Teardrop tattoo

The teardrop tattoo or tear tattoo is a symbolic tattoo that is placed underneath the eye. The tattoo has several connotations. Teardrop tattoos usually signify the loss of a friend or loved one. The different kinds and their meanings are:

* A filled tear signifies that a loved one has been killed or that the bearer has unsuccessfully attempted murder .The teardrop tattoo or tear tattoo is a symbolic tattoo that is placed underneath the eye. The tattoo has several connotations. Teardrop tattoos usually signify the loss of a friend or loved one. The different kinds and their meanings are:

* A filled tear signifies that a loved one has been killed or that the bearer has unsuccessfully attempted murder .[1]
* An empty tattoo signifies that they killed a person
* How many lives they have taken.
* A tear with an empty top and a full bottom means that the wearer has avenged the murder of a loved one.(unsuccessfully or successfully)[citation needed]
* A tear with no filling also means that a person or individual has done at least a year of time in prison or county jail.[citation needed]
* A tear with a blue tint may be used in order to suggest tears, such as those shed over the loss of an ex lover.[citation needed]

The majority of the 'tear tattoos' seen in popular culture today, however, signify that the wearer has killed. The number of tears usually represents the number of killings, although that was not the original meaning of tear tattoos.[1]

It is a tattoo that is almost always associated with prison tattoos and membership in a gang. Tear tattoos, when given in prison, are primarily to indicate that the bearer has murdered someone, either in or out of jail.[1][2][3] The tattoo can also be given to commemorate a loved one who died while the wearer was incarcerated.[2] Also a teardrop can be given for every five straight years of hard time a person has done in prison.
* An empty tattoo signifies that they killed a person
* How many lives they have taken.
* A tear with an empty top and a full bottom means that the wearer has avenged the murder of a loved one.(unsuccessfully or successfully)[citation needed]
* A tear with no filling also means that a person or individual has done at least a year of time in prison or county jail.[citation needed]
* A tear with a blue tint may be used in order to suggest tears, such as those shed over the loss of an ex lover.[citation needed]

The majority of the 'tear tattoos' seen in popular culture today, however, signify that the wearer has killed. The number of tears usually represents the number of killings, although that was not the original meaning of tear tattoos.[1]

It is a tattoo that is almost always associated with prison tattoos and membership in a gang. Tear tattoos, when given in prison, are primarily to indicate that the bearer has murdered someone, either in or out of jail.[1][2][3] The tattoo can also be given to commemorate a loved one who died while the wearer was incarcerated.[2] Also a teardrop can be given for every five straight years of hard time a person has done in prison.