Adam Levine tattoos and their meanings begin in 2001 with a dove on his left bicep at age 21, days after 9/11 — the chronological anchor Levine has repeated in People interviews ever since.

Maroon 5 breakthrough years brought tiger arm work, guitar forearm ink, and cherry blossoms. NBC Insider notes an X bicep tattoo marking ten years of the band during this expanding sleeve period.

Between tour dates Levine added tapas Sanskrit chest script and sleeve filler documented in People profiles — treating tattoos as a narrative road map of his life rather than random decoration.

The 2021 neck butterfly in a spiderweb arrived atop collarbone family script per NBC Insider and Page Six — among Levine's most visible and self-designed placement choices in recent years.

March 2021 brought a full Japanese wave leg sleeve from artist Nathan Kostechko across three days. Levine called it ouch but worth it on social media per Page Six reporting.