The tragus is a pointed protrusion on the outer ear, directly in front of the concha. Tragus piercings, not surprisingly, are piercings through this small flap of cartilage. This is generally considered a non-traditional ear piercing and should only be performed by a licensed piercer.
For some, simple tragus piercings aren’t unique enough. And there’s nothing wrong with that at all! If you’re someone looking for unique tragus piercing ideas, you have lots of great options! You can combine them with other piercings, for instance, or choose a unique earring to grace your tragus.
Here are 10 great examples of unique tragus piercings!
1. Tragus and Helix Piercings
This tragus piercing is combined with two helix piercings. The S-shaped earring makes an eyecatching adornment!
2. Tragus and Antitragus Piercing
The antitragus is the pointy piece of cartilage directly below the tragus. Antitragus piercings and tragus piercings can be combined with a simple ball hoop for a unique look.
3. Double Tragus Piercings
Sometimes one tragus piercing just isn’t enough. Good thing double tragus piercings can look twice as good!
4. Vertical Tragus Piercings
Vertical tragus piercings are similar to double tragus piercings, but it usually involves a curved bar running through the tragus vertically. True double tragus piercings pass through the cartilage, but surface vertical tragus piercings just pass through the fleshy front part of the tragus.
5. Tragus Piercing With Fun Earring
You don’t have to sport just boring studs or hoops in your tragus piercings either. You can use any fun earring design, like this cute feather earring!
6. Double Tragus Piercings With Hoops
Double tragus piercings also look amazing with two hoops!
7. Tragus Piercing With a Spike
If you’re going for an edgier look, add a spike earring to your tragus piercing.
8. Chain Tragus to Cartilage Piercing
Here’s another great example of connecting tragus piercings to other piercings. This chain earring is put into the tragus and runs to a cartilage piercing.
9. Industrial Tragus and Conch Piercing
If you’re going for the industrial piercing look, here’s a nice example. This tragus piercing is connected to a conch piercing with a single straight bar.
10. Dangling Earrings in Tragus Piercings
Again, don’t feel limited to simple studs or hoops in your tragus piercings. You can wear just about any type of earring in your tragus piercings. Some retailers even sell dangling earrings that work in tragus piercings.
If you already have tragus piercings, you now have lots of great ideas to jazz up your already non-traditional ear piercing! If you’re thinking about getting one, you’ve got lots of inspiration now!
