Miley Cyrus’s Tattoos and Their Meanings

Miley Cyrus has a massive tattoo collection that seems to grow as the days go by. The singer got her first piece of ink in 2009 at the age of 17, and she hasn't stopped since. Now, after her three Grammy wins — in which she performed her hit song “Flowers” and displayed many of her patchwork designs — fans both old and new are curious about her collection.

A quick search into her body art will reveal that, unlike many other celebrities who have their go-to tattooists, Cyrus's tattoos are the work of various artists — but several have some very special meanings behind them. Most recently in June 2025, Cyrus got the word “Muse” from an artist at Bang Bang Tattoo in New York City. Before that, in March of 2020 she got a design inspired by “Dance Me to the End of Love,” a book that visualizes Leonard Cohen's song of the same name with illustrations by Matisse. The video shows the silhouette of a body that is etched onto her upper right arm, and it looks like one of Matisse's signature works inspired by his affinity for cutouts. Around that same time, she got a handwritten note that she received from Yoko Ono traced onto her shoulder (it read: “I'm proud of you, Yoko”) and a cursive-script piece over her knuckles that read “Freedom,” both in December 2019.

There's plenty more where that came from, too. Read ahead for a brief guide to some of Cyrus's most meaningful tattoos.