Cartoon character tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Celebi curled around a red and white Poké Ball, in a neo-traditional style on a forearm.
Celebi curled around a Poke Ball on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of Ariel and sea creatures from The Little Mermaid on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of the skin.
Little Mermaid characters outline on thigh
Colour tattoo of cartoon Pikachu painting a picture of itself on an easel, with a paint pot and green bottle beside it, in a neo-traditional style on a forearm.
Pikachu painting at an easel on a forearm
Two pairs of legs rest on an inflatable pool float, showing pink bow tattoos with small cartoon faces on the knees and traditional-style rose and banner tattoos on the thighs.
Pink bows and roses on bare legs
Colour tattoo of cartoon characters, including a figure in a top hat and a small figure with a black bob, in a bold illustrative style on a calf.
Cartoon characters under an umbrella on a calf
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a glass dome holding two cartoon skeleton characters in a yellow gown, with a black bat on top and red petals at the base.
Jack and Sally in a glass dome on thigh
Colour tattoo of a seated cartoon monkey with blue face and green robe inside fine geometric lines, with orange watercolour splashes, on the upper arm.
Cartoon monkey in geometric lines on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon kitten with a pink bow and green head, with a brown robe body, on the lower abdomen.
Cartoon kitten with pink bow on lower abdomen
Black and grey cartoon penguin with big eyes and a pointed beak standing on a disc-shaped hovering platform, tattooed on a forearm.
Cartoon penguin on a hovering platform
Traditional style flash sheet showing six colourful cartoon characters, several decorated with red flowers, drawn with bold outlines on a cream background.
Traditional flash sheet of cartoon characters
Colour tattoo of Mickey Mouse in a blue star and moon wizard hat, casting a swirl of golden magic against a night sky on a forearm.
Mickey Mouse sorcerer on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon-style figures in jackets above the words I WANT TO BELIEVE, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cartoon pair with 'I want to believe' on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of the Muppets character Animal wearing aviator sunglasses, with a red nose and open mouth, on the calf against a blue splash background.
Animal from the Muppets on a calf
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, with a blue bow, nurse cap and syringe, on the lower leg.
Hello Kitty nurse tattoo on a leg
Full forearm and hand tattoo sleeve of Adventure Time characters including Finn, Jake, BMO and Ice King, shown from four angles in colour on a forearm and hand.
Adventure Time sleeve on forearm and hand
Full-colour realism tattoo of a furry orange character with a large nose and open mouth, on the side of the ribs, set against a purple shadow.
Furry character tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of an animated woman with long flowing dark hair and autumn leaves on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph.
Animated woman with flowing hair on upper arm
Two-panel photo of colour cartoon-style tattoos on skin: two figures on a blue watercolour wash on the left, and a TARDIS, a deerstalker hat and two figures on the right.
Cartoon figures and TARDIS tattoos on skin
Colour tattoo of Marvin the Martian holding a red rose on the forearm, drawn in a bold cartoon style with dark outlines.
Marvin the Martian holding a rose on forearm
Black and grey cartoon raccoon tattoo on a wrist beside a larger cartoon blue bird tattoo on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Two cartoon animal tattoos on forearms
Colour tattoo of a cartoon figure with round glasses and a red and white striped hat, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Cartoon character tattoo behind the ear
Colour tattoo of Princess Bubblegum and Marceline in a red heart frame with Lumpy Space Princess below, on a thigh.
Adventure Time characters in a heart frame
Watercolour-style tattoo of a cartoon sea witch with purple hair, red lips and octopus tentacles on the outer thigh.
Cartoon sea witch with tentacles on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Tigger in a row across the forearm.
Winnie the Pooh characters in a row on forearm
Black and grey cartoon tattoo on the top of a foot, showing a black-haired girl and a grinning figure in a striped suit over a spider web, with a drawn design of the same scene inset at top right.
Cartoon couple and spider web on a foot
Two people seen from behind, each with a matching small black outline cartoon character tattoo with a halo-like circle on the shoulder.
Matching cartoon tattoos on two shoulders
A small dotwork tattoo of a smiling cartoon ghost with red cheeks, on an area of skin with the placement not clearly visible.
Smiling ghost with dotted outline
Small outlined tattoo of two Mickey Mouse head balloons, one yellow and one navy blue, tied with black strings on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mickey Mouse balloons on a wrist
Bold black stencil line drawing of Pikachu standing on a Poke Ball, with no body part shown, so placement cannot be judged.
Pikachu standing on a Poke Ball stencil
Black outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow holding a small orange teddy bear, on the inner forearm of a person seated with a grey top.
Hello Kitty holding a teddy bear on a forearm
Ink and watercolour flash design of a cross-legged mandrill in a meditation pose, framed by a rainbow arc and handwritten script, with no body placement shown.
Meditating mandrill with rainbow quote
Colour traditional style tattoo on a limb showing two cartoon characters, one with blue skin and one with pink hair and a gold crown, inside a heart frame above pink and red flowers.
Two cartoon characters in a heart frame
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch with pink and red hibiscus flowers on the outer thigh.
Stitch and hibiscus on a thigh
Two matching black outline tattoos of a small cartoon robot character, one on a shoulder and one on an upper arm, in a fine line style.
Matching cartoon robot tattoos on shoulders
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fairy with teal wings sitting on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, of a woman seen from behind.
Cartoon fairy tattoo on upper back
Two matching traditional tattoos on the thighs, one showing a cartoon mouse in a porthole frame and one showing a cartoon character on an anchor, both framed by red roses.
Matching cartoon and anchor tattoos on two thighs
Black outlined Hello Kitty face tattoo with a pink awareness ribbon tied across the top of the head, on skin at the shoulder or upper back.
Hello Kitty with pink awareness ribbon
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a zombified cartoon princess with a red bow, gripping a brain, with bold black outlines on skin.
Zombified Snow White eating a brain
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an animated princess with dark hair and a teal tiara, holding a small bird, with white blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Animated princess with bird and blossoms
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon Spider-Man swinging with a trailing web line, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Chibi Spider-Man on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a lower leg showing two cartoon characters above a pink retro television with a red heart reading I Love Lucy.
I Love Lucy TV and heart on a calf
Blue ink line drawing of a Cinderella scene with a prince kissing her hand inside a carriage frame, a fairy godmother, two mice and a dog, surrounded by stars.
Cinderella carriage scene in blue line drawing
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as Link from Zelda, standing beside the Master Sword on a pedestal, in a bold neo-trad style on skin.
Hello Kitty as Link beside the Master Sword
Colour tattoo of a cartoon elderly man with white hair and thick-rimmed glasses holding a bunch of balloons, on the forearm.
Cartoon old man with balloons on a forearm
Close photograph of a cartoon Snoopy tattoo with black outline and blue detail on the upper arm, with the dog hugging a blue shape.
Snoopy hugging a blue shape on upper arm
Two arms side by side, each with a cartoon toast slice character tattoo on the upper arm, one with purple jam and one with tan peanut butter.
Matching jam and peanut butter toast tattoos
Black and grey cartoon minion with goggles and arms raised, shouting, tattooed on a person's stomach.
Screaming minion on the stomach
Four photographs of an upper arm sleeve in black outline linework showing cartoon princess characters, a carriage and a prince, with no shading or colour yet added.
Princess sleeve linework on upper arm