Ear tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent with a small dragon head near the hairline, sitting behind a person's ear with a silver hoop earring.
Dragon and crescent tattoo behind the ear
Colourful sugar skull design with round ears, floral patterns, heart-shaped eyes and roses on a black background, drawn as a flash-style illustration.
Sugar skull with round ears and roses
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with round glasses and a red and white striped hat, placed on the neck behind an ear.
Cartoon character with striped hat behind ear
Bold black and white horse head design in a stencil style, with pointed ears, a flowing mane and a solid muzzle.
Horse head in bold black linework
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat face with ears, a dot nose and whiskers on a person's ribs, with a white towel draped over the lower body.
Cat face tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal-style cat face design in bold solid linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Black and grey light switch tattoo with ON and OFF lettering, placed behind a person's ear.
Light switch tattoo behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a cute cartoon fox with a bushy tail on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the person's face not shown.
Cartoon fox on upper back
Close-up of a small black serif letter K tattoo behind a pierced ear, in lettering style, placed on the skin behind the ear.
Small serif letter K behind the ear
Black and white photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo sitting behind a person's ear, on the neck.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Realism style tattoo on a calf showing a half-head profile, with a black and grey ear and hair on one side and coloured anatomy and a starry galaxy on the other.
Split head anatomy and galaxy on a calf
Single-colour pink flash design of a horse head in profile with a flowing, swirling tribal-style mane on a white background.
Horse head with flowing mane design
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat looking upward with one paw raised, drawn in bold black linework on white.
Tribal sitting cat with raised paw
Colour tattoo of a red fox climbing up the skin behind an ear, with bold black outlines and dark paw tips, in a traditional style.
Fox tattoo behind the ear
Close-up of a small black dot and dash tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, in a fine line style.
Small dot and dash tattoo behind the ear
Black and white ink drawing of a rabbit skull with long curved ears, shaded with fine hatching and stippling, shown as a tattoo design.
Rabbit skull design with tall ears
Black tribal-style lynx face design with swirling linework and pointed ears, shown on a grey gradient background, with no body placement visible.
Tribal lynx face design
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork ornamental scroll tattoo with leaf motifs on the neck behind an ear.
Ornamental scroll tattoo behind the ear
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon animal with a large red-eyed stare and bold black outlines, on the top of a foot.
Cartoon animal on the top of a foot
Black and grey line tattoo of a geometric elephant head with broad ears and tusks on the outer thigh, above a black garment.
Geometric elephant head on a thigh
Close-up of a small black and grey wing tattoo with green lettering behind a person's ear, with feather detail and soft shading.
Small wing tattoo behind the ear
Black swirl-line design of a Mickey Mouse head on a white background, with a red heart in the right ear, shown as a flash design.
Swirled Mickey Mouse head with red heart
Small black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo on the inner wrist, with stippled shading on the ears and head.
Elephant head on the inner wrist
Close-up of a black swirling linework tattoo behind a person's ear, running down the side of the neck with a flowing, tribal-inspired design.
Swirling linework tattoo behind the ear
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the neck behind an ear, with a dangling gold earring visible below.
Fine line arrow tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless cat skull with large ears and fangs, placed centrally on the chest.
Cat skull on the chest
Two forearms held together show matching tattoos: MRS with a red-bowed Minnie Mouse ear motif in black lettering, and MR with a black Mickey Mouse ear motif, both on the forearms.
Mr and Mrs Mickey and Minnie matching forearms
Line drawing of a cat skull with green eyes and bared teeth on a black background, with a glowing green outline.
Cat skull with glowing green eyes
Solid black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a descending line behind an ear, on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Small black tattoo of the word Dream in a Disney-style script with a Mickey Mouse ears silhouette, placed on the lower abdomen.
Dream script with Mickey ears on the stomach
Small black-outlined cartoon cat face with a red bow and yellow nose tattooed behind a person's ear.
Cartoon cat with red bow behind ear
Black tribal linework design of a stylised cat face with pointed ears and tapering swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal cat face design
Small green four-leaf clover tattoo with a dark outline, placed inside the ear, with a small white gem stud earring below it.
Small green four-leaf clover inside the ear
Two small solid black paw print tattoos sit behind a person's ear in a close-up photograph, with the ear cuff and studs visible.
Two paw prints behind the ear
Small black fine line outline of a round-eared mouse head tattoo on the side of an ankle, against a dark background.
Small outline mouse head on ankle
Three tapered, dark blue-black curved lines tattooed on the neck behind the ear, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Three curved strokes behind the ear
Close-up of a small, thin-lined rainbow tattoo on the edge of an ear, with a white plug earring set with a clear stone below it.
Small rainbow arc tattoo on an ear
Small black fine line script lettering tattooed behind a person's ear, placed on the skin below the ear's edge.
Small script lettering behind the ear
Close-up of a black and grey feather tattoo with curled tendrils on the skin behind an ear, beside several ear piercings.
Feather tattoo behind the ear
Grey shaded elephant head with a colour sunflower at the trunk, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Elephant head and sunflower on a thigh
Red line drawing of a fox head framed by ornamental flowers and filigree, a tattoo design sketched on tracing paper.
Fox head with floral ornament sketch
Close-up of a person's ear with a small black fine line script tattoo reading What and a symbol, placed behind the ear.
Small script word behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a curved tusk, shown on a man's forearm.
Elephant head on a forearm
Small botanical flower tattoo with black outline, pink shading and a clear gem at the centre, placed on the inner ear.
Small flower tattoo on the inner ear
Pen drawing on paper of a fairytale castle inside an ornate scrollwork frame, with a rounded ear shape at the top, shown as a tattoo design.
Fairytale castle in scrollwork frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skeletal fox skull inside an orange ring, with green leaves and sprigs, on the arm.
Skeletal fox skull and sprig on the arm
Bold black hand-drawn symbol tattoo on the neck behind a person's ear, with dark hair pulled up and black glasses visible.
Black symbol tattoo behind the ear
Fine line tattoo of musical notes and a treble clef swirling across the skin behind a person's ear, in a sepia photograph.
Musical notes and treble clef behind the ear