Tattooed Emotions: Inside Out Tattoos!

Get in touch with your emotions with these epic Inside Out tattoos!

Last year, Disney Pixar’s Inside Out took place as my favourite Disney Pixar movie ever made.

The film is set in the mind of a young girl named Riley Andersen where we meet her five emotions – Joy, Anger, Sadness, Disgust and Fear. As these five colorful characters lead Riley through her life decisions, this movie explores not just the uncontrollable nature of our emotions, but the uncontrollable nature of life, and how we deal with it.

I can see why these people wanted personified feelings on their bodies in the form of tattoos, a reminder that we no matter how much we try to control our emotions, sometimes, it’s them that will control us.

Meet Anger, Disgust, Joy, Fear, Sadness.


Sadness, by Chad Jacob, Canada.


Joy hugs a core memory, by Russell Van Schaick, Orlando, Florida.


Inside Out. Image: Pixar.


Bing Bong, the imaginary friend, by Janielle Gaggero, Miami, Florida.


Anger is always getting hot-headed. Tattoo by Marty McEwen, Nashville, USA.


Sadness tattoo by Nicole Cairns, Scotland.


Sadness design by graphic designer Nikko Casalda, LA, USA.


The character of Joy, Inside Out.