Although fans of mathematics are very fans of tattoos with numbers, they are also a very common choice for other mortals. Whether with Arabic, Roman, Chinese numbers ... these tattoos have a lot of crumb.
Perfect for hiding meanings and very versatile, the tattoos with numbers they look great in tight and hidden places (if you want a plus of discretion). In this article we will see some options for you to find yours.
Tattoos with numbers according to their type
There are different types of numbers, although the ones that we know more deeply in the West are the Arabic and the Roman ones. Arabic numerals, as the name suggests, because they come from Arabic (although, according to Wikipedia, they were actually created in India). They are the ones we all know and use, the 1, 2, 3 ... Instead, Roman numerals were invented in ancient Rome and use some capital letters to express mathematical concepts. Thus, I is 1; X, 10; C, 100 ...
There are many more numbering systems in other cultures, for example Chinese and Japanese, that have their own version of numbers. In the case of Chinese, for example, they differentiate between the classic Chinese numbers and those used in bank checks, which use much more difficult characters, to make it difficult to forge them.
What can we express with these tattoos?
Evidently The first thing that comes to mind when we talk about tattoos with numbers are the dates. In most cases these will be dates with a high personal significance. For example, dates of birth and deaths, weddings and communions, the day you finally got a doll in a kindergarten egg ...
But the thing does not end here, on the contrary. Numbers, as we said, can express (and hide) many different things. For example, we can use some coordinates to mark a special place. We can also use binary code (you know, computer code that only uses zeros and ones) to express whatever we want. Or we can even assign a letter to a number and hide a message on our skin ...
Number tattoos may seem simple at first glance, but they can hide messages of all kinds. Tell us, do you have any tattoos with numbers? Do you want to tell us what you want to say or is it secret? Remember that you can tell us what you want, you just have to leave us a comment!