severe
10. ‘Ashland’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Ashland’ tattoo on the right side of his neck.
Meaning: Trace was born in ‘Ashland’ USA on February 24, 1989. ‘Ashland HIGH’ is also the name of the pop band formed by Trace in 2010.
11. ‘Cross’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Cross’ tattoo near his right eye.
Meaning: Cross tattoo is a symbol of the faith in Christianity. It also represents the event of the crucifixion of Jesus.
12. ‘Flying Bird’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Flying Bird’ tattoo near his left eyebrow.
Meaning: Flying bird tattoo is a symbol of new beginnings, rebirth, freedom, purity, peace, and accomplishments.
13. ‘Three Stars of the Flag of Tennessee’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Three Stars of the Flag of Tennessee’ tattoo on the right side of his face.
Meaning: Trace got the tattoo of the ‘three symbols of the flag of Tennessee’ which symbolizes the place ‘Tennessee’ from where he belongs. The three stars on the Tennessee flag denote the three regions of Tennessee; East, Middle, and West Tennessee.
14. ‘Rose’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Rose’ tattoo on the right side of his face.
Meaning: Rose tattoo is a symbol of new beginnings, true love, emotions, feelings, and passion. It also denotes a mature love and protection from an envious lover.
15. ‘Faith’ tattoo above his right eyebrow
16. Tattoo on his chin
NECK TATTOOS
17. ‘Coffin with Wings’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Coffin’ tattoo on the center of his neck.
Meaning: Trace got the tattoo of a coffin with wings which has got the words ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ on it.
18. Cowboy Boots tattoo on the right side of his neck
19. ‘Grenade’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Grenade’ tattoo on the left side of his neck.
Meaning: Grenade tattoo is a symbol of hope, power, and strength. It also denotes a protest against the war.
20. ‘Dream Catcher with Longhorn Skull’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Dream Catcher with Longhorn Skull’ tattoo on the nape of his neck.
Meaning: Dream Catcher tattoo is a symbol of protection that helps the wearer from negative thoughts and nightmares. Longhorn Skull tattoo is a symbol of life-long protection, courage, and strength.
21. ‘Stars of the Flag of Tennessee’ tattoo on the right side of his neck
22. ‘Nashville’ tattoo on the right side of his neck
23. ‘Hollywood’ tattoo on the left side of his neck
EARS TATTOOS
24. ‘MOM’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘MOM’ tattoo behind his right ear.
Meaning: Trace got the tattoo of a candle with a banner on which ‘MOM’ is inked. This tattoo shows Trace’s love towards his mother.
25. ‘MAMMIE’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘MAMMIE’ tattoo behind his left ear.
Meaning: Trace got this tattoo inked for his grandmother. In an interview, he said,
The tattoo behind my ear is mammie, my grandma, she helped to raise me.”
26. ‘Diamond Ring’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Diamond Ring’ tattoo behind his left ear.
Meaning: Diamond ring tattoo is a symbol of wealth, power, money, and prosperity. It also defines the inner beauty of the wearer.
HEAD TATTOOS
27. ‘Chief Joseph-Native American’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Chief Joseph-Native American’ tattoo on the left side of his head.
Meaning: Chief Joseph was known as the head of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce Tribe who is considered as one of the most famous leaders in American history. Trace got this tattoo inked in 2012 by the tattoo artist, Chris Garcia. In 2012, he tweeted,
Got my head tatted today! Excuse all the ink on my face. And yes this hurt!!!Thank you Chris Garcia for coming up from Vegas to tattoo my family and I. I cant wait till next week to tattoo the other side of my head!”
28. ‘Bull Skull’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Bull Skull’ tattoo on the left side of his head.
Meaning: Trace got this tattoo inked in 2012 by the tattoo artist, Chris Garcia. Bull skull tattoo is a symbol of life-long protection, courage, strength, power, and authority.
29. ‘Eagle’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Eagle’ tattoo on the right side of his head.
Meaning: Eagle tattoo is a symbol of protection, spirituality, power, strength, and courage.
30. ‘Roses’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Roses’ tattoo on the right side of his head.
Meaning: Roses tattoos are the symbols of new beginnings, true love, emotions, feelings, passion, and compassion. It also denotes a mature love and protection from an envious lover.
SHOULDER TATTOOS
31. ‘Skulls with Roses’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skulls with Roses’ tattoo on his shoulders.
Meaning: Skulls with Roses tattoo is a symbol of two extreme possibilities; life and death, evil and good, and beautiful and ugly.
32. ‘Rose’ tattoo on his right shoulders
33. ‘Revolver’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Revolver’ tattoo on his right shoulder.
Meaning: Revolver tattoo is a symbol of protection, power, courage, strength, and honor.
ARMS TATTOOS
34. ‘Diamond’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Diamond’ tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Diamond tattoos are often associated with wealth, power, authority, progress, and prosperity. It also defines the inner beauty of the wearer.
35. ‘Spider Web’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Spider Web’ tattoo on his right elbow.
Meaning: Traditionally, spider tattoos are the symbols of mystery, power, growth, and progress. It also symbolizes the feeling of the wearer of getting trapped in a particular situation.
36. ‘Skeleton with Skulls’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Skeleton with Skulls’ tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Skeleton with skull tattoo is a symbol of protection of the valuables and overcoming the various obstacles of life.
37. ‘Tombstone’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Tombstone’ tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Tombstone tattoos are inked in the memory of the deceased someone.
38. ‘Halloween Pumpkin’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Halloween Pumpkin’ tattoo on his right forearm.
Meaning: Halloween pumpkin tattoos are used as the symbol of protection. They are used to ward off the evil and negative spirits away from the wearer.
39. ‘Portrait of a Lady’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Portrait of a Lady’ tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: According to Trace, this tattoo doesn’t have any specific meaning. In an interview, he said,
I just got this tattoo because I love girls with dark hair and brown eyes. It’s not like a specific girl has a specific meaning I was just like, you know all the chick on there and asked the artist to ink the zombie version of this tattoo on the other side.”
40. ‘Zombie version of a Lady’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Zombie version of a Lady’ tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: According to Trace, he got the tattoo of the ‘zombie version’ of his previous ‘portrait of a lady’ tattoo. In an interview in 2012, he said,
I asked the artist to ink the zombie version of this tattoo on the other side. You can see her face is kind of a kin and got a rose coming out of one eye. My arms are more of mine I feel like in my childish tattoos I got when I was a kid.”
41. ‘Crossbones Skull’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Crossbones Skull’ tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: Crossbones’ skull tattoo is a symbol of danger.
42. ‘Red-Colored Diamonds’ tattoo on his left arm
43. ‘MOM’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘MOM’ tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: To show his love and affection towards his mother, Trace got the tattoo of a red-colored heart with ‘MOM’ on it.
44. ‘Flowers’ tattoo on his left arm
45. ‘Tree Trunk’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Tree Trunk’ tattoo on his right forearm.
Meaning: It symbolizes the strength, courage, willpower, and faith of the wearer.
46. ‘Flying Bird’ tattoo on his right arm
47. ‘CYRUS’ tattoo near his right wrist
48. ‘Tiny Heart’ tattoo on his right arm
49. Tattoo on his left arm
50. ‘Skull and Roses’ tattoo on his arms
51. ‘Ship’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Ship’ tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: Trace got the tattoo of a ship with the banner which says “THIS TIME HERE WILL NEVER LAST” inked on his left forearm. Ship tattoo is a symbol of good luck, good times, directions, decisions, guidance, and new beginnings.
52. ‘Shark’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Shark’ tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: Shark tattoo has several meanings like protection, guidance, speed, efficiency, mystery, activity, direction, observation, and understanding.
53. ‘Revolver’ tattoo on his left forearm
54. ‘Traditional Tiger’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Traditional Tiger’ tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: This tattoo is a symbol of power, protection, strength, courage, authority, independence, and danger.
55. Tattoo on his left arm
56. Tattoo near his left wrist
57. ‘TN WHISKEY’ tattoo on his left forearm
58. Tattoo on his left arm
59. ‘LA’ tattoo on his right arm
HANDS TATTOOS
60. ‘STAY GOLD’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘STAY GOLD’ tattoo on his knuckles.
Meaning: ‘Stay Gold’ means staying clean, loyal, truthful, faithful, innocent, and true to yourself.
61. ‘Tennessee’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Tennessee’ tattoo on his right hand.
Meaning: Tennessee is the name of a town in the USA from where Trace belongs.
62. ‘California’ tattoo on his left hand
63. ‘1989’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘1989’ tattoo on the fingers of his right hand.
Meaning: The year ‘1989’ refers to Trace’s birth year as he was born on February 24, 1989, in Ashland.
64. ‘NOAH’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘NOAH’ tattoo on the fingers of his left hand.
Meaning: Noah Cyrus is the sister of Trace Cyrus, so he got her named inked on his left hand.
65. ‘Cross’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Cross’ tattoo on his right thumb.
Meaning: Cross tattoo is a symbol of faith in Christianity. It also denotes the event of the crucifixion of the event of Jesus.
66. ‘Heart’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Heart’ tattoo on his left thumb.
Meaning: Heart is a tattoo that denotes emotions, feelings, passion, desire, and true love.
67. ‘Feathers’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Feathers’ tattoo on his right hand.
Meaning: Feathers are the symbols bravery, freedom, new beginnings, and travel. It also denotes a divine and spiritual protection.
68. ‘LA’ tattoo on his left hand
69. ‘Tiny Stars’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Tiny Stars’ tattoo on his left hand.
Meaning: Star tattoos are the symbols of the fight against the darkness. It also defines the divine and spiritual connection with God.
70. ‘SMHP’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘SMHP’ tattoo on his left thumb.
Meaning: SMHP stands for ‘Southern Made Hollywood Paid’ which is a clothing brand created by Trace in 2009. In an interview, Trace said,
I grew up in the south in a town outside of Nashville, Tennessee. I love it there and will always consider Tennessee my real home. I moved to California at the age 16. The south is where I grew up and California is where my life really took off. Hollywood is where I met my band, started playing shows, and by the age of 17 was getting a record deal and a chance to tour the world. Music is my true passion in life and Hollywood really gave me the opportunity to meet the right people and let me live out my dreams.”
71. ‘Anchor’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Anchor’ tattoo on his left hand.
Meaning: Anchor tattoo is a symbol of salvation, hope, composure, calmness, and stability.
72. ‘Tiny Spider Web’ tattoo on the middle finger of his left hand
73. ‘METRO STATION’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘METRO STATION’ tattoo on his left hand.
Meaning: Trace is the guitarist of an American pop rock band named ‘Metro Station’ which was formed in 2006. Due to some conflicts within the members of the band, Trace announced that he was no longer a member of ‘Metro Station’ in 2011. However, Trace rejoined the band in 2014.
74. Tattoo on his right hand
75. ‘Ashland’ tattoo on his right hand
TRUNK AREA TATTOOS
76. ‘Crossed Rifles’ tattoo below his chest
77. ‘Crucified Jesus’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Crucified Jesus’ tattoo on his abdominal area.
Meaning: This tattoo is related to the event of the crucifixion of Jesus. Such tattoos are inked to provide the divine and spiritual protection to the wearer.
78. ‘Virgin Mary’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Virgin Mary’ tattoo on the left side of his stomach.
Meaning: Virgin Mary is the divine mother of Jesus and it is believed that Jesus was conceived through a ‘Holy Spirit’ while she was still a virgin. Virgin Mary’s tattoo is a symbol of the unconditional and divine love of the mother. It protects the wearer from the evil spirits and develops the divine connection of the wearer with God.
79. ‘Catholic Praying Hands’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Catholic Praying Hands’ tattoo on the right side of his stomach.
Meaning: Such tattoos have religious meanings. They are often related to prayers, protection, divine connection, respect, sacrifice, love for family and friends, and pure divine relationship.
80. ‘Forgiven’ tattoo on his lower abdomen
81. ‘Roses’ tattoo on his abdominal area
82. ‘Rosary’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Rosary’ tattoo on the right side of his abdomen.
Meaning: Rosary tattoo is the symbol protection from evil forces. It also represents the Virgin Mother of God.
83. ‘Flying Birds’ tattoo on his ribcage
84. ‘Keys’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Keys’ tattoo on the right side of his torso.
Meaning: Keys tattoo are the symbols of love and affection towards someone or something very special. On these keys, Trace got inked ‘SMHP’ which stands for ‘Southern Made Hollywood Paid’ which is a clothing brand created by Trace in 2009.
85. ‘Cannabis Leaf’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Cannabis Leaf’ tattoo near his right underarms.
Meaning: Cannabis leaf or Marijuana leaf tattoo indicates personal freedom, peace, hope, support, protection, and love for cannabis.
86. ‘Wolf’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Wolf’ tattoo on both sides of his waist.
Meaning: Wolf tattoo is a symbol of protection, guidance, great powers, authority, strength, family, and directions.
87. ‘Red Feather’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Red Feather’ tattoo on his right torso.
Meaning: Feather tattoo is a symbol of bravery, freedom, new beginnings, travel, and peace. In an interview, Trace said,
I have a red feather here it says dad and the bead right here. So anytime I find like a red color feather I’d bring it back to my father at home and if he founds, he would give it to me. Those two feather are the representation of my relationship with my father.”
88. ‘Beads’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Beads’ tattoo on his left torso.
Meaning: Beads tattoo is a symbol of protection that is used to ward off the evil and negative forces.
BACK TATTOOS
89. ‘Geronimo Portrait with a Headdress’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Geronimo Portrait with a Headdress’ tattoo on his back.
Meaning: Geronimo was a famous leader and medicine man from the Apache tribe. In an interview, Trace said,
I got Geronimo portrait with a headdress on my back and this is one of my favorite pictures of him. Even my dad made a joke when he was doing his drawing a piece he was like what if I did this on my entire back an I was like you know what I’m gonna do that one day and he laughed about it and I really got it.”
90. ‘Feathers’ tattoo on his back
91. ‘Native American’ tattoo on the left side of his back.
92. ‘Southern MADE Hollywood PAID’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Southern MADE Hollywood PAID’ tattoo on his back.
Meaning: Southern Made Hollywood Paid (SMHP) is a clothing brand created by Trace in 2009. In an interview, he said,
On my back I have Southern Made Hollywood Paid tattoo which is my clothing line I got.”
93. ‘Dream Catcher’ tattoo on his back
LEGS TATTOOS
94. ‘Crossed Bones Skull’ tattoo on his right knee
95. ‘Roses’ tattoo on his right thigh
96. ‘Wolf’ tattoo on his left leg
97. Tattoo on his left leg
98. Tattoo on his right leg
99. Tattoo on his right thigh
100. Tattoo on his left knee
101. ‘Taylor’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Taylor’ tattoo on his left thigh.
Meaning: In 2018, Trace and his girlfriend, Taylor Lauren Sanders, got engaged. In January 2020, there were media reports that Trace and Taylor have parted ways. However, Both are still seen posting the pictures of their lovable moments on their Instagram account, and still, it is not confirmed whether they have split or not. During this period, both Trace and Taylor got inked the names of each other on their bodies. Trace got ‘Taylor’ inked on his left thigh while Taylor got ‘Trace’ inked on her left thigh.
This ‘Taylor’ tattoo was inked by the tattoo artist, Ryan K Severe, in August 2018.