Anchors, hearts, or identical passages are popular friendship tattoo images. However, the particular symbol chosen is irrelevant as long as it is a representation of the friendship. Most of the time it is recommended to take your time to find the most meaningful tattoo designs out there, but in the case of friendship tattoos it’s far more important that the friends all agree on the design. Ideally the friends all agree on a very meaningful tattoo that is both personal and relates to the friendship, but that’s not totally necessary.

That being said, you will want to sit down with your friend before committing to a design. Talk long and hard about if it’s a good idea and, if it is, what images best represent your friendship. Do you have a favorite song and want to get matching lyric tattoos? Do you both eat a lot of the same fruit? Is there a particular symbol that you have both always loved? Ask a lot of questions and be very honest in your answers. No one who plans on getting a friendship tattoo should simply accept a design because one or more other people like it.

Once you have come up with a friendship tattoo design that you love, then it’s time to figure out where to have it placed. If you want it to be private, then you should be thinking about cool designs that work on the back of the neck, the back, the leg, or anywhere else that isn’t always visible. If you don’t care where it’s placed, then you’ll just have to figure out the areas of your bodies where the friendship tattoo will look best.

If you take your time on the design, find a great place to put it, and work with a great artist, there’s a very good chance that you will end up with meaningful friendship tattoos that you will love for the rest of your life.