Gomez and her best friend have matching "1" tattoos.
Gomez has a "1" on the right side of her rib cage as a tribute to her friendship with Courtney Lopez (née Barry) — whom she calls her "actual #1."
Selena has a phrase in Arabic on the side of her ribcage. It can be translated to "love yourself first."
Selena Gomez got the G tattooed under her ear in 2015. According to many magazines, she confirmed in a 2015 interview with Refinery29 that the tattoo is dedicated to her little sister Gracie, born two years before.
Yep. Yep-yep-yep. Justin got Selena's face tattooed on his body. And now he and Hailey Baldwin have to live with it forever.
In a 2016 GQ interview Bieber revealed that he tried to cover up this tattoo by shading Gomez's face but people still know. Couple of years later he also posted and said, 'Over a hundred hours of hard work on my body and I wouldn't take back a single one.
How Did Hailey Bieber End Up With The 'G' Tattoo? According to reports, Hailey got the tattoo in 2015, in a tribute to her pastor's daughter, Georgia. Pastor Chad Veach's daughter was diagnosed with the rare, incurable brain disorder, lissencephaly, in 2012.
'La Eme,' or The M, is the symbol of the Mexican Mafia. They are one of the largest and most ruthless prison gangs in the U.S. They're allied with the Aryan Brotherhood, and have a common enemy in the Nuestra Familia. La Eme was started not in Mexico, but in Mexican-Americans who were incarcerated in American prisons.
A semicolon tattoo is a tattoo of the semicolon punctuation mark (;), which is used as a message of affirmation and solidarity with those who have dealt with suicide, depression, addiction, and other mental health issues.
Of her heritage, Gomez has said she is "a proud third-generation American-Mexican" and "My family does have quinceañeras, and we go to the communion church. We do everything that's Catholic, but we don't really have anything traditional except go to the park and have barbecues on Sundays after church."
So false! That is not a permanent tattoo, Selena's rep tells E! News.
Selena has a lowercase "g" in a cursive typeface tattooed behind her left ear, thought to refer to her younger sister, Gracie.
"It means a couple of different things," the singer said of her new ink, explaining the significance it has to one of her "best friends" Cara Delevingne. "She calls me Rosebud so it's a nickname. And I've always wanted a rose and now I got one, and I love it."
The singer and actress had the name "Justin" written in black ink on her right wrist. If the ink is permanent, this seems like a big commitment for the very, young couple.
The three dots tattoo represents “Mi Vida Loca,” which translates to “my crazy life.” It often means the struggles of the underprivileged and the minorities. It's a way of saying, “my life is crazy, but I'm thankful for it,” or “life may be crazy, but I'm still here.”
Those who identify as Three Percenters sometimes hold up three fingers (the “OK” sign) to signal their affiliation with and allegiance to this antigovernment extremist belief. They also show their affiliation with the movement by displaying tattoos, clothing and stickers with Three Percent symbols on them.
Three dots in a line tattoo
This can mean the wearer is still on their life's journey, or is going through a process of change. This type of tattoo is also known as an 'ellipsis' and can have a spiritual meaning with the three dots illustrating a number of different spiritual concepts.
If you're hoping to see a photo of every tattoo Selena has, curious about the meaning behind some of them, or if you're just looking for some tattoo inspiration of your own, read ahead for a very quick guide to all 16 of her tattoos. On the back of her neck is a Roman numeral tattoo that translates to the number 76.
Selena Gomez celebrated her best friend Courtney Barry's 26th birthday by getting two different matching tattoos with her. Both girls were part of a group of four friends that got matching “4” tattoos, and the two of them got matching rib tattoos as well.
In the midst of their infamous relationship, Justin decided to prove his love for his former girlfriend Selena with a tattoo. Taking inspiration from an Elle magazine photoshoot of her in 2012, the Love Yourself singer inked her portrait on his left wrist.
15. Selena Gomez/Angel. Justin added a new wrist tattoo to his collection on April 22 2013, and the angel image is almost an exact replica of a Selena Gomez photograph from Elle magazine. Justin regrets his Selena tattoo and told GQ that he tried to cover her face up with some shading.
Behind her neck, Hailey has the initial 'G' which is thought to be in honour of her pastor's daughter Georgia who has a rare brain condition called lishencephaly. Hailey is one of many celebrities who had the 'G' tattoo, as well as husband Justin, who has the tattoo on his arm, and actress Ashley Benson.