Hourglass tattoo is one of the popular and innovative designs. As much as the history behind the hourglass is not well known; the definition is however apparent. Hourglass tattoo designs signify the passage of time. The two connected glasses with sand still seem to secrete too many historians. Inking an hourglass design is a perfect way of conveying the strange sides of a personality that one may lack the right words for expressing. The tattoos are perfect for both men and women with the main difference being in the inking style and choice of design.

The hourglass element is found on many items in England and expresses various meanings. Hourglass tattoos might include clocks. They usually include flowers, and not just because flowers are beautiful. Flowers, like human life, are temporary and are pretty only for a little while. A tattoo design might include skulls or a half-burned candle, indicating that we will all face death at some point. The hourglass may have the wing showing time flying by and recall us to value what time we have. Another elements is the broken hourglass, which may signify pain, anger, change, or the dream of a diversion from time.

Meaning Of Hourglass Tattoo

The meaning of the hourglass tattoo stems mainly from the immortal passage of time. Having a look at the sand inside the hourglass envokes some truth that makes one value life more. Some of the meanings connected with the hourglass tattoo include;

  • The variation of life with seasons of joy and sadness
  • The moral of time and how it runs out
  • The two interconnected bulbs show the thin bond between life and death.
  • The huge mysterious hand reaching for the hourglass design also expresses some link with external force.

With so many various options, you should be able to pick an hourglass tattoo design that fits your personality. The diverse designs in this article give you a lot of what is available. Pick up some designs for your own hourglass tattoo!

Awesome Colorful hourglass tattoo design
1. Awesome Colorful hourglass tattoo design
Cute hourglass design minimal tattoo design
2. Cute hourglass design minimal tattoo design
Amazing hourglass Black and grey tattoo design
3. Amazing hourglass Black and grey tattoo design
Stunning hourglass nature tattoo design
4. Stunning hourglass nature tattoo design
Splendid black and grey hourglass, clouds, and boat tattoo design
5. Splendid black and grey hourglass, clouds, and boat tattoo design
Stunning hourglass old-school tattoo design
6. Stunning hourglass old-school tattoo design
Elegant black hourglass and skull tattoo design
7. Elegant black hourglass and skull tattoo design
Awesome hourglass, flower, and moon tattoo design
8. Awesome hourglass, flower, and moon tattoo design
Stunning black and bold hourglass and moon, sun tattoo design
9. Stunning black and bold hourglass and moon, sun tattoo design
Amazing abstract hourglass small colorful tattoo
10. Amazing abstract hourglass small colorful tattoo
Stunning black and grey hourglass and universe tattoo
11. Stunning black and grey hourglass and universe tattoo
Awesome colorful hourglass tattoo design
12. Awesome colorful hourglass tattoo design
Elegant hourglass ornamental mehndi tattoo design
13. Elegant hourglass ornamental mehndi tattoo design
Gracious Neo-traditional hourglass colorful tattoo design
14. Gracious Neo-traditional hourglass colorful tattoo design
Classy Hourglass small tattoo for hand
15. Classy Hourglass small tattoo for hand
Attractive hourglass watercolor tattoo on the hand
16. Attractive hourglass watercolor tattoo on the hand
Awesome hourglass realistic 3d tattoo design
17. Awesome hourglass realistic 3d tattoo design
Stunning colorful hourglass and dot work tattoo
18. Stunning colorful hourglass and dot work tattoo
Gracious hourglass, unalome, and flower tattoo design
19. Gracious hourglass, unalome, and flower tattoo design
Elegant hourglass watercolor tattoo design
20. Elegant hourglass watercolor tattoo design
Stunning hourglass polka trash quote tattoo design
21. Stunning hourglass polka trash quote tattoo design
Stunning Small hourglass for women
22. Stunning Small hourglass for women
Splendid black and grey hourglass over the bicep
23. Splendid black and grey hourglass over the bicep
Beautiful hourglass dot work religious tattoo design
24. Beautiful hourglass dot work religious tattoo design
Attractive hourglass hyper-realism tattoo on the calf
25. Attractive hourglass hyper-realism tattoo on the calf
Creative hourglass sand has fallen tattoo design
26. Creative hourglass sand has fallen tattoo design
Awesome watercolor hourglass and dot work tattoo design
27. Awesome watercolor hourglass and dot work tattoo design
Amazing hourglass and hands tattoo design
28. Amazing hourglass and hands tattoo design
Minimal cute hourglass tattoo on the wrist
29. Minimal cute hourglass tattoo on the wrist
Stunning hourglass, owl, and wolf tattoo design
30. Stunning hourglass, owl, and wolf tattoo design
Pretty rainbow dot hourglass tattoo design
31. Pretty rainbow dot hourglass tattoo design
Creatively customized hourglass, nature, and phases of the moon
32. Creatively customized hourglass, nature, and phases of the moon
Elegant hourglass and sunflower tattoo
33. Elegant hourglass and sunflower tattoo
Awesome hourglass ripped skin tattoo design
34. Awesome hourglass ripped skin tattoo design
Awesome hourglass colorful traditional tattoo design
35. Awesome hourglass colorful traditional tattoo design
Minimal hourglass and small star tattoo design
36. Minimal hourglass and small star tattoo design
Beautiful hourglass and cherry blossom flower tattoo
37. Beautiful hourglass and cherry blossom flower tattoo
Pretty black and red color hourglass design tattoo
38. Pretty black and red color hourglass design tattoo
Tiny hourglass cute ankle tattoo design
39. Tiny hourglass cute ankle tattoo design
Creative hourglass colorful tattoo over the hand
40. Creative hourglass colorful tattoo over the hand
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