Tattoo

A tattoo, or dermal art, was a mark or design that was placed on the skin. They were usually permanent, but could be removed.
== Cultural significance ==
Prior to the mid-22nd century, dermal art was very common on Denobula. Phlox's parents insisted he studied it, which came in useful when he used his skills to create faux prison markings on Degra's arm. ()
Among Orions, L'Kar reminded Risik that one couldn't "just get a tattoo of a chain, you have to earn it." ()
== Instances ==
Henry Starling as of 1967 had a tattoo of a rose on his arm. ()
After Chris Brynner met Jadzia Dax in 2024 San Francisco, he thought her Trill spots were a type of tattoo from Japan. Brynner himself had a Māori tattoo done in the 1990s, but had it removed. ()
A blonde girl imagined by Quark when Deep Space 9 was visited by non-corporeal aliens in 2369 had a stylized tattoo of a heart on her right arm. ()
A tattooed male visited Quark's in 2371. ()
On Qo'noS in 2257, in an Orion outpost, a Trill female received a tattoo that could be turned on and off. ()
Chakotay had a Native American tattoo, as did his father Kolopak. ()
When Q tried to impress Kathryn Janeway in order for her to mate with him, he briefly appeared with Chakotay's tattoo, only much more elaborate. ()
Chakotay, as he appeared in 's holographic representation of the crew, also had a much more elaborate tattoo. ()
The holographic Bajoran character Katanay in the holoprogram Photons Be Free, who was based on Chakotay, also had a tattoo. However, Katanay's tattoo was more colorful, and depicted the Bajoran logo surrounded by a snake. ()
When Chakotay and Seven of Nine were stranded in a Ventu village on Ledos, the natives imitated Chakotay's tattoo. ()
Jack Ransom and the black ops team he led to rescue Clar from Romulus had matching tattoos of the Starfleet insignia on their necks. ()
Nero and his Romulan mining crew had facial and head tattoos. ()
The Ferengi gangster Sneed had a pair of tattoos on his head. ()
After being brought aboard the , Zora noted that Craft had a back tattoo, searching her database to identify it, concluding it was a cyclops owl – imagery only found on Alcor IV. ()
== Tattoo database ==
File:Zora Tattoo search 1.jpg|Triangular emblem, with central eye
File:Zora Tattoo search 2.jpg|Owl
File:Zora Tattoo search 3.jpg|Snake-like creature over crossbones
File:Zora Tattoo search 4.jpg|Skull over sword
File:Zora Tattoo search 5.jpg|Creature head
File:Zora Tattoo search 6.jpg|A bird emblem, with imagery of a rose, anchor and stars
File:Zora Tattoo search 7.jpg|Horned shark
File:Zora Tattoo search 8.jpg|Antlered owl
File:Zora Tattoo search 9.jpg|Owl
File:Zora Tattoo search 10.jpg|Ceremonial bird creature
File:Zora Tattoo search 11.jpg|Owl
File:Zora Tattoo search 12.jpg|Owl
File:Cyclops Owl tattoo.jpg|Cyclops owl
==Races with tattoos==
* Andorians
* Denobulans
* Dosi
* Ennis
* Ferengi
* Gatherers
* Humans
* Klingons
* Nol-Ennis
* Orions
* Romulans
* Triannons
* Trill
* Ventu
* Wadi
==External link==
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