A slightly less popular hakuna matata tattoo is one where Simba’s body is made from the words. The upper body is usually made up of the letters in “hakuna” while the lower body and legs are made from “matata.” These tattoos are usually black and grey, but they can be made in color if done by a very talented tattoo artist.

Sunset with Hakuna Matata Tattoo

A sunset palate is generally incorporated as well. Rafiki’s hand drawn image of Simba as a lion cub is another often seen symbol of the film. This is yet another simple design that holds a lot of meaning to people. Sometimes it is just the outline of Simba, while other times the orange, yellow, and black sunset colors are used both inside and outside of his body.

Infinity Symbol Hakuna Matata Tattoo

The phrase integrates well into the infinity symbol, becoming part of the figure eight and representing a serenity that is carried through one’s entire life. The two words can be split and introduced into two infinity symbols, or any other symbols or images, and placed on the wrists, ankles or another spot that resembles duality. In this way, it can be used as a friendship tattoo shared by two people. This is also another way that people can incorporate other images into their hakuna matata tattoos. For example, the words can be the central part of the infinity symbol, and then birds make up the rest of it.

Script Tattoo

The most obvious way to get this phrase tattooed on your body is to just spell the two words out in a font that you enjoy. However, one popular font to have this tattooed in is called Waltograph. This is the font that is used to spell out “Disney” before every movie. You know the style when you see it and it will bring back those fond memories of Disney movies that preceded the Lion King.

Ambigram Hakuna Matata Tattoo

The two words of the phrase can also be designed into an ambigram where “hakuna” is read one way and “matata” is read the other. The letters have to be drawn in a certain way to make them work as two, which looks great when done correctly.