If someone has spider web tattoos on their elbows, what is the meaning?

Answer by  satiat (7)

Traditionally, this was a tattoo received in prison, where each loop of the spider web meaning a year served. The web means signifies entrapment.

Answer by  turkinforalivin (1279)

There is no one specific meaning to the spider web tattoos on the elbows. Tattoos mean something different to each individual that has them.

Answer by  SashaDarkCloud (5764)

Tattoos tend to have a personal meaning by the person wearing the tattoo. You would have to ask that person what it means for them. Some people get a tattoo just because they think it would look cool to have something somewhere and have no other meaning at all.

Answer by  vggonzalesgmailcom (7)

The tattoo of a spiderweb on an elbow means that a person has done time in jail/prison. The spiderweb as a symbol of "doing time" that comes from the notion that a spider web catches and imprisons. It translates to doing time. All races especially gang members use the spiderweb as the tattoo .