In Christianity the heart means love and unity. The Sacred Heart; a heart with a flame and wrapped in horns, is a symbol of Christ’s compassion.

The heart can also stand for luck, life, honor, vitality, friendship and acceptance.
Some styles to consider are:

Broken Heart Tattoo

This signifies heart break or a lost loved one. We have all gone through times in our lives where we loved, or thought we loved someone. Over time, these relationships sometimes fall apart. Whatever the reason is for your split from your friend or significant other, the broken heart literally feels like your heart is breaking. It is an awful feeling that nobody wants to deal with. However, sometimes it makes it easier to get through when you talk about it and in this case, get a tattoo of a broken heart.

Black Heart Tattoo

The black heart tattoo is symbol of pain. Many times, the heart is portrayed as black to represent death. These tattoos represent loss or mourning or can be used in memorial. They are often pictured with wings. In this case, the black heart tattoo symbolizes the pain of loss. We all lose people in our lives and some hurt more than others. To get this black heart tattoo is a way to let everyone know you are dealing with a certain amount of pain. When the pain passes, you have a tattoo that represents someone lost and by having this tattoo, you will never forget them.

Winged Heart Tattoo

A heart symbol with wings can symbolize freedom and a free spirit. I think we would all love to consider ourselves free spirits, however, we often get caught up in the rat race. We become a “prisoner” of society and forget to do the things we love or to let our hearts be free.

Many use this as a symbol of overcoming some kind of adversity or addiction. Either we have experienced it or heard about it, but we know addiction can really mess your life up. Addiction is like having a ball and chain linked to your body and you can’t free yourself. If you are one of the lucky ones that are able to get over your addiction, you deserve this tattoo. To be free of an addiction is essentially a new lease on life.