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A complete guide to the Jonas Brothers' known tattoos

Olivia Singh   

A complete guide to the Jonas Brothers' known tattoos
Siblings Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas all have three or more tattoos.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack
  • Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas (also known as the Jonas Brothers) all have several tattoos.
  • They've added tattoos over the years and many of the designs are in honor of their family members.
  • Joe has the most, with at least 30 seen in social media posts, music videos, and performances.

Kevin has a tattoo on his left hand's ring finger that says "Dani" in honor of wife Danielle Jonas.

Kevin has a tattoo on his left hand
Kevin Jonas posted a photo of his "Dani" tattoo in March 2012.      Kevin Jonas/Instagram

You can see the ink in a photo posted by Kevin on Instagram in March 2012, but Daily Mail pointed out that it's been visible since at least October 2010.

The pair met in 2007 when both of their families were on vacation in the Bahamas.

The couple got engaged two years later and wed at Oheka Castle in New York in December 2009. They now have two daughters together: Alena Rose (born in February 2014) and Valentina Angelina (born in October 2016).

Nick got "mercy" written in cursive across his right arm in October 2012.

Nick got "mercy" written in cursive across his right arm in October 2012.
Nick Jonas shared a photo of his "mercy" tattoo on Instagram in October 2012.      Nick Jonas/Instagram

The "y" in "mercy" also creates an infinity symbol.

He revealed the tattoo on Instagram in fall 2012 with the caption: "Mercy Forever."

Joe got an Adinkra symbol for cooperation and interdependence on his right arm in October 2012.

Joe got an Adinkra symbol for cooperation and interdependence on his right arm in October 2012.
Joe Jonas revealed his arm tattoo in October 2012.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

It appears to be the first tattoo that Joe got.

The singer shared the photo on Instagram with the caption, "Help me help you," referencing the African symbol's meaning.

Two months later, Joe got two intertwined ropes on his right arm in honor of his family.

Two months later, Joe got two intertwined ropes on his right arm in honor of his family.
Joe Jonas got his tattoo of two intertwined ropes in December 2012.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The design represents his parents, Denise and Kevin Jonas Sr., plus all four siblings: Nick, Joe, Kevin, and Frankie Jonas.

"Two ropes (two parents) makes four ends (four brothers)," he captioned the photo shared on Instagram in December 2012.

Kevin showed off his "key to heaven" ink in February 2013.

Kevin showed off his "key to heaven" ink in February 2013.
Kevin Jonas posted a photo of his key tattoo in 2013.      Kevin Jonas/Instagram

The tattoo, which is on his right arm, was done by artist Hrukti Kokayi.

Nick's second tattoo translates to "God is greater than the highs and lows."

Nick
Nick Jonas shared a photo of his faith-inspired tattoo in August 2013.      Nick Jonas/Instagram

The abstract tattoo is located on the inside of his left forearm. The "Jealous" singer posted a photo of the design on Instagram in August 2013.

Nick has spoken about his faith on several occasions.

In the Jonas Brothers' 2019 Amazon documentary titled "Chasing Happiness," he and his siblings spoke about growing up in the church while their dad was a pastor.

Nick also previously said that he and now-wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas bonded over their "love for family and faith and the importance of being connected to those that are always going to be there for you."

Joe has a heart with an arrow below it on the back of his right arm.

Joe has a heart with an arrow below it on the back of his right arm.
Joe Jonas performing at Madison Square Garden with the Jonas Brothers in August 2019.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack

Kokayi, who did Kevin's key tattoo, gave Joe the ink in 2013. It was seen in a photo posted by Kokayi in November of that year.

Joe was dating graphic designer Blanda Eggenschwiler at the time, and it's been speculated that she came up with the tattoo for him.

In early 2016, Joe got a tattoo of a female's hand coming out of a triangle on his left arm.

In early 2016, Joe got a tattoo of a female
Joe Jonas in Los Angeles in October 2016.      BG005/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

The design was done by tattoo artist Curtis Montgomery. Joe spoke about when he got the ink and the inspiration behind it during an interview with Rolling Stone.

"I've been a big fan of his work; some of it is pretty perverse, pretty crazy. Or naughty, I should say," the singer said.

He continued: "I really love the way he does line work. For those who don't have tattoos, clean linework is hard to find."

Joe said that he was in Toronto in early 2016 amid Storm Jonas and "had a few hours to kill," so he reached out to Montgomery, who also happened to be available to give him the tattoo.

"I've always been attracted to the number three," Joe said of his design. "It's got three points; I've got three brothers. Another important thing is the hand – it's an open hand, a female hand. It's giving, like Mother Nature."

Joe got a slice of cake on the back of his left arm, just below his elbow, as a nod to his band DNCE's hit song "Cake by the Ocean."

Joe got a slice of cake on the back of his left arm, just below his elbow, as a nod to his band DNCE
Joe Jonas posted a photo of his cake tattoo in June 2016.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The song, released in 2015, was included on the group's debut album that dropped the following year.

He shared the ink on Instagram in June 2016 with the caption, "I keep on hoping...," a reference to a line from the track's chorus.

Nick and Joe got matching arrows on the back of their arms that point at each other in August 2016.

Nick and Joe got matching arrows on the back of their arms that point at each other in August 2016.
Nick Jonas revealed the matching tattoos on Snapchat in August 2016.      Nick Jonas/Snapchat

They got the ink right before attending the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards and documented it on social media.

During a Wired autocomplete interview in 2017, Nick said that the arrows pointing at each other means that the two siblings have each others' backs.

Nick and Joe's brotherly bond was also touched on during their "Chasing Happiness" documentary when Joe referred to his sibling as his "best friend" and Kevin called them "thick as thieves."

Kevin got four doves on his left bicep in honor of his family in 2016.

Kevin got four doves on his left bicep in honor of his family in 2016.
Kevin Jonas posted a photo of his ink in September 2016.      Kevin Jonas/Instagram

The birds represent himself, Danielle, Alena, and Valentina.

Kevin shared a photo of the completed design on Instagram in September 2016.

Sometime in early 2018, Joe got an abstract tattoo of six faces along his left arm.

Sometime in early 2018, Joe got an abstract tattoo of six faces along his left arm.
Joe Jonas performing in November 2019.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack

It's unclear when exactly he got the ink, but it was sometime in 2018.

The tattoo wasn't present during an appearance at Paris Fashion Week in January of that year, but it was visible in July 2018.

The ink probably represents him, his parents, and his three brothers.

Joe has a design of a female in a frame on his right arm, just below the ropes.

Joe has a design of a female in a frame on his right arm, just below the ropes.
Joe Jonas posted a photo of the tattoo in March 2018.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

Montgomery also did this tattoo for Joe, which he posted on his Instagram in March 2018 with the caption: "@curtmontgomerytattoos does it again ."

People guessed that it was inspired by Sophie Turner, who he was engaged to at the time, but Joe told TheFIX: "There's a lot of speculation of who or what it is. It's quite funny and a little disappointing probably for a lot of fans of my fiancée that it's really just a picture of nothing."

Joe went on to say that Montgomery drew the design himself and Joe liked it, so he got it on his arm.

"There's not anybody that I'd say it is, but eventually I'll come up with a name for her. For now, she's a mystery," he said.

Joe got a small axe tattoo on his right wrist in April 2018.

Joe got a small axe tattoo on his right wrist in April 2018.
Joe Jonas performing in August 2019.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack

The design was done by Bang Bang NYC tattoo artist Sanghyuk Ko (also known as Mr. K).

That day, he also got the number 15 inked on his left ring finger.

That day, he also got the number 15 inked on his left ring finger.
Joe Jonas got the number 15 inked on his finger in April 2018.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

You can see the design more clearly in a photo posted by Mr. K.

The tattoo is likely a nod to Turner, though Joe has yet to confirm it. The couple announced their engagement on October 15, 2017.

Joe also got Pablo Picasso's artwork of a woman with a dove, plus a smaller bird below it, on his left arm.

Joe also got Pablo Picasso
Joe Jonas has two bird tattoos on his left arm.      Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Both designs were done by Mr. K on the same day Joe got the number 15 and the axe.

Sometime in 2018, Joe got artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's crown motif on his right arm.

Sometime in 2018, Joe got artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Joe Jonas has a crown tattoo on his right arm.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack

Joe's affinity for art inspired many of the tattoos on his body. Basquiat also influenced the name of one of Joe's dogs, Porky Basquiat Jonas.

Joe shared a photo of a tattoo of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury on his Instagram story in June 2018.

Joe shared a photo of a tattoo of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury on his Instagram story in June 2018.
Joe Jonas' tattoo of Freddie Mercury on his Instagram story.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The artwork was done by Lauren Winzer and appears on the back of Joe's left arm, above his arrow design.

Joe has several animated characters on both of his thighs.

Joe has several animated characters on both of his thighs.
Joe Jonas in the music video for "Sucker."      Jonas Brothers/YouTube

Joe got tattoos of Nintendo's Mario and Spongebob from Nickelodeon's "Spongebob Squarepants" (specifically from the episode where the character performed "Sweet Victory") on the same day that Winzer gave him the Freddie Mercury tattoo.

Not long after, Winzer inked a few more designs based on cartoon characters.

Joe got Dexter from "Dexter's Laboratory," Mojo Jojo from "The Powerpuff Girls," Chuckie Finster from "Rugrats," and Max Goof (the son of Goofy).

The singer also has a tattoo of Bart Simpson on his left thigh, near his Dexter and Mario pieces, but it's unclear when he got the ink.

Because of their location, it's usually difficult to see the various tattoos. However, they were visible in one scene from the Jonas Brothers' "Sucker" music video that showed Joe tied up and suspended while wearing short shorts.

They were also seen in the band's video for "What a Man Gotta Do," during a brief moment when Joe danced in his underwear.

In July 2018, Joe got a tattoo in honor of his grandfather on his right arm.

In July 2018, Joe got a tattoo in honor of his grandfather on his right arm.
Joe Jonas got a tattoo in honor of a family member.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The singer again enlisted the help of Mr. K for a design that perfectly captured a black-and-white image of his grandfather.

"For PaPa Miller," Joe captioned a photo of the ink on Instagram.

The same day that Joe got the tattoo, Turner also got a design that paid tribute to her grandfather.

Joe got Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory" painting inked on the upper area of his right arm.

Joe got Salvador Dalí
Joe Jonas got a tattoo inspired by a painting.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The tattoo was done by Eva Krbdk and Joe shared a photo of it in July 2018.

Joe got a falcon on his right arm in August 2018.

Joe got a falcon on his right arm in August 2018.
Joe Jonas posted a photo of his falcon tattoo in 2018.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The tattoo was done by Daniel Winter (also known as Winter Stone).

In October 2018, Joe got a matching "Toy Story"-inspired tattoo with Turner.

In October 2018, Joe got a matching "Toy Story"-inspired tattoo with Turner.
Joe Jonas has a "Toy Story"-inspired tattoo on his left wrist.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Turner Sports

The ink is located on the inside of his left wrist. His tattoo says "To infinity" and Turner ink says "& beyond."

You can see a clear photo of the matching designs in a photo posted by artist Mr. K.

Joe has a tiny "S" for Sophie Turner on his left wrist.

Joe has a tiny "S" for Sophie Turner on his left wrist.
Joe Jonas has a tattoo dedicated to Sophie Turner on his wrist.      Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for iHeartMedia

It's unclear when exactly Joe got the ink, but it was visible in a photo shared by Mr. K in October 2018.

Turner also has a tiny "J" tattoo on the same spot as Joe on her wrist. You can see her ink during the bathtub scene in the Jonas Brother's 2019 music video for "Sucker."

Joe got lyrics from Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. Blue Sky" on his left arm in January 2019.

Joe got lyrics from Electric Light Orchestra
Joe Jonas posted a photo of the ink in January 2019.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The lyrics were tattooed by Daniel Winter in a circular format.

It reads: "Sun is shinin' in the sky. There ain't a cloud in sight. It's stopped rainin' everybody's in a play. And don't you know it's a beautiful day."

Nick and Chopra Jonas got matching tattoos in July 2019, on the one-year anniversary of their engagement.

Nick and Chopra Jonas got matching tattoos in July 2019, on the one-year anniversary of their engagement.
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas have matching tattoos.      Gotham/GC Images; Raymond Hall/GC Images

Nick has a checkmark on the back of his left arm and the box on his right arm, just above his arrow tattoo. The ink is a tribute to him and Chopra Jonas being a perfect match for each other.

"When we got engaged, Nick told me I checked all his boxes," Chopra Jonas told Elle UK in a March 2021 cover story. "So on the one-year anniversary of our engagement, we got matching tattoos to celebrate that: mine behind my ears, his on his arm – it's a check on one side and a box on the other."

Joe and Turner got matching tattoos of their dog, Waldo Picasso Jonas, after he was struck and killed by a car in NYC in July 2019.

Joe and Turner got matching tattoos of their dog, Waldo Picasso Jonas, after he was struck and killed by a car in NYC in July 2019.
Joe Jonas got a tattoo in honor of his late dog.      Joe Jonas/Instagram; Gotham/GC Images

According to TMZ, Waldo was being walked by the couple's dog walker when a pedestrian accidentally spooked the Alaskan Klee Kai into oncoming traffic.

Joe shared a photo of his ink, done by artist Dragon, on Instagram with the caption: "R.I.P. my little angel."

The singer previously told the "Today" show that he got Waldo and his biological brother, Porky, when they were pups. He got Porky first as a surprise gift for Turner and then got Waldo a few months later.

Joe also did a photo shoot for People magazine with both dogs in 2018.

Kevin got a tattoo of two animals holding hands, modeled after two stuffed toys that belong to his daughters.

Kevin got a tattoo of two animals holding hands, modeled after two stuffed toys that belong to his daughters.
Kevin Jonas has a tattoo inspired by his daughters' toys.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack; drag_ink/Instagram

The design is located on the inside of his left forearm. It was done by Dragon, an artist who works at Bang Bang NYC, in September 2019.

In October 2019, Kevin got a tattoo inspired by Danielle's look in the Jonas Brothers' "Sucker" music video.

In October 2019, Kevin got a tattoo inspired by Danielle
Kevin Jonas got a tattoo in honor of his wife.      Kevin Jonas/Instagram; Jonas Brothers/YouTube

The ink is on Kevin's right arm and was done by artist Daniel Winter.

"So proud of this time in our life and getting to remember this with @daniellejonas forever!" Kevin said of the tattoo.

The "Sucker" music video was released in February 2019 and marked the Jonas Brothers' comeback, six years after the band broke up. Their wives — Danielle, Turner, and Chopra Jonas — all starred in the music video.

Kevin also has a small "X," designed by Danielle, on the inside of his left wrist.

Kevin also has a small "X," designed by Danielle, on the inside of his left wrist.
Kevin posted a video showing his "X" tattoo in January 2020.      Kevin Jonas/TikTok

It was tattooed by Dragon. Kevin documented the experience of getting the tattoo in a video posted on TikTok in January 2020.

The meaning is unclear, but it could be a nod to the Jonas Brothers and Karol G's song "X," which was released in May 2020, or a reference to the band releasing five total studio albums as of 2019.

Three new tattoos along Joe's left forearm were seen in a photo Turner posted on her Instagram story in October 2020.

Three new tattoos along Joe
Joe Jonas in a photo posted on Sophie Turner's Instagram Story in October 2020.      Sophie Turner/Instagram

The designs represent the phrase: "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."

Fans were quick to speculate that the woman in the circles is Turner, especially since the third tattoo is reminiscent of the "Game of Thrones" star saying the phrase "and that's the tea" on her Instagram story while sipping a beverage from a cup.

But it actually appears to be another art-inspired design.

Italian artist Piero Fornasetti often featured opera singer Lina Cavalieri in his artwork, and the woman in Joe's tattoos closely resembles her. Tattoo artists like Dragon, who did several tattoos in the past for Joe, have tattooed plenty of circular designs inspired by Fornasetti's work.

It looks like Joe got another Fornasetti-inspired tattoo on the back of his neck in October 2020.

It looks like Joe got another Fornasetti-inspired tattoo on the back of his neck in October 2020.
Joe Jonas posted a photo of his neck tattoo in October 2020.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

The ink was done by Noah Lee, who goes by @_n.a.l on Instagram.

The tattoo shows a woman peeping through a keyhole.

In December 2020, Joe shared a photo of a new tattoo, inspired by another artist.

In December 2020, Joe shared a photo of a new tattoo, inspired by another artist.
Joe Jonas revealed a new tattoo on his Instagram story in December 2020.      Joe Jonas/Instagram

Joe got George Condo's colorful 2019 painting titled "Fashion Model" inked on his arm.

The work was also done by Noah Lee.

After getting vaccinated in April 2021, Joe posted a selfie that revealed another new tattoo on his

After getting vaccinated in April 2021, Joe posted a selfie that revealed another new tattoo on his
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner in a selfie posted in April 2021.      Joe Jonas/Twitter

The tattoo, which looks like a building, appears on the singer's upper left arm.

Fans think the design was inspired by Chateau de Tourreau in Provence, France, which is the venue where Joe and Turner's June 2019 formal wedding ceremony took place.

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