Face tattoos are becoming more and more popular among celebrities. Icons like Mike Tyson have long been known for their facial ink, but a recent resurgence has seen stars like Amber Rose, Justin Bieber and Amanda Bynes join this exclusive club in the past couple of years alone. It’s hard for even us to keep up.
We have gathered an updated list of 19 celebrities with face tattoos, from subtle to bold.
Mike Tyson
We can’t talk about face tattoos without talking about Mike Tyson. He has what is considered the most famous face tattoo of all time: a tribal design on the left side of his face, which he got way back in 2003 (before it was cool). The tattoo symbolizes strength and the warrior spirit. Check out our interview with Mike Tyson here.
Post Malone
Post Malone is known for his extensive collectikon of face tattoos, from barbe wire across his forehead, to “Always Tired” under his eyes, to his daughter’s initials and more. In 2020, he told GQ why he covered his face in designs, saying, “I’m a ugly-ass motherf—–. It does maybe come from a place of insecurity, to where I don’t like how I look, so I’m going to put something cool on there so I can look at myself and say, ‘You look cool, kid,’ and have a modicum of self-confidence, when it comes to my appearance.” View our 2018 cover feature with Posty here.
Amber Rose
In 2020, Amber Rose got a prominent forehead tattoo of her children’s names, “Bash” (for Sabastian) and “Slash.”
Travis Barker
Travis Barker is covered literally head to toe in tattoos. On his face, he has the word “Blessed” across his left cheek, an anchor on the outer corner of his right eye, a single-needle rose by celebrity tattooist Dr. Woo and more.
Drake
Drake has a small tattoo under his left eye, which is a tribute to his late friend and fellow artist, Fif. Just last week, the rapper added more face ink just above his right eyebrow, which includes the Arabic phrase “miskeen.”
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes has one single face tattoo: a heart on her cheek. It’s relatively small and simple, but a noticeable feature on her face (and doesn’t have the cleanest lines). Luckily, the the 2000s icon revealed that she is planning on getting rid of the tattoo.
Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll is known for having many tattoos, some of which represent the previous chapter of his life in jail. He has a cross and teardrop on his face, as well as his son Noah’s name above his eyebrow. He also has a small apple core on his left cheek in honor of his fanbase, “The Bad Apples.” Check out our Heavily Inked with Jelly Roll to hear all about his ink.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber has two face tattoos, both done by celebrity tattoo artist JonBoy. Near the corner of his eye he has a tiny cross, as well as the word “grace” tattooed above his left eyebrow.
Kehlani
Kehlani’s venture into face tattoos began with a queen of hearts symbol on her left cheek and the phrase “Espíritu Libre” across her right cheek. She also has four small dots under her eyes and the famous paper plane under her left eye. Kehlani opens up more about her tattoos in her cover feature with Inked.
Halsey
Halsey has a queen of diamonds card symbol tattooed on her right temple, symbolizing her strong and independent nature.
Tyga
Tyga has the words “GED Inc” tattooed above his eyebrows, which is one of the labels that he has worked with. In 2021, Tyga visited celebrity tattoo artist Ganga for the word “King” tattooed on the side of his face in Old English lettering. This tattoo is likely an homage to his son, King Cairo Stevenson.
Cardi B
Cardi B has a tattoo of her son Wave’s name across her jawline. The ink is placed in a similar spot to where her husband, Offset, got their daughter Kulture’s name tattooed on him.
Offset
And there it is – Offset’s “Kulture” face tattoo. He also has the word “Blessed,” a cross, hearts, an angel playing guitar, his grandma’s name and more inked on his face.
Lil Pump
Lil Pump has many tattoos, including face tats (though he has gotten some removed). The rapper has a cross inked on the middle of his forehead, a UFO on his temple, an alien on his forehead, a rocket ship below his left eye and more. Check out our interview with Lil Pump, where he talks more on his tattoos.
Summer Walker
Summer Walker has several face tattoos, but her most noteable one is probably the one she got in 2021 of her now ex-boyfriend’s name.
Travis Scott
Travis Scott has a massive tribal design inked on the side of his skull, an anchor on the side of his face and the word “FREE” under his eye.
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne has many tattoos on his face, and they have become a part of his iconic look. Some of his face ink includes a peace sign, the words “I am music,” the continent of Africa, as well as “Fear God” tattooed on his eyelids. He also has nine stars on his face and the letter “C” for his mother.
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert is known for his extensive tattoo collection, and just this year he got his entire forehead covered with a tribal design. He also has a cross on his cheek, as well as a solid black line going across his face, among others.
Gucci Mane
In 2011, Gucci Mane shocked media when he debuted a triple-scoop ice-cream cone tattooed on his cheek – which he has admitted he now regrets.
