If you see a multi-colored web, it’s probably not a prison tattoo tattoo ‘artists’ in jail rarely have access to colored ink. This tattoo is commonly found on the elbow, signifying sitting around so long with your elbows on the table that a spider made a web on your elbow, though it can also be located on the neck. The symbolism is associated with spiders trapping prey or criminals trapped behind bars. The Cobweb (Photo Timeless Tattoos Glasglow)Ĭobwebs typically represent a lengthy term in prison. Typically, these tattoos can be found anywhere on the body. The numbers 14 or 88 on their own can also be used, which sometimes creates confusion.įourteen represents fourteen words, which are a quote by Nazi leader David Lane: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children.” The 88 is shorthand for the 8 th letter of the alphabet twice, HH, which represents Heil Hitler. This number can be found on white supremacist/Nazi inmates. Be sure to check out more of our coverage on prison tattoos, including 15 more prison tattoos and their meanings, 12 Russian prison tattoos and their meanings, and a collection of inmate takes on prison ink. Know a different meaning for the tattoos displayed here? Share it in the comments. Here are 15 tattoos and their secret meanings. And sometimes, inmates make it easy to know exactly what they’ve been up to through the use of tattoos. Jail staff can stay safer by knowing as much as they can about inmates.
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