Cartoon character tattoo ideas

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

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Two black and grey cartoon tattoos on the backs of two hands, one showing Sally with stitches and flowing hair and one showing Jack Skellington's head, in a bold traditional style.
Sally and Jack tattoos on the hands
Black and grey cartoon fairy with a speech bubble reading 'Hey, listen!' tattooed on the neck behind the ear.
Cartoon fairy and speech bubble behind the ear
Full-colour tattoo of Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, mid-flight with arms raised, on the outer thigh.
Buzz Lightyear flying on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a stretched yellow unicorn-like creature trailing a rainbow across the forearm, in a cartoon style.
Yellow unicorn creature over a rainbow on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fairy in a pin-up pose with blue wings and a purple dress, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fairy pin-up tattoo on upper back
Two colour tattoos of animated boys holding balloons, one in an aviator helmet on a thigh and one in overalls on an upper arm.
Matching cartoon characters with balloons
Traditional-style flash sheet of four cartoon characters with scroll banners, flowers and a large red rose, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with roses and banners
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a Stormtrooper, with a large red bow and black and grey helmet detailing, on skin.
Hello Kitty as a Stormtrooper tattoo
Four-panel photo of a full colour cartoon leg sleeve tattoo on a leg, featuring Bart Simpson, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man and Venom, shown from the thigh to the calf.
Cartoon leg sleeve across four views
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with black hair and glasses inside a pink and purple scalloped frame on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon character portrait in a scalloped frame
Colour tattoo of a sleeping cartoon princess surrounded by pansies, a pink rose, a butterfly and a bee, with bold black outlines, on the upper thigh.
Sleeping cartoon princess among flowers on thigh
Colour tattoo of Beaker from The Muppets with orange flame hair, wide eyes and MEEP MEEP lettering across the knuckles of both fists.
Beaker from The Muppets tattoo
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bald elder with a beard resting over the rim of a peach teacup, with black and white jasmine flowers, in a bold neo-traditional style on the leg.
Cartoon elder peering over a teacup on a leg
Black outline tattoo of Bart Simpson inside a heart, with the words EAT MY SHORTS above it, on a person's buttock and hip.
Bart Simpson in a heart on a hip
Close-up photo of a black outlined Hello Kitty face wearing glasses with a red bow and blue gems, tattooed on skin.
Hello Kitty face with glasses and red bow
Two matching black and grey tattoos on inner forearms, each showing a seated cartoon creature in soft shading beside the word OHANA in thin lettering.
Matching Stitch and Ohana forearm tattoos
Colour traditional tattoo of a yellow cartoon character in a floral dress above a pink daisy, on the upper arm.
Simpsons-style character with a pink flower
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a blue top beside a pink flower, green leaves and the words Worst Tattoo Ever in black script, on a limb.
Cartoon character with Worst Tattoo Ever lettering
Colour cartoon tattoo of the snowman Olaf standing on the antlers of the reindeer Sven, with bold black outlines, on a skin area of the upper leg.
Olaf and Sven cartoon tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a brown spotted cookie costume with a pink bow, holding a cherry cupcake, on the lower back.
Hello Kitty in a cookie costume with cupcake
Black fine line tattoo of the words Only god can fudge me in script across a person's upper back, with an outlined cartoon figure below the lettering.
Script quote and cartoon figure on a back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon rat clutching a large wooden spoon on the lower leg, with soft brown and tan shading.
Cartoon rat holding a wooden spoon on a calf
Eight Hello Kitty temporary tattoo designs in bright colours on cards laid out over a beige textured background.
Hello Kitty temporary tattoo sheets
Colourful traditional tattoos of pin-up women, cartoon characters and stars cover a man's forearms, upper arms and chest.
Traditional cartoon and pin-up sleeves on arms
Black ink tattoo of a retro game controller with cartoon characters across the shoulder blade and upper back, shown in a photo taken from behind.
Game controller and cartoon characters on a back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon penguin at a piano inside a blue and purple oval with sparkles, on a lower leg.
Cartoon penguin at a piano on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman in a red polka-dot bandana flexing her arm, with banners reading I'M A STRONG and SMART SENSUAL WOMAN, on a calf.
Cartoon character with quote banners on a leg
Two colour cartoon tattoos of Jake the dog and Finn the human from Adventure Time, one on each forearm.
Jake and Finn cartoon tattoos on forearms
Colour realism tattoo of a screaming cartoon rabbit with a small brown creature beside it on a lower leg, shown in two photographs.
Screaming cartoon rabbit tattoo on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh of a cartoon candy mascot with a blue face, grey beanie and orange body, holding a small ball.
Blue candy mascot in beanie on thigh
Colour tattoo of minion characters dressed as superheroes stacked vertically down a calf, with a green minion at the foot, shown in two photos.
Superhero minions stacked up a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing a cartoon Alice peering through a keyhole shape with a Drink Me bottle, teapot and playing cards.
Alice in Wonderland keyhole on a thigh
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a red-haired cartoon woman in round glasses and a green jacket, with arms folded, above a black-outlined flower with teal leaves.
Cartoon character and flower on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon rabbit-eared figure in sunglasses and a white top with a double-C logo, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a checked shirt.
Cartoon rabbit character on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an arm showing a red-haired cartoon mermaid in profile with grey beads, beside a large teal rose with green leaves.
Red-haired mermaid and teal rose on an arm
Solid black stencil drawing of the head of Eeyore the donkey in profile, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Eeyore head stencil design
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a cartoon top-hatted, monocled figure holding a cane beside a banknote with a portrait.
Monopoly banker and banknote on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a fuzzy black soot sprite with round pale eyes and pastel blue, pink and green leaves on its head, on skin.
Soot sprite tattoo with pastel leaves
Colour tattoo of a cartoon squirrel-like creature with a large bulging eye, holding a cannabis plant, in a realistic style on the calf.
Cartoon squirrel holding cannabis on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a cartoon shark riding a skateboard, with a circled A symbol on its body and palm fronds above, on an upper arm.
Cartoon shark on a skateboard
Black and grey cartoon tattoo of Jack Skellington walking Zero, his ghost dog, on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a gloved hand holding the skin.
Jack Skellington and Zero on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion dressed as Scooby-Doo in front of a dark haunted house and bats, on the calf.
Minion dressed as Scooby-Doo on a calf
Colour chibi-style superhero tattoos of Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man and a green monster in a row on both forearms, with the wearer's arms raised towards the camera.
Chibi superhero tattoos on both forearms
Colour cartoon tattoo of a pink dog with brown ears and the words The things I do for love, in black lettering, on a lower leg.
Cartoon dog with lettering on a lower leg
Small colour fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny pink butterfly on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty face with black whiskers, eyes and a yellow nose, below a shaded red bow, on the side of a ribcage.
Hello Kitty face and red bow on ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon jester holding a pistol, in red, black and purple with a harlequin diamond pattern, on a calf.
Jester with pistol on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair and a teal tail on the side of a person's ribs, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair on ribs