𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐬: 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐌𝐌𝐗𝐈𝐈 ; 1st seen 8/10/13
2012 in roman numerals, when 5SOS started, calum says this is the year his life changed.

𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢-𝐊𝐨𝐚 ; 1st seen 3/6/14
calum dedicated this tattoo to his older sister, Mali-Koa Hood. he says she’s his best friend and no one knows him like she does

𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐟 ; 1st seen 3/6/14
supposed to be a silver fern leaf to represent New Zealand where his mother is from, but calum said it ended up looking more like a feather.

𝐬𝐤𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ; 1st seen 5/28/14
placed on the inner side of his left fore arm, it’s speculated to be a lyric from the song Machines by the band Biffy Clyro.

𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 ; 1st seen 6/9/14
calum says his tattoo artist in london sent him this piece and he fell in love with it :’)

𝐉𝐊𝐇 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐒𝐇 ; 1st seen 7/21/14
calum has both his parent’s initials tattooed on each hand. JKH on his left hand for his mother, Joy Hood, and DSH on his right hand for his father, David Hood.

𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞 ; 1st seen 7/25/14
calum said this horseshoe is supposed to bring him “constant” good luck

𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 ; 1st seen 1/25/15
calum got the scottish thistle because his dad is scottish. it’s said to represent bravery, courage, and loyalty

𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 ; 1st seen 1/12/16
calum has never said the real meaning behind this tattoo but he got it during his vacation with his friends in 2016

𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 ; 1st seen 1/12/16
the tally marks represent the original 5SOS logo, this tattoo is dedicated to the band

𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 ‘𝟏𝟔 ; 1st seen 1/12/16
calum got R on his ankle for his friend Roy English, who got a C on his ankle. they also got matching tattoos that say “Bali Tour ‘16” during their vacation to bali in 2016

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 ; 1st seen 5/5/16
one of calum’s favorite bands is The Used and this hanging heart can be seen on the cover art of the band’s studio album In Love and Death

𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 ; 1st seen 6/6/19
it’s speculated to be a matching tattoo with ashton’s snake tattoo, they both got them on the same day.
“together the snake and dagger can symbolize death, protection, and bravery.”

𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 ; 1st seen 10/4/19
the tattoo is from the movie “Trainspotting”, it was one of the first movies calum ever watched with his father. the tattoo symbolizes reflection and perspective

𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭? ; 1st seen 12/13/19
the second part to calum’s Trainspotting tattoo, most likely got this the same day as his Choose life one. this tattoo is again another quote from the movie