Some decisions can't be undone. This is where you make sure of one before it becomes permanent.

Talk through the idea, check the phrase, see it on your own skin. Everything that has to happen before you ever sit in an artist's chair.

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.

Everything before the appointment

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

Talk it through

A guided conversation that turns a vague feeling into a clear, considered brief. No design pressure, no rush toward a decision you're not ready for.

no pressure to decide today

Check a phrase

Grammar and meaning verified against classical usage, before a translation becomes permanent.

flags the case, not just the word

Your taste

A few honest questions about what actually draws you in, so that when it's time to find an artist, the match makes sense.

answers, not options to browse

Placement preview

Place a reference design on a photo of your own skin. Drag, resize, and rotate before you commit to scale or position.

scale and position only, nothing else

Verified against real grammar

From classical literature to non-Latin scripts and modern quotes. Paste any phrase or let Corpus auto-detect the language. No guessing on something permanent.

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Classical & Ancient

Latin, Attic Greek, Sanskrit, and ancient texts checked against scholarly declensions, case endings, and historical usage.

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Scripts & Characters

Japanese Kanji, Chinese Hanzi, and Arabic calligraphy audited for character accuracy, diacritics, and cultural nuances.

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Auto-Detect & Quotes

Paste any phrase or literature excerpt. Corpus identifies the language, checks spelling, and catches awkward literal translations.

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