When siblings bond, it is a bond that lasts for life. After all, they are the only people on this Earth who experience the full trajectory of each other's lives — from childhood to old age. If siblings all enjoy tattoos, then getting family or sibling tats may have come up as an idea and if so, we support it. Moms can get ink for their kids or even just themselves, so why shouldn't siblings get tattoos to honor the relationship they have with one another?
No matter if there's just two people in the family or 10 looking to get matching sibling tattoos, we found some ink ideas that can accommodate everyone's tastes. From animals to celebrating birth order to symbols that represent nature or heartbeats, there are ideas for anyone's style that can work big or small or anywhere on the body each sibling would like.
Sure, siblings may make each other do things they wouldn't normally do, but getting a tattoo that is meaningful is one thing that will be hard to regret.
Sun, Moon, & Star
To be someone's metaphorical "sun, moon, and stars" is a pretty high honor. Whether siblings are their parents' sun, moon, and stars or one another's, it makes for a cohesive tattoo for siblings. Each can pick a symbol to have or fill in.
Handwritten Note
Handwritten notes are popular tattoos for sentimental reasons. They can carry the writer and his or her message with the person forever. And siblings that share someone they love can honor them together with a matching tattoo like this one.
'Powerpuff Girls'
Kids from the '90s have a special appreciation for the Powerpuff Girls, the cartoon that featured the trio of three crime-fighting sisters. Each sister chose a Powerpuff and it looks like it made a super cute and nostalgic tattoo for them.
Special Handshake
Secret or sibling handshakes are a fun thing from childhood or even adulthood. Maybe it was a password to get into a fort or something siblings came up with to solidify a bond. Talented artists can transform it into a tattoo.
Dinosaurs
Sometimes it's the most random or off-the-beaten path symbols that mean the most to people. To some siblings, that may be through animals, or say, dinosaurs. Each sibling can get a type of dino that means something to them.
Flower Bouquets
Flower tattoos hold a lot of meaning for people. They can signify an event, a person or a feeling. Were roses or lilies in the backyard growing up? They can make a great item to have as a matching sibling tattoo.
Birth Order Arrows
Minimalist tattoos are popular because they're simple, clean, and eye-catching. They fit with lots of people's personal styles, which is why it makes for a good option for a family tattoo idea. These are arrows with arrows in the birth arrow filled in on the arrow line.
Thumbprint Heart
Some of the most unusual tattoos are ones that are personalized in some way and this tattoo, of thumbprint hearts, qualifies. Siblings can put their thumbprints together and feel close through that when they are not together in person.
Minimalist Birth Order Dots
Birth order is a popular notion. It can be a sense of pride as well as an explanation for personality. It can be represented through birth order dots in a minimalist tattoo. It's simple and special and can have as many siblings included as necessary.
Lisa & Bart Simpson
The Simpsons is a global phenomenon and two of the most famous siblings in the world are Lisa and Bart Simpson. If siblings grew up watching the show and identify with the characters, they'd make great sibling tattoos.
'1 of 3'
This is another fun take on birth order. Each sibling can get a "1 of 3" or "2 of 4" style tattoo to show off their birth order but also show off that they're one of many in a group of siblings that care about one another.
Letters
Having each sibling's initials tattooed together, like in this idea with the cross symbol, can be a simple and clear way to show unity but individuality at the same time. And it can go almost anywhere on the body.
Last Name Card Symbols
Instead of initials, showing off the family name is a way to show a bond and solidarity among siblings. To add to the name idea, this family added a symbol, too, a deck of cards, which shows the unification as well.
Letter & Birth Order
This tattoo, of the initial of the surname along with the siblings' birth order combines two ideas that would work for all the members of the family. Plus, the symbols can be as big or small as people want them.
Birth Order Elephants
Animals are big tattoo inspiration. Who doesn't have a favorite animal or two? Elephants especially represent family and luck, which is why this siblings' tattoo idea with elephants is such good inspiration.
Paw Prints
Speaking of animals, paw prints are another idea that can transfer into a matching tattoo idea. Plus, siblings can bond over an animal they have or had growing up and can commemorate that family member with a paw print.
Heartbeat
Heartbeat tattoos are really special. They take the basic way that people live can be translated visually. Siblings can have them of each other or one of just one other person that means something to them. And no one else will have it.
Sisters in a Heart
Sometimes people aren't big fans of symbols. Sometimes they just take being straightforward and that's the idea with this "Sisters" with a heart style tattoos for those who want to show off their sis.
Finger Roses
As we stated before, flowers hold a lot of power and have tons of real estate as tattoos. If all siblings feel the same way about a type of flower, then having each person have one stem of that type of flower will make a "bunch" when everyone comes together.
Trees
And if flowers aren't the vibe siblings want, but nature or the environment is important to them, then tress like these make excellent art. The trees can also symbolize a place that means something to those involved.
