Celebrities with Matching Tattoos: See the Couples, Costars and Friends Who've Gotten Matching Ink

Mar. 15, 2025

Cara Delevingne (left) and Selena Gomez at a basketball game at Madison Square Garden in November 2021.Photo: Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com

There’s something special about getting a matching tattoo.These moments can mark the significance of relationships, friendships and other important bonds. They can also commemorate anniversaries, milestones or the duration of an exciting journey — basically, all the people, places and things to be remembered forever.More often than not, there’s a hidden meaning behind the shared ink. TakeSelena Gomez’s matching rose tattoo she got with actress-modelCara Delevingnein 2021. TheOnly Murders in the Buildingstar told co-hostsKelly RipaandRyan Seacrestin 2022 that it “means a couple of different things.““Cara [is] one of my best friends that I’ve known for [a long time]. I was maybe 16 when I met her. She calls me ‘Rosebud.’ So, it’s a nickname,” Gomez said onLive with Kelly and Ryanin 2022. “I’ve always wanted a rose, and now I got one, and I love it.“Gomez and Delevingne are just one example of famous people getting the same artwork inked onto their bodies as a sign of something special.FromBeyoncéandJay-ZtoTheAvengerscast, here are the celebrities who have written their admiration for each other in permanent ink.

There’s something special about getting a matching tattoo.

These moments can mark the significance of relationships, friendships and other important bonds. They can also commemorate anniversaries, milestones or the duration of an exciting journey — basically, all the people, places and things to be remembered forever.

More often than not, there’s a hidden meaning behind the shared ink. TakeSelena Gomez’s matching rose tattoo she got with actress-modelCara Delevingnein 2021. TheOnly Murders in the Buildingstar told co-hostsKelly RipaandRyan Seacrestin 2022 that it “means a couple of different things.”

“Cara [is] one of my best friends that I’ve known for [a long time]. I was maybe 16 when I met her. She calls me ‘Rosebud.’ So, it’s a nickname,” Gomez said onLive with Kelly and Ryanin 2022. “I’ve always wanted a rose, and now I got one, and I love it.”

Gomez and Delevingne are just one example of famous people getting the same artwork inked onto their bodies as a sign of something special.

FromBeyoncéandJay-ZtoTheAvengerscast, here are the celebrities who have written their admiration for each other in permanent ink.

01of 12Cara Delevingne and Selena GomezLeft: Cara Delevingne flashes rose tattoo; Right: Selena Gomez shows off matching back tattoo.Bang Bang Tattoo Instagram (2)In December 2021, the longtime friends got matching pink roses from New York City tattoo parlor Bang Bang Tattoo. Delevingne posed topless for anInstagram video, displaying her new body art on her rib cage, on the shop’s account at the time. Gomez showed off the same elaborate watercolor tattoo on the back of her neck just hours beforeon the same Instagram account.

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Cara Delevingne and Selena Gomez

Left: Cara Delevingne flashes rose tattoo; Right: Selena Gomez shows off matching back tattoo.Bang Bang Tattoo Instagram (2)

In December 2021, the longtime friends got matching pink roses from New York City tattoo parlor Bang Bang Tattoo. Delevingne posed topless for anInstagram video, displaying her new body art on her rib cage, on the shop’s account at the time. Gomez showed off the same elaborate watercolor tattoo on the back of her neck just hours beforeon the same Instagram account.

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The ‘Suicide Squad’ Cast

Left: Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn on the set of ‘Suicide Squad’; Right: The cast of ‘Suicide Squad,’ including Will Smith, Joel Kinnaman, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Karen Fukuhara, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez and director David Ayer on Aug. 4, 2016, in London.David Ayer/X.com; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty

David Ayer/X.com; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty

Cast membersMargot Robbie,Will Smithand Delevingne of 2016’sSuicide Squadeach took turns inking the cast and crew of the DC film with matching “SKWAD” tattoos — and some turned out better than others.

“Everyone was spelling it as S-K-W-A-D, but I went straight from the ‘S’ to the ‘W,’ " Robbie, who stayed in character to dole out the tats,admitted onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertabout botching a cast assistant’s ink.

Similarly, actorJoel Kinnamanshared that Smith’s line work wasn’t the finest.

03of 12Stephen Curry and Ayesha CurryStephen and Ayesha Curry show off their matching tattoos in 2019.Ayesha Curry/Instagram; Inset: GettyMarried coupleStephen CurryandAyesha Curryhave gotten matching tattoos twice. In 2014, Ayesha posted a photoon Instagramof their arms with an identical set of arrows pointing at each other.“This signifies that the past is behind us and the future is in front of us, so we stay in the middle, in the moment,” Stephen toldParentsmagazine in 2016,per CBS Sports.The NBA point guard and cookbook author got inked again in 2019. This time, in honor oftheir three children: son Canon and daughters Ryan and Riley. (They laterwelcomed their fourth child, son Caius Chai, in 2024.)“He luhhhhh matching my swag (***these are our babies signs we have for them),” Ayesha wroteon Instagramwhile sharing the meaning behind the tattoos.She continued, “Each has a deeper meaning and representation to us. Canon will always be our young wolf. Ryan our butterfly (this one makes me cry with joy just thinking about it) and Riley our horse (free spirited , which we turned into a unicorn because she’s our magical first born).”

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Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry

Stephen and Ayesha Curry show off their matching tattoos in 2019.Ayesha Curry/Instagram; Inset: Getty

Married coupleStephen CurryandAyesha Curryhave gotten matching tattoos twice. In 2014, Ayesha posted a photoon Instagramof their arms with an identical set of arrows pointing at each other.

“This signifies that the past is behind us and the future is in front of us, so we stay in the middle, in the moment,” Stephen toldParentsmagazine in 2016,per CBS Sports.

The NBA point guard and cookbook author got inked again in 2019. This time, in honor oftheir three children: son Canon and daughters Ryan and Riley. (They laterwelcomed their fourth child, son Caius Chai, in 2024.)

“He luhhhhh matching my swag (***these are our babies signs we have for them),” Ayesha wroteon Instagramwhile sharing the meaning behind the tattoos.

She continued, “Each has a deeper meaning and representation to us. Canon will always be our young wolf. Ryan our butterfly (this one makes me cry with joy just thinking about it) and Riley our horse (free spirited , which we turned into a unicorn because she’s our magical first born).”

04of 12The ‘Pretty Little Liars’ CastFrom left: Trojan Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale and Janel Parrish showing off their matching commemorative finger tattoos for ‘Pretty Little Liars.'.Janel Parrish/InstagramThe cast of the hit teen thriller seriesPretty Little Liarscommemorated the show’s seven-year run with tattoos of their characters’ first initials on their index fingers back in 2016.Lucy Haleshared a group snap of her costars' hands, includingShay Mitchell,Ashley Benson,Troian Bellisario,Janel ParrishandSasha Pieterse.“We couldn’t not get tattoos to commemorate the show! And obviously on our ‘shh’ finger,” Hale captioned the imageon Instagram.

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The ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Cast

From left: Trojan Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale and Janel Parrish showing off their matching commemorative finger tattoos for ‘Pretty Little Liars.'.Janel Parrish/Instagram

Janel Parrish/Instagram

The cast of the hit teen thriller seriesPretty Little Liarscommemorated the show’s seven-year run with tattoos of their characters’ first initials on their index fingers back in 2016.

Lucy Haleshared a group snap of her costars' hands, includingShay Mitchell,Ashley Benson,Troian Bellisario,Janel ParrishandSasha Pieterse.

“We couldn’t not get tattoos to commemorate the show! And obviously on our ‘shh’ finger,” Hale captioned the imageon Instagram.

05of 12Cara Delevingne and Kaia GerberKaia Gerber and Cara Delevingne display their matching foot tattoos.Kaia Gerber/Instagram; Inset: Splash News OnlineBFFs Delevingne andKaia Gerbercemented their “soulmate” status with identical tattoos of the word “solemate” just above — you guessed it — the soles of their feet. Gerberrevealed the supermodel duo’s matching tattoosin honor of Delevingne’s 28th birthday in August 2020.

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Cara Delevingne and Kaia Gerber

Kaia Gerber and Cara Delevingne display their matching foot tattoos.Kaia Gerber/Instagram; Inset: Splash News Online

BFFs Delevingne andKaia Gerbercemented their “soulmate” status with identical tattoos of the word “solemate” just above — you guessed it — the soles of their feet. Gerberrevealed the supermodel duo’s matching tattoosin honor of Delevingne’s 28th birthday in August 2020.

06of 12’The Avengers' CastRobert Downey Jr. points to the ‘Avengers’ forearm tattoo he received in 2018.Robert Downey Jr./InstagramIn 2018,Robert Downey Jr.toldEntertainment Weeklythat “five of the original six Avengers got a tattoo” afterScarlett Johanssonsuggested getting matching images of the Avengers logo to the group.“It was Johansson’s idea, and she and[Chris] Evansdid it in New York,” Downey Jr. explained. “Then, their New York guy, Josh Lord, who is amazing, flew out to L.A., he did me, did[Jeremy] Renner, and then we just bullied[Chris] Hemsworthinto doing it, and he got it. And each one of us drew a line on the artist with his own tattoo gun, and it was a total massacre. Each of us contributed to giving the tattoo artist the sixth tattoo that he designed for us.“Notably,one cast member opted out— and Johansson hasn’t let him live it down.“The only person who doesn’t have it isMark Ruffalobecause he’s lame, basically,” shesaid onLate Night with Seth Meyersin 2021. “We tried to get him to do it. We said, ‘What about if we do it in white ink? … If we did it in water?’ He just shut it down.”

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‘The Avengers’ Cast

Robert Downey Jr. points to the ‘Avengers’ forearm tattoo he received in 2018.Robert Downey Jr./Instagram

In 2018,Robert Downey Jr.toldEntertainment Weeklythat “five of the original six Avengers got a tattoo” afterScarlett Johanssonsuggested getting matching images of the Avengers logo to the group.

“It was Johansson’s idea, and she and[Chris] Evansdid it in New York,” Downey Jr. explained. “Then, their New York guy, Josh Lord, who is amazing, flew out to L.A., he did me, did[Jeremy] Renner, and then we just bullied[Chris] Hemsworthinto doing it, and he got it. And each one of us drew a line on the artist with his own tattoo gun, and it was a total massacre. Each of us contributed to giving the tattoo artist the sixth tattoo that he designed for us.”

Notably,one cast member opted out— and Johansson hasn’t let him live it down.

“The only person who doesn’t have it isMark Ruffalobecause he’s lame, basically,” shesaid onLate Night with Seth Meyersin 2021. “We tried to get him to do it. We said, ‘What about if we do it in white ink? … If we did it in water?’ He just shut it down.”

07of 12Beyoncé and Jay-ZBeyoncé and Jay-Z have paid tribute to their lucky number four in more ways than one — including with matching ink of the Roman numeral “IV,” which the “Formation” singer sharedon Instagramin honor of their anniversary in April 2017.The music power couple both share the number as their birthdays — hers on Sept. 4, 1981, and his on Dec. 4, 1969. The pair alsotied the knoton April 4, 2008. But their love for numerology doesn’t stop there — their first daughterBlue Ivy’s name also incorporates their lucky number (sounding out the Roman numeral “IV,” which stands for four).Beyoncé has since updated her left ring finger tattoo to include three tiny dots that she later showed offon Instagramin September 2017. The dots seemingly representingtheir three kids: Blue Ivy andtwins Rumi and Sir Carter.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z

Beyoncé and Jay-Z have paid tribute to their lucky number four in more ways than one — including with matching ink of the Roman numeral “IV,” which the “Formation” singer sharedon Instagramin honor of their anniversary in April 2017.

The music power couple both share the number as their birthdays — hers on Sept. 4, 1981, and his on Dec. 4, 1969. The pair alsotied the knoton April 4, 2008. But their love for numerology doesn’t stop there — their first daughterBlue Ivy’s name also incorporates their lucky number (sounding out the Roman numeral “IV,” which stands for four).

Beyoncé has since updated her left ring finger tattoo to include three tiny dots that she later showed offon Instagramin September 2017. The dots seemingly representingtheir three kids: Blue Ivy andtwins Rumi and Sir Carter.

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Hilary Duff and Alanna Masterson

The matching forearm tats feature ghosts with the words “ride or die” etched along the bottom.

09of 12’The Lord of the Rings' CastThe star-studdedLord of the Ringscast of the fantasy trilogy has “nine” tattooed in J.R.R. Tolkein’s Elvish Tengwar script on various parts of their bodies.Orlando Bloom,Elijah Wood,Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd,Viggo Mortensen,Sir Ian McKellen,Sean AstinandSean Beanall celebrated their fellowship with the ink, which theyshowed off during a virtual reunionin 2020 onJosh Gad’s YouTube seriesReunited Apart.“It was one of those beautiful moments, where we all felt like we had been through this war, this battle, together in a lot of different ways,” Monaghan previouslytoldEntertainment Weeklyabout getting the tattoos in New Zealand with his costars. “That really brought together that family feeling.“Bloom also shared a throwback photo of the cast showing off their matching ink at the tattoo parloron Instagramin 2016, captioning the image, “Tbt to when we all got tats cos we loved so much.”

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‘The Lord of the Rings’ Cast

The star-studdedLord of the Ringscast of the fantasy trilogy has “nine” tattooed in J.R.R. Tolkein’s Elvish Tengwar script on various parts of their bodies.

Orlando Bloom,Elijah Wood,Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd,Viggo Mortensen,Sir Ian McKellen,Sean AstinandSean Beanall celebrated their fellowship with the ink, which theyshowed off during a virtual reunionin 2020 onJosh Gad’s YouTube seriesReunited Apart.

“It was one of those beautiful moments, where we all felt like we had been through this war, this battle, together in a lot of different ways,” Monaghan previouslytoldEntertainment Weeklyabout getting the tattoos in New Zealand with his costars. “That really brought together that family feeling.”

Bloom also shared a throwback photo of the cast showing off their matching ink at the tattoo parloron Instagramin 2016, captioning the image, “Tbt to when we all got tats cos we loved so much.”

10of 12Sophie Turner and Maisie WilliamsGame of Thronesleading ladies and fictional Stark siblingsSophie TurnerandMaisie Williamsgot matching peach-colored tattoos of the date “07.08.09.,” signifying the day the longtime BFFs learned they were both cast on the HBO series.“WithThrones,we were always planning since season 1, if we make it all the way through, we can get, like, a matching wolf or something,” TurnertoldE! News. “We don’t know if we’re going to make it, so Maisie and I were like, ‘Let’s get these ones before somebody kills us or something.’ “U.K.-based tattoo artist Miss Kat Paine shared a photo of the pair in her tattoo studioon Instagramin 2016.

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Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams

Game of Thronesleading ladies and fictional Stark siblingsSophie TurnerandMaisie Williamsgot matching peach-colored tattoos of the date “07.08.09.,” signifying the day the longtime BFFs learned they were both cast on the HBO series.

“WithThrones,we were always planning since season 1, if we make it all the way through, we can get, like, a matching wolf or something,” TurnertoldE! News. “We don’t know if we’re going to make it, so Maisie and I were like, ‘Let’s get these ones before somebody kills us or something.’ "

U.K.-based tattoo artist Miss Kat Paine shared a photo of the pair in her tattoo studioon Instagramin 2016.

11of 12Sophie Turner and Joe JonasTurner alsohad a matchingToy Storytattoowith her then-husband, musicianJoe Jonas. Each has part of a famous quote from the animated franchise on their inner wrist. Jonas' ink reads “to infinity,” while Turner completes theBuzz Lightyearmotto with “& beyond.“Celebrity tattoo artist Mr. K shared a photo of the matching momenton his Instagramin 2018, one year after the coupleannounced their engagementin 2017. Turner and Jonas separated in 2023 andfinalized their divorcein 2024.

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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas

Turner alsohad a matchingToy Storytattoowith her then-husband, musicianJoe Jonas. Each has part of a famous quote from the animated franchise on their inner wrist. Jonas' ink reads “to infinity,” while Turner completes theBuzz Lightyearmotto with “& beyond.”

Celebrity tattoo artist Mr. K shared a photo of the matching momenton his Instagramin 2018, one year after the coupleannounced their engagementin 2017. Turner and Jonas separated in 2023 andfinalized their divorcein 2024.

12of 12Chrissy Teigen and John LegendJohn Legend and Chrissy Teigen display their matching script tattoos of each other’s names and their two kids in 2019.Chrissy Teigen/Instagram; Inset: Michael Kovac/WireImageChrissy TeigenandJohn Legendshare two sets of matching tattoos, both in honor of theiroldest two children. Legend and Teigen’s first foray into getting inked took place in 2019, when the pair got each other’s names and the names of theirdaughter Lunaandson Milesin matching cursive script on their inner arms, thanks to L.A.-based celebrity tattoo artist Daniel Winter (a.k.a. Winter Stone).“Hey guys please don’t talk to us unless u have tattooswe are a cool tattoo family nowand we only want to talk to other tattoo families (srry if this seems harsh),” theCravingslifestyle guruand cookbook author joked on Instagram at the time.Thehusband-wife duolater returned to the tattoo artist in November 2020 tomemorialize their late son, Jack, whom theylost after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with a similar script tattoo of his name on their wrists that Stone postedon Instagram.

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen display their matching script tattoos of each other’s names and their two kids in 2019.Chrissy Teigen/Instagram; Inset: Michael Kovac/WireImage

Chrissy TeigenandJohn Legendshare two sets of matching tattoos, both in honor of theiroldest two children. Legend and Teigen’s first foray into getting inked took place in 2019, when the pair got each other’s names and the names of theirdaughter Lunaandson Milesin matching cursive script on their inner arms, thanks to L.A.-based celebrity tattoo artist Daniel Winter (a.k.a. Winter Stone).

“Hey guys please don’t talk to us unless u have tattooswe are a cool tattoo family nowand we only want to talk to other tattoo families (srry if this seems harsh),” theCravingslifestyle guruand cookbook author joked on Instagram at the time.

Thehusband-wife duolater returned to the tattoo artist in November 2020 tomemorialize their late son, Jack, whom theylost after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with a similar script tattoo of his name on their wrists that Stone postedon Instagram.

source: people.com