Cartoon character tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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
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
Colour tattoo of an elderly cartoon man with white hair and round glasses holding a red balloon, placed on the upper arm.
Cartoon man holding a red balloon on upper arm
Two side-by-side photos of a full-colour cartoon tattoo on an upper arm, showing a yellow character with a guitar and a silver robot-like character on a green background.
Colourful cartoon characters on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon character Milhouse standing on a red heart with a banner of lettering above, on the upper arm.
Milhouse on a heart with banner on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green parrot perched on a pink umbrella with a lilac bow, in a neo-trad style on an arm near the elbow, with a pink bow and roses above.
Parrot on a pink umbrella with bows
Black and grey comic panel tattoo on an upper arm, with a speech bubble of lettering above two cartoon figures under a starry night sky.
Comic panel quote tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of cartoon characters Jack Skellington and Sally, in a painterly illustrative style, on the upper arm.
Jack Skellington and Sally on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon elephant Dumbo with large pink ears and blue eyes, outlined in black, on an upper arm.
Dumbo the elephant on an upper arm
Full sleeve neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing cartoon video game motifs including a floating character, clouds, a question block, a green pipe and a piranha plant.
Video game sleeve tattoo on upper arm
Black ink illustration of a cartoon figure in a long coat and dark bobbed hair on the upper arm, with a grey sleeve at the top of the frame.
Cartoon figure in a coat on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with red hair and green eyes on the upper arm and shoulder, with a small blue butterfly near the shoulder.
Cartoon mermaid with butterfly on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a wide-brimmed hat playing a bass guitar, on the outer upper arm.
Cartoon character in a hat on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character with devil horns, a purple bow and a small trident tail on the upper arm.
Devil Hello Kitty tattoo on an arm
Colour tattoo of Alice from Alice in Wonderland resting her chin on her hand beside the grinning Cheshire Cat on an upper arm.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm
Arm with a colourful cartoon sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, holding a comic-printed skateboard with orange wheels.
Cartoon sleeve tattoo on an arm holding a skateboard
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of Finn, Jake and other cartoon characters from Adventure Time across an upper arm.
Adventure Time characters on upper arm
Mixed colour tattoo of Calvin and Hobbes lying in grass beside a dark tree on the inner upper arm, with the quote 'I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up'.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a yellow cartoon bear floating from a blue-grey balloon, with small bees around it, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Bear with balloon and bees on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a smiling pea pod and a smiling carrot holding hands with a small red heart above them, on the upper arm.
Pea pod and carrot holding hands
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon villains with a crowned queen at the centre, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cartoon villains tattoo on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two cartoon characters from Beetlejuice with a skull above, set in a grey scroll frame on the upper arm.
Beetlejuice and Lydia cartoon tattoo in a scroll frame
Colour realism tattoo of an animated female character with a long side braid and freckles, on the upper arm.
Colour portrait of a cartoon character with a braid
Colour tattoo of the blue cartoon character Stitch above a black handwritten quote about family, on an upper arm.
Stitch character with quote on upper arm
Full-colour cartoon tattoo of a band of puppet characters with guitars and a horn, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Puppet band across the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a princess in a yellow gown holding a rose and a mermaid beside a fish.
Disney princess sleeve across upper arm and forearm
Two colour tattoos of cartoon characters side by side on an arm, a blue bird-like figure on the left and an orange raccoon-like figure on the right.
Two cartoon characters on an arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue Hello Kitty character dressed as Batman, with a red bow, bat symbols and red and yellow BAM and POW comic speech bubbles.
Hello Kitty as Batman on upper arm
Colour full sleeve tattoo of Simpsons cartoon characters covering an upper arm and forearm, worn by a seated man in a grey t-shirt.
Simpsons characters full sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of the three Powerpuff Girls, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, in a bold cartoon style with black outlines across the upper arm.
Powerpuff Girls on an upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo of cartoon characters on a pink and blue cloud background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Cartoon characters full sleeve on an arm
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 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 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 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
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
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
Colour tattoo of a blue genie rising above a golden lamp, with a handwritten quote beneath it, on an upper arm.
Blue genie and magic lamp with quote on upper arm
Black outline linework of cartoon characters and objects covering a man's upper arm and shoulder in a full sleeve design.
Cartoon character sleeve outline on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a blue cartoon character smoking a hookah while sitting on a red spotted mushroom, with "Feed Your Head" script lettering beneath.
Blue cartoon character on a mushroom, upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon character seated in an orange armchair with a bowl of cherries, above a banner reading I apologize for nothing, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with banner on upper arm
Colour neo-trad sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing several cartoon villain characters, including a green-faced figure with horns and a crowned queen.
Animated villains colour sleeve on upper arm
Colourful neo-trad style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing 1980s cartoon characters, bears, stars and a rainbow.
Full sleeve of 1980s cartoon characters and stars
Colour tattoo of a stitched, zombie-style cat character with a red bow and skull on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Stitched zombie cat character on an upper arm