Is it disrespectful to get a cross tattoo?
“It is a very common request to get a cross tattoo on the forearm, but clients frequently want it facing them because it is ‘for them,'” Le Fae says. “This then means that the cross is upside down the rest of the world, and could be considered unlucky.” In general, getting a tattoo upside down is discouraged.
A tattoo that means the same thing and it is always placed on the face, is the cross under the left eye.