Glyph tattoos are single symbols or multiple symbols that can be combined to make a very meaningful piece of art. Even though larger, more complex designs are getting better as the years go by, these simpler tats continue to be even more attractive to a lot of people. On this page we will take a look at why glyph tattoos are so popular right now and some of the specific types of glyphs that people like to get.

In most cases you will find that people like to get one or more triangles as their glyph tattoos. In fact, there are some folks who see this shape as the only true way to get a glyph, though that is definitely disputed. The triangle itself has its own meanings that are used by people all over the world, and it also has culture-specific meanings that people like to use.

One of the most popular triangular glyph tattoos is the pyramid glyph, which can be one or two interconnected triangles. This is an excellent glyph to get if you are looking for a smaller Egyptian tattoo or if you simply like the pyramid look more than the basic triangle. The pyramid look is made by simply putting a single horizontal line near the top of a triangle.

Aztec symbols are also quite popular as glyph tattoos right now since the Aztec culture attached so much heavy meaning to their symbols. Two of the most popular Aztec glyphs are the sun and the calendar, which work equally well as large or small glyph tats. Even though Aztec symbols work well on their own, a lot of people opt to combine a bunch of them into a single design to make them as meaningful as possible. If you do opt to go this route, be sure to look up each meaning so you can customize the design to really define who you are.

Another type of cool glyph tattoo design is the ancient glyph, which is often made up of symbols from the Mayan culture and other ancient cultures. These are meant to look like they were carved in rock, giving them a jagged and very distinctive look. One way to pull this off is to make a rocky/aged grey background to the glyphs to make them look authentic.