Character tattoo ideas

213 photos and flash · 20% Fine line, 15% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey traditional style tattoo of Jack Skellington holding a carved jack-o'-lantern, on the outer thigh.
Jack Skellington holding a pumpkin on thigh
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a calf of three stacked balloons with grinning faces, two bats and a small figure hanging from a string.
Stacked balloons with skeletal characters on a calf
Black ink tattoo of several calligraphic characters arranged in a cluster on the top of a shoulder.
Black ink characters on the shoulder
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure with a hat-like shape on the upper arm, below a blue and white striped sleeve.
Small black silhouette tattoo on upper arm
Two black outline tattoos on a pair of lower legs: Mickey Mouse wearing a crown on the left and a spiky-haired character with a crown on the right, in a fine line style.
Mickey Mouse and spiky-haired character outlines
Close-up of a small fine line Hello Kitty tattoo in black ink with a pink bow, on the side of a finger, against a fishnet background.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a finger
Small Hello Kitty tattoo with a pink bow on the side of a finger, with red painted nails and fishnet tights behind.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a finger
Close photo of a tiny fine line Hello Kitty tattoo in black outline with a red bow on the side of a finger, with fishnet tights behind.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a finger
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a male comic-style character in a long dark coat, reaching forward amid orange flames and a flying playing card.
Comic-style fighter with playing card on upper arm
Realistic grey skulls with red daisy-like flowers and black swirling linework across a person's upper back.
Two skulls and red flowers on a back
Colour realism tattoo of a horned, dark-headdressed woman with green eyes and red lips on the thigh, set against a pink smoky background.
Horned character portrait on thigh
Black lettering tattoo of four vertical characters on the back of a neck, with a hand resting on the nape below brown hair.
Vertical characters tattoo on the back of neck
Black and brown cartoon tattoo of a top-hatted, moustached man in striped trousers carrying a dollar money bag and flying notes, on the lower abdomen.
Monopoly-style money man on abdomen
Small black fine line lettering tattoo on the back of a neck, with hair pulled up and a blue checked shirt visible.
Small lettering on the back of the neck
Realistic colour tattoo of a large-eyed, big-eared furry creature standing on a calf, shaded in browns, pinks and grey.
Gremlins-style creature on a calf
Two forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of roses, swallows, stars and a key, shown with palms facing up.
Traditional sleeves with roses and swallows on forearms
Flash design of a silver dragon coiling around an orange tiger that is mid-roar, with Chinese characters at the lower right, in Japanese-style tattoo artwork.
Silver dragon and tiger design
Fine line black outline tattoo of Totoro, the forest spirit from My Neighbour Totoro, on the inner ankle.
Totoro outline on an ankle
Tattoo flash design of a yellow lemon character with a long nose and dark collar, framed by a red circle, two banners reading 'When life gives you lemons' and 'HMMNYAAAGH', and green leaves with small
Lemon character with banners and leaves
Realistic portrait tattoo of Dobby the house elf with green eyes, shaded in grey on a thigh against a dark background.
Dobby the house elf portrait on a thigh
Small fine line Hello Kitty tattoo with a pink bow on the inside of a forearm, below a green knitted sleeve.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and dark grey stems, beside black characters, on the top of a foot.
Cherry blossom branch and characters on a foot
Black linework tattoo of a Moomin character standing on a pile of rounded stones with two small stars above, placed on the upper back.
Moomin character on stones on the back
Colour tattoo of a grinning orange cartoon monster beneath an AAHH speech bubble, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a bold neo-traditional style.
Cartoon monster and AAHH speech bubble on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a fuzzy black soot sprite with white eyes and a green star on top, placed on the heel of a foot.
Fuzzy black soot sprite on a heel
Colour tattoo of the Joker character with green hair, a purple hat and a wide yellow-toothed grin, on the forearm.
Joker character portrait on a forearm
Black outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a stormtrooper, with a red bow, on the forearm.
Hello Kitty stormtrooper on forearm
Cartoon cracker character with legs and the words I'M GONNA CRUMB repeated above it, a tattoo on the side of the torso.
Cartoon cracker with I'm gonna crumb lettering
Small black script tattoo on the side of a finger in a fine line style, with a thin gold ring nearby and white roses behind.
Small script tattoo on a finger
A woman with curly hair shows a vertical column of black non-Latin lettering tattooed down the centre of her upper back, between the straps of her beaded dress.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a folding fan with cherry blossoms, falling petals and black characters on the upper back.
Fan and cherry blossom on upper back
A flash sheet of black brush-style Chinese characters in four rows, each with a small English translation beneath it, shown without any body placement.
Chinese character flash sheet in black ink
Black and grey tattoo of a stitched, doll-like character with long dark hair and swirling patterns on the upper arm.
Stitched doll character on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Darth Vader's helmet and upper body on a person's calf below the knee, with a faint scar above it.
Darth Vader tattoo on a lower leg
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a triangle motif at its centre, placed on the lower back of a person wearing a maroon top.
Mandala tattoo on the lower back
Fine line black tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head shape with a balloon string curling down, on the inner wrist.
Mickey Mouse balloon on a wrist
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a masked character in red, orange and black on a forearm, set against a teal splattered background.
Skull Kid character on forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of nine traditional-style tattoo designs, including a rose with a banner, a skull with crossed shovels, a boombox and two bold character heads.
Black and grey traditional flash sheet
Small colour tattoo of Hello Kitty's face with a red bow on the wrist, shown in a close photo of the inner forearm.
Hello Kitty face with red bow on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a cute white cartoon character with pink cheeks peeking over an orange gridded block in a brown woven basket, on the forearm.
Kawaii character peeking from a basket
Black ink tattoo of a cartoon cat face with a bold tribal-patterned headband, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Hello Kitty face with tribal headband
Collage of six small colour tattoos on fingers, showing a bear, a red heart, a Domo-style character, a soot sprite, mountains and a cloud, each with bold black outlines.
Six small finger tattoos in a collage
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon figure in a red and white striped shirt, red bobble hat and round glasses, waving, on the lower abdomen above low-rise jeans.
Cartoon figure in striped shirt on abdomen
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing two small white-faced forest spirits with a sprout between them, styled in simple outline.
Two forest spirits and a sprout on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon cat with a pink bow on the side of a finger, with red nails and a fishnet background.
Small cartoon cat with bow on finger
Black and grey tattoo of a faceless hooded spirit with a small pale face, shaded to a reddish fade, on the forearm.
Faceless spirit on a forearm
Woman in a grey crop top and black cap holding up a phone, with a small black fine line tattoo of vertical marks on her upper arm.
Fine line marks on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pale, wide-eyed ghoulish character with wild hair and a striped suit and tie, on the upper arm.
Ghoulish character in striped suit on upper arm