Johnny Depp tattoos and their meanings span four decades of family tributes, literary quotations, and famously altered romantic dedications — ink Depp treats as autobiography confirmed in court testimony and decades of press photography.

Depp got his first tattoo at 17 — a Cherokee Indian chief on his right bicep honoring his great-grandmother. The heritage piece established the family-identity theme running through Johnny Depp tattoos and their meanings.

Winona Forever became Wino Forever after Depp's 1993 split from Winona Ryder — the most famous modification in Johnny Depp tattoos and their meanings, later confirmed by Depp under oath during the Amber Heard trial.

Lily-Rose on his chest, three hearts for Vanessa Paradis and his children, and Jack's childhood drawings on his forearm — family tributes form the emotional core of Johnny Depp tattoos and their meanings per The List.

Silence Exile Cunning from James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist and a suprematism triangle based on Ilya Chashnik reflect Depp's intellectual interests beyond acting in Johnny Depp tattoos and their meanings.