Billie Eilish is getting more comfortable showing off the tattoos she once said fans wouldn’t “ever see.”
The “Bad Guy” singer has been slowly adding ink to her body over the past few years, though she wasn’t always comfortable flashing her tats in public.
In 2020, the star — who had then just turned 18 years old — told Vanity Fair she had finally gotten her first tattoo, but swore to keep it hidden beneath her signature baggy clothes.
But oh, how times have changed. She now has at least five tattoos that have been put on display — though it’s possible the pop star is still keeping some under wraps.
Below, see all of Eilish’s tattoos (so far) and learn more about their meanings.
“Hard & Soft”
Eilish waited a bit to show off both parts of her second hip tattoo, first giving fans a glimpse of the word “Hard” when she lifted up her arms at the Variety Hitmakers red carpet in December 2023.
While fans were super curious what it meant — and what the second half of the design might be — she didn’t flash any more skin or reveal her secret until April 2024. Instead, she pulled a marketing move on Instagram, adding all of her nearly 120 million followers to her Close Friends list before posting a sultry pic in a T-shirt and boxer shorts.
The star flashed a glimpse at her left hip, completing the puzzle with “Hard & Soft.” No word yet on what the full phrase means.
Geometric back tattoo
In September 2023, the star gave fans a glimpse of her bold new back tattoo, showing off just the top of the design at the nape of her neck.
A few weeks later, Eilish revealed the entirety of the new ink in a topless photo from the tattoo parlor.
The design spans her entire spine, from her neck to her lower back, though its meaning is unclear.
“Eilish”
While Eilish had her last name inked on her chest “in an ornate, gothic font” the day after her major awards sweep at the 2020 Grammys, according to Rolling Stone, it took three years for her to reveal the artwork to the world.
“Yes, I love myself,” Eilish told Vanity Fair of the meaning behind the then-unseen ink in 2021.
In June 2023, the star flashed the tat for the first time in a rare bikini photo on Instagram, to the delight of her fans.
Fairies
Eilish debuted this magical design on her left hand at the “No Time to Die” premiere in September 2021.
Later that same year, she described the tattoo as her “little guardian angel fairies” in a Vanity Fair interview, adding that the characters are “from a book that I had growing up — a little fairy book called ‘Fairyopolis.’”
Dragon
Eilish previously referred to the hip-hugging dragon that climbs up from her right thigh as a “big boy” — and indeed, the mythical creature is enormous.
While she’s never shown off the entire thing at once, the singer first gave a glimpse at the tail end in her lingerie-clad cover shoot for British Vogue in May 2021.
She teased it again at the 2021 Met Gala, and later revealed the dragon’s head in a sultry Instagram selfie in May 2023.
“No, I’m not gonna be all tatted up, but I have some more ideas. Right now, I feel pretty satisfied. I feel like in a good zone with them,” she told Vanity Fair in 2021, adding that her mom “hates” tattoos.
But, she promised, “Give me a little more time and then I’ll get another one.”
