Ear tattoo ideas

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Fine line black ink tattoo of a small cat face with whiskers on the back of a neck, with dark hair visible above.
Small cat face on the back of the neck
Fine black outline tattoo of a flying dove on the neck behind a person's ear, with a stud piercing in the ear.
Flying dove outline behind the ear
Collage of three feather tattoos: a shaded feather within an infinity symbol with the words Faith and Love on a forearm, a faded version with Life and Love on another forearm, and a small feather on
Infinity feather tattoos with faith, love and life
Black silhouette tattoo of flying Peter Pan characters, including a small fairy, trailing down the skin behind an ear on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Small black tattoo of Mickey Mouse ears above a Disney-style D logo, sitting behind a person's ear, with teal and green hair in buns and braids.
Mickey Mouse and Disney logo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal head with long ears inside a leafy oval frame on the forearm.
Animal head in oval frame on a forearm
Black circular tattoo with red detail sitting behind a person's ear, shown in a side view photograph.
Circular emblem tattoo behind the ear
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch, blue with pink ears and a toothy grin, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Stitch character on upper back
Front-facing elephant head tattoo in grey shading with sketchy lines, with red and blue watercolour splashes, on the inner forearm.
Elephant head with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black script lettering that appears to read Live Fearlessly on the back of a woman's neck, behind her ear, in a lettering style.
Script lettering behind the ear
Two people seen from behind, each with a small black dragonfly tattoo behind the ear, one with a hand resting on her neck.
Matching dragonfly tattoos behind the ear
Dark ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with one blue-filled eye and the words 'we're all mad here' trailing into a dotted tail, on the ankle.
Cheshire Cat grin and 'we're all mad here' on ankle
Close-up of a fine line white ink feather tattoo behind a person's ear, with a small silver stud earring visible above it.
White ink feather behind the ear
Black and grey scythe tattoo curving above and behind a person's ear, with small lettering on the ear and silver hoop earrings.
Scythe tattoo behind the ear
Close-up of a colourful butterfly tattoo in blue, green, purple and pink with black outlines, placed inside the ear.
Butterfly tattoo inside the ear
Two-panel photo of matching colourful cat face tattoos, one on each thigh and one on each calf, shown in pink, purple and blue.
Sphynx cat face tattoos on thighs and calves
Close-up of a small black outline flower tattoo on the upper ear in a botanical fine line style, with a clear gem stud set in its centre.
Flower outline tattoo on the upper ear
Small black lightning bolt tattoo on the neck behind the ear, drawn in fine line style.
Lightning bolt behind the ear
Close-up of a black ink tattoo of four flying silhouette figures trailing down behind a person's ear, with a stud earring in the lobe.
Flying figure silhouettes behind the ear
Black and grey photo of a bold tribal swirl tattoo on the neck behind an ear, with a small stud earring visible.
Tribal swirl behind the ear
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping baby elephant with large ears on the outer thigh, shown on skin against white towels.
Sleeping baby elephant on a thigh
Small black Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoo with a grey shimmer finish, sitting behind a person's ear on the head.
Mickey Mouse silhouette behind the ear
Fine line black music notes, including a treble clef, flats, sharps and beamed quavers, tattooed along the edge and inner ear.
Music note tattoos around an ear
Realistic pencil drawing of an elephant head facing forward, with shaded wrinkles, a small eye, large ears and curved tusks, on a white background.
Elephant head pencil drawing
Black ink line drawing of a cat face in a bold calligraphic style, showing long whiskers, two almond-shaped eyes and pointed ears on a white background.
Stylised cat face line drawing
Close-up of a neck behind an ear with the words never lose yourself in black script lettering running diagonally across the skin.
Never lose yourself script on the neck
Colourful cat face tattoo on the inner forearm, built from pastel pink, teal, lilac and yellow blocks with bold black ear outlines and whiskers.
Pastel cat face on forearm
Black line drawing of a sugar skull with round Mickey Mouse ears on a cream background, decorated with ornate scrollwork across the face.
Mickey Mouse sugar skull design
Black ink line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Black and grey tattoo of a conch shell behind a person's ear, with outlined whorls and light shading on the shell.
Conch shell behind the ear
Black line drawing of a cat face with pointed ears, whiskers and the word MEOW written beneath, on a white background.
Cat face with whiskers and MEOW lettering
Three small solid black star tattoos sit behind a person's ear, with a larger star design shown above and temporary tattoo sheets on grass below.
Three small star tattoos behind the ear
Two black and grey leaf tattoos with fine vein detail sit on the outer edge of an ear.
Two leaves on the ear
Black ink mandala drawing in the shape of a Mickey Mouse head, with leaf-petal motifs and dotted, looped patterns, drawn on a spiral sketchbook page.
Mandala design in the shape of a Mickey Mouse head
Close-up of a small blue star tattoo on the inner ear, placed beside a gold stud and a gold drop earring with a spike.
Small blue star tattoo on inner ear
Colour tattoo of a ribcage, red rose, ear and red-winged moth on a forearm, set against a soft green wash.
Ribcage, rose and moth on a forearm
Black and grey swallow tattoo on the neck behind an ear, shown in a traditional style with a plug earring in the lobe.
Swallow tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey skull tattoo in profile with an open jaw and visible teeth, placed behind a man's ear on the neck.
Skull tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm spelling COEXIST, with the letters replaced by a rounded ear, a figure in a wheelchair, braille dots, crossed sticks and a cross, in front of green and orange floral
Coexist lettering on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of small symbols behind a woman's ear and along the hairline, shown from behind with her hair in a bun.
Small symbols tattoo behind the ear
Close-up of three small black fine line paper plane tattoos with hatched shading behind a person's ear, next to ear piercings.
Three paper planes behind the ear
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a small flower with curling swirls and dots, placed on the inner ear.
Flower and swirl tattoo inside an ear
Close-up of a small black outlined star tattoo on the inner ear, placed among stud and hoop piercings, in fine line style.
Outlined star inside the ear
Black and white photo of a head turned away from the camera, showing a small solid black geometric diamond tattoo on the skin behind the ear, on the neck.
Small diamond tattoo behind the ear
Black ink drawing of a stylised rabbit built from spirals and solid black shapes, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Spiral rabbit line design
Small solid black semicolon tattoo behind a person's ear, with a metal stud piercing in the ear above it.
Small semicolon tattoo behind the ear
Ornamental fox silhouette tattoo on the lower leg, filled with swirling linework that shifts from orange at the top to pink and red lower down.
Ornamental fox silhouette on a calf
Two side-by-side photos: a black fine-line mandala tattoo on a shoulder, and black silhouettes of flying figures tattooed behind an ear.
Mandala on shoulder and silhouettes behind ear