Equilateral, isosceles, and scalene… Remember those words from math class trickling back into your memory? If you don’t, their the types based on length. How about right, obtuse, acute and oblique? The angles, of course.
When it comes to triangle tattoos, there’s more to them than just the initial thought of mathematics.
For instance, if you’re a Christian man, you might view the triangle as a symbol of the holy trinity: Father, son and holy ghost.
Yet, one of the most popular beliefs revolves around the direction of the triangle; in other words, is it pointed up or down? Pointed up represents male energy, air and fire; all masculine elements. While female water, energy and earth tie into triangles facing downwards
In reality, these three sided shapes store a considerable amount of meaning inside.