We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us pictures of their finger tattoos. Here are the ones that blew us away:
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"I got this the day I finished undergrad and was officially done with my education. I felt like I could finally breathe and exhale for the first time in my life."
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"Since I tend to put others before myself in relationships, I had a heart tattooed on the inside of my 'wedding ring finger' to remind myself to love myself first. I also drew the heart myself for the tattoo artist."
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"Fiancé and I have matching lightsaber tattoos!"
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"My mom gave me a cross ring when I was in elementary school that I adored and wore every day until it eventually broke, and we weren’t able to repair it. So I did the next-best thing and got it tattooed on the finger I always wore it on!"
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"A few years ago, I was going through a rough patch in college. I spontaneously decided to get a tattoo, and this was the first thing that felt right for me. It reminds me to always keep moving forward."
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"My first and only tattoo because Halloween is my life."
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"Five dots for each member of the family, including me. Small but sentimental."
—sami
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"The first tattoo I got that couldn’t be covered with everyday clothes. It means I have freedom and stopped caring so much about what other people think!"
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"My older sister passed away last year. She had many tattoos and this one on her finger. My younger sister, niece, and I had it done in her memory."
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"I love the metaphor of arrows being drawn back on a bow before being shot forward. I got this after having a tough time professionally, and the fact that it’s on my middle finger made me feel like it was a huge 'Eff you' to coworkers who had screwed me over."
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"My husband and I got wedding finger tats. I chose an ankh and had it put higher on my finger so I could still wear my wedding band, and it would be seen. Hurt SO bad. But I love it!"
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"One night in Chicago, my friend and I randomly decided to get matching tattoos."
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"For one of my favorite bands, Ice Nine Kills. Their most recent album was amazing — every song was based on a different horror movie. Two of my favorite things combined into one: metal music and horror. This represents them and my favorite horror movie, It."
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"I'm a massage therapist, and a hamsa hand made sense to bring good health and fortune to my clients."
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"I type a lot for a living, and it’s a nice reminder when I’m having a rough day that it’s my choice to make every day the BEST DAY EVER."
—Jak
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"My husband and I got our wedding date in Roman numerals on our ring fingers. We love them and never have to worry about forgetting a ring!"
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"I got a little moon on my finger. It’s the phase the moon was in during the night my daughter was born. I wanted to get something for her, but she was too embarrassed to let me get her name or portrait, so this was the best way I could have her represented on me."
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"Got a bobby pin tatted because it’s always good to have a bobby pin on you!!"
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"Got this one to remind myself that I am a queen and should always be treated as such."
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"My unalome tattoo."
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"Coffee mug! Inspired by my past job as a Starbucks supervisor."
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"A quote by my hero Gerard Way that says 'Keep it ugly' to remind myself not to compare myself with society’s idea of beauty. The full quote is, 'Don't ever let the media tell you what your body is supposed to look like. You're beautiful the way you are. Stay beautiful. Keep it ugly.'"
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"My teeny-tiny finger tat has no meaning at all. It’s just cute as hell. Not a single regret."
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"My husband and I got little wheat stalk tattoos. We were inspired by something our pastor said about marriage: 'Love the harvest more than you hate the hard work.'"
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"Big Eminem fan."
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"Semicolon for mental health on my middle finger. A big 'Eff off' to depression."
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"Love for cheeseburgers is real."
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"My husband and I got the Deathly Hallows symbol on our ring fingers. It’s perfect because we’re both huge nerds, rings are way overrated, and our love is just magical!"
Want to show off your own tattoo? Use the comments below to upload a picture and tell us the story behind it.
Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.