Some marks are forever. Get yours right.

Verify the phrase, study the style, see it on your skin. All before the needle.

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An illuminated page, mid-verification A manuscript-style illuminated capital S opening the phrase "Sic itur ad astra," rendered in gold leaf with decorative vine flourishes. Beside it, a mistaken word "iter" is struck through in rubric red and corrected to "itur" above, with a needle-path line beneath moving from a rough sketch to a clean, confident stroke, and a verification seal in the corner. S S ITER IC ITUR AD ASTRA thus one goes to the stars — Virgil, Aeneid IX itur is the impersonal passive of ire — not iter, the noun for "a road." in plain terms: this is how you reach for greatness checked against classical usage

A tattoo is not a purchase. It's a mark you carry, a phrase in a language you don't speak yet, a shape you can't quite name, an artist whose hand you'll trust with something permanent.

Corpus exists for the part of the process no one else built for: the quiet work of getting it right, before the needle ever touches skin.

28%

of tattoo clients report regret, mostly from mistranslated scripts or unexpected placement.

45min

an artist can spend per client deciphering vague descriptions and hand-drawn references.

Everything before the appointment

Five tools for the part of the process that happens before you sit in an artist's chair.

  1. Taste
  2. Vault
  3. Verify
  4. Brief
  5. Place
I

Talk it through

An AI concierge turns a vague feeling into a 7-part brief your artist can actually work from.

no pressure to decide today

II

Check a phrase

Grammar, meaning and history verified, with a confidence score and corrections before anything is inked.

flags the case, not just the word

III

Your taste

Swipe through style cards. Corpus learns your line weight, palette and composition.

your taste, put into words

IV

The Vault

37 art movements and 94 historic motifs, explained. Save the ones that speak to you.

reference, not guesswork

V

Placement preview

360° body models across 12 regions, or your own photo. Paper removal, lettering and skin-blended ink.

every angle, before the needle

Know the style before you name it

Irezumi or Ukiyo-e? Chiaroscuro or Blackwork? The Vault is a curated library of 37 art movements and 94 historic motifs—giving you the words and references to tell your artist exactly what you mean.

37 Movements

Art History & Style

From Baroque Chiaroscuro and Neoclassicism to Edo-period Irezumi, Art Nouveau, and Black & Grey—with line weight and skin-aging guides.

94 Motifs

Symbols & Origins

Hannya masks, Ouroboros, Valkyries, and Sacred Geometry—broken down by historical origin, symbolic meaning, and anatomical placement.

Offline & Synced

Saved to Your Brief

Cached locally for instant offline browsing. Bookmark movements and motifs to sync across devices and attach directly to your artist brief.

Verified against real grammar

Classical texts, non-Latin scripts and modern quotes. Paste any phrase, or let Corpus detect the language.

  • Auto-detect
  • Latin
  • Classical Greek
  • Sanskrit
  • Japanese
  • Arabic
  • Old Norse
  • Gaelic
  • French
  • Spanish
  • English
I

Classical & Ancient

Latin, Classical Greek, Sanskrit and Old Norse, checked for declensions, case endings and historical usage.

II

Scripts & Characters

Japanese Kanji and Kana, and Arabic calligraphy, audited for character accuracy and cultural nuance.

III

Literal vs. intended

Every result shows the literal translation, a confidence rating, a corrected suggestion and any risk flags.

Request a walkthrough

Spend fifteen minutes with us. Bring a phrase you want checked, a style you're trying to name, or an idea you want to see on skin.

15 minutes, one-on-one. No sales pitch.