Just as with the similarly infamous teardrop tattoo, three-dot triangle tattoo designs are not associated with any particular gang affiliation. Instead “mi Vida Loca” is more a testament to the unpredictable and violent nature of gang activity itself.

 

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Triangle Tattoos in Geometry and Alchemy

6. The Penrose Tribar

The other awesome single triangle symbol is the Penrose Tribar. Created by Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärd in 1934, the Tribar, or Penrose triangle is an optical illusion.

The Penrose triangle was actually conceived as an impossible object by its creator, and it remains an enigmatic shape celebrated as a paradox – a mystery that can’t be solved.

It can be depicted as a triangle in a drawing form but can’t be a solid object, so makes an interesting and visually arresting triangle tattoo idea.

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7. Geometric Triangle Body Art

8. 3D Triangle Tattoo Ideas

Working 3D precision into a simple triangle creates epic tattoos. I particularly enjoy the bending of perspectives to create a stairway, or even the mind-bending needed for cubes or chunky extra-dimensional geometric shapes.

9. Triangle as Border Tattoos

The combination of minimalist and abstract ideas works together to form impressive, unique pieces of body art built with simple lines and occasional heavy black triangle ink. 

In other designs, a simple triangle tattoo works as a border for the core element of the piece, such as a wave in the example below, to be depicted with a 3D twist, or element different from other work around it.

10. Double Triangle Tattoos

Double triangle tattoo concepts are most often alchemy symbols that have been commandeered into the realm of body art.

If they are matching triangle tattoos pointing skywards, they represent the element of air, while a downward double triangle symbolizes the element of earth.