Aztec represents the symbol system of the ancient civilization of the Mesoamerican culture who loved adornments. A way to adorn themselves was by the means of tattooing. Some of the ancient cultures, like Otomi, Huaxtec, and Mayans used permanent tattoos, the Aztecs did not. However, the Aztecs liked to get inked during religious or cultural ceremonies. However, the scholars say that if all the cultures who are around the Aztecs got tattooed, it is quite the possibility that Aztecs did too. Aztec warriors, especially, used body paint before they went to war. Similarly, Aztec priests also used body paint before they could perform any ceremony. The Aztecs worked in a societal relation that was super structured and had rituals and superstitions. Tattoos then also became an important part of their art and culture as they continued to develop a variety of designs, patterns, and motifs that was focused on repetition until a specific shape was developed. It involved a lot of structured geometrical patterns too.

A lot of basic Aztec symbols and motifs are still used in modern-day Latinx tattooing across the southern USA, Mexico, and Central Latin America. 

In today’s culture, Aztec designs are much popular. The use of abstract and geometrical designs in Aztec pottery and walls is often used for modern tattoos. Many people like to go for the common symbols of the sun or some Aztec God, like Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god. We are providing 250 amazing Aztec tattoo designs in this list with their meanings for you.

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The Aztec culture is said to be very structured and it is a primitive civilization, the society functioned well with a lot of social and religious rules. In this culture, tattoos played a huge part as well. They were used in rituals that involved worshipping of Gods like Uitzilopochtle, Cuauhtli, or Quahtli. One such ritual included getting the children tattooed to encourage religious feelings towards a specific god.