Cartoon character tattoo ideas

580 photos and flash · 18% Neo-trad, 16% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Colour traditional tattoo on a limb of a cartoon figure with a bare belly beside a red rose, under the slogan MY BODY MY RULES.
Cartoon character and rose with slogan
Black line tattoo of Zero, the ghost dog, with a small red nose, on the ankle of a pale-skinned person against a leafy patterned background.
Zero the ghost dog on an ankle
Black ink flash design of a cartoon mouse figure built from calligraphic loops and flourishes, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Calligraphic flourish mouse design
Flash sheet of six cartoon tattoo designs in a bold neo-traditional style, each with a slogan banner, including a lemon, a game console and a flame figure.
Six cartoon character tattoo designs on banners
Bold black outline drawing of a white cartoon cat with pink bows on its head and chest, shown as a flash-style design with no body placement.
Cartoon cat with pink bows stencil
Close-up photo of a foot with several small black fuzzy soot sprite tattoos, some decorated with tiny coloured flowers, on the top of the foot.
Small soot sprites on the top of a foot
Four cartoon turtle heads tattooed one on each finger of a clenched hand, each wearing a different coloured bandana.
Four turtle heads across fingers
Two matching cartoon tattoos with smiling faces and small red hearts on a forearm, one brown and one pink, in a simple doodle style.
Matching cartoon character tattoos with hearts
Colour cartoon tattoo of Finn the Human and Jake the Dog from Adventure Time on the lower leg.
Finn and Jake from Adventure Time on a calf
Small Hello Kitty tattoo with a red bow on the inner wrist, drawn in black outline with red colour, photographed on a hand resting on a dark worktop.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a smiling cartoon teapot with a curled handle and floating bubbles, in a sketchy watercolour style on a thigh.
Cartoon teapot with watercolour bubbles
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon bear with a small butterfly above its raised arm, placed on the ankle.
Small bear and butterfly on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a tan cartoon bear with a tiny red butterfly on the inside of a wrist.
Small cartoon bear and butterfly on a wrist
Colour cartoon tattoo of a wide-eyed pink dog beside a black silhouette of a flexing figure, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon dog and shadow figure on thigh
Colour tattoo of the green cartoon dinosaur Reptar with an open mouth and orange eye, on the forearm of a person wearing khaki shorts.
Reptar cartoon dinosaur on forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Mickey Mouse seated with both hands on his cheeks, shown on freckled skin.
Mickey Mouse tattoo on skin
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a heart-shaped frame with a pink bow and plumeria flowers, placed on the upper back and shoulder.
Heart frame with cartoon character and flowers
Colour cartoon turtle faces tattooed across the knuckles of a hand, with grey script lettering above them on the back of the hand.
Four cartoon turtles across the knuckles
Two black linework stencils on tracing paper show a traditional rose with hatched leaves and a cartoon character face, held beside a tattooed hand.
Rose stencils with cartoon faces
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Daria in a green jacket and round glasses, with an orange banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on skin.
Daria cartoon with Misunderstood banner
Red and black tattoo of the cartoon character Betty Boop in a red dress, surrounded by kiss marks and stars, on a lower leg.
Betty Boop with kiss marks and stars on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of the Fallout Vault Boy giving a thumbs up beneath a mushroom cloud, on a limb with a red circle behind the figure.
Vault Boy and mushroom cloud on a leg
Colour tattoo on a thigh of two Totoro characters on a blossom branch, with a watercolour sky, neo-traditional style.
Totoro characters with cherry blossom on thigh
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch sitting on grass with the word Ohana in red script below, on a calf.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on a calf
Full colour sleeve tattoo of cartoon characters, including a green creature and a figure with spiky yellow hair, on an upper arm and forearm.
Colour anime-style sleeve on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a grinning Vault Boy character in a blue suit holding banknotes, with a red devil beside him and banners reading DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, in a traditional style.
Vault Boy and devil on a forearm
Small cartoon-style tattoo of a red bow above black outlined glasses on the side of a finger, in fine line style.
Bow and glasses tattoo on a finger
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas on a forearm, with a banner reading I'll follow you.
Jack and Sally forearm tattoo with banner script
Colour cartoon fox and hound tattoos on upper arms, with the words Best of Friends in black script on the right-hand arm.
Matching cartoon fox and hound tattoos
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in a brown sheriff hat and olive uniform, holding a revolver, on bare skin.
Cartoon cat sheriff with revolver
Colour tattoo on a calf showing a cartoon figure with an antenna and a long striped scarf, sitting on a blue TARDIS police box.
Cartoon figure in a scarf on a TARDIS, calf
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with brown hair, glasses and a green jacket above a banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with misunderstood banner on arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a cartoon character in a striped bikini, arm raised, under a banner reading Garbage Pail Kids.
Garbage Pail Kids style character on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon dwarf Grumpy with arms folded and a scowl, in a bold traditional style, on a forearm.
Grumpy dwarf on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Snoopy in sunglasses and a red jumper marked JOE COOL, sitting on the inner forearm with a small cast shadow beneath.
Joe Cool Snoopy on a forearm
Two cartoon character tattoos in colour on the tops of a pair of feet near the ankles, one with a white hat and one with orange flame-like hair, with red toenail polish.
Matching cartoon tattoos on two feet
Colour tattoo on an ankle showing two smiling cartoon characters holding hands in front of a yellow starburst, with script reading friends by chance and sisters by choice.
Friends by chance, sisters by choice lettering
Coloured pencil drawing of an infinity symbol design with cartoon characters including Chip and Dale, Piglet, Stitch and Mike Wazowski, with flowers and the word infinity disney.
Infinity symbol with Disney characters
Small colour tattoo of the cartoon Tasmanian Devil Taz wearing a navy New York Yankees cap and pinstriped shirt, arms crossed, on the skin of a limb.
Taz in a Yankees cap
Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion character in a black suit and red tie, holding two pistols and wearing a goggle over one eye, on the outer thigh.
Minion in suit with pistols on thigh
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Fry in a blue astronaut suit and bubble helmet, holding a controller, on a forearm.
Fry in a spacesuit on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Frozen character Elsa with a long braid and snowflakes, in a neo-traditional style on the leg.
Elsa from Frozen on a leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon white cat with a pink bow, holding a pistol in each hand and wearing a skull-printed top, on a leg.
Cartoon cat with two pistols and skull top
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon cat character with brown quiff hair, a blue pinstripe suit and red tie, holding a teal gadget, on the lower leg.
Chibi cartoon cat in pinstripe suit on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a vintage-style Mickey Mouse on the forearm, drawn in a bold outline with solid black ears, face patch and shorts.
Vintage Mickey Mouse on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a cartoon character in a red and white striped bobble hat and round glasses, on the side of a finger.
Small cartoon character tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoos of the cartoon characters Stitch and Lilo on a pair of calves, one character on each leg, in a traditional-looking cartoon style with smooth shading.
Stitch and Lilo on two calves
Colour tattoo of Calvin and Hobbes from the comic strip, with Hobbes leaping over a stream on a fallen log, on an upper arm.
Calvin and Hobbes crossing a log