Ear tattoo ideas

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Small black fine line music notes tattoo on the neck behind a woman's ear, seen in side profile outdoors.
Music notes behind the ear
Black and grey dragon tattoo wrapping around the outer ear, its body following the rim and its long tail trailing down towards the lobe.
Dragon tattoo curling around the ear
Blue, green and purple watercolour-style seahorse tattoo behind a person's ear, with a small stud and hoop earring visible.
Watercolour seahorse behind the ear
Black ink heart tattoo with a small cross above it, placed behind the ear in a black and white photograph.
Heart and cross tattoo behind the ear
Close-up of a small black fine line geometric flower tattoo on the inner ear, with the ear and dark hair visible around it.
Small geometric flower tattoo inside the ear
Close-up of a fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling tendrils on the inside of an ear, with a small stud earring below.
Butterfly and swirls on the ear
Close view of a red ornamental scrollwork tattoo running along the outer rim of an ear, with a captive ring piercing and a white spiral plug in the lobe.
Red scrollwork tattoo along the outer ear
Realistic colour tattoo on a leg of a red-haired grey-skinned creature with large ears resting on a stone wall beside a wooden ladder.
Furry creature peering over a stone wall
Black treble clef tattoo behind an ear, shown in a close photo with hair pulled back and stud and dangling earrings.
Treble clef behind the ear
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple cat face with pointed ears, almond eyes and whiskers, on the inner wrist.
Minimal cat face tattoo on the wrist
Close-up photograph of a realistic colour wolf head tattoo with blue-grey eyes and whiskers, shown on skin.
Realistic wolf head tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Yoda-like character with large ears and a wrinkled face, on the upper arm.
Yoda portrait tattoo on upper arm
Three small solid black star tattoos sit behind an ear, beside a silver stud earring, on pale skin with brown hair pulled back.
Three small stars behind the ear
Black and white pen drawing of a stippled cat-like creature with large ears, circular eyes and a crescent-shaped dotted tail, shown on paper.
Stippled cat creature drawing
Close-up of a purple and lilac seahorse tattoo with rising bubbles on the inner ear, drawn with dark outlines.
Seahorse and bubbles on the ear
Black tribal-style outline tattoo of a stylised creature with pointed ears and a spiked tail, with a small red spiral on its muzzle, on a limb.
Tribal-style creature with red spiral
Two ear tattoos on a pair of forearms, one filled with red ink and one with black, each with a shaded brown outline and a realistic ear shape.
Two ear tattoos on forearms, red and black
Black ink flash sheet of tattoo designs including a feather, antlers, mushrooms, a cleaver, an ear, an eye, a bird skull, balance scales with a brain, and a severed arm, drawn in dotwork and fine
Flash sheet of antlers, mushrooms and balance scales
Black and grey shaded Celtic triquetra knot enclosing a heart, tattooed at the base of the back of the neck, with a dangling earring visible beside it.
Celtic triquetra with heart on the neck
Collage of three close photos of an ear with two small black dot tattoos near the upper ear, shown with the lobe pinched so the dots and fold resemble a face.
Two dot tattoos on an ear
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading let it be behind a person's ear on the neck, in a sepia photograph.
Let it be script tattoo on the neck
Black line-art lotus with curled swirls and three small purple dots tattooed behind a person's ear, with metal piercings above it.
Lotus and swirl tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with large ears and shaded eyes, on the outer forearm.
Cat head on a forearm
Close-up of a solid black triangle tattoo in a geometric blackwork style, running along the rim and inside of an ear.
Black triangles tattooed around an ear
Black and white photo of the back of a person's head showing a small black tattoo of curved arcs and a solid shape on the neck, behind the ear.
Small black arc and shape tattoo behind the ear
Close-up of an ear with a small black tattoo of three parallel lines on the upper helix, worn beside silver stud and chain earrings.
Three-line tattoo on the upper ear
Close-up photo of a simple black cat tattoo with a white eye on the outer rim of an ear.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
Black line drawing of a cartoon rabbit with crossed ears, closed eyes and arms folded over its chest, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Crossed-eared rabbit line drawing
Black and grey close-up photograph of a small outlined tattoo behind an ear, with a silver hoop piercing in the ear above it.
Small outlined shape behind the ear
Small solid black anchor tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small anchor behind the ear
Black and grey cat head tattoo with green eyes and fine whiskers, in a realistic style, on the centre of a stomach above the navel.
Cat head on the stomach
Large realistic grey elephant head tattoo across a person's upper back, with a trunk formed of vertebrae and muted brown tusks.
Elephant head with vertebrae trunk across back
Close-up of a small fine line black crescent moon tattoo on a person's inner ear, with a stud earring in the lobe.
Crescent moon on the inner ear
Four black stencil-style antelope head designs in descending sizes, each showing wavy horns, ears and eyes on a white background.
Stylised antelope head designs in four sizes
Black and white photo of a small black music note tattoo on the upper ear, beside a stud piercing and hoop earrings in the lobe.
Music note tattoo on the ear
Solid black tattoo-style design of a rounded head shape with two curled ear spirals and a large central swirl, shown without any body placement.
Spiral head silhouette design
Fine line tattoo of three flying silhouettes filled with blue, purple and pink starry shading, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Three flying silhouettes behind the ear
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a small bunny with long ears and a shaded round body, with trailing dots, placed behind a person's ear on the neck.
Small bunny tattoo behind the ear
Black infinity symbol tattoo on the forearm with a red bow and round ear shapes in the right loop, shown in a phone screenshot.
Infinity symbol with red bow on forearm
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on the top of a foot showing a claddagh with a red heart and crown, flanked by small Mickey Mouse ear silhouettes in red and black.
Claddagh and Mickey ears on the foot
Close-up of a small, thin black cross tattoo on the inner ear, drawn in fine line style.
Small cross tattoo inside the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head on a calf, with large ears and closed eyes.
Sphynx cat head on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a yellow pencil appearing to pierce the side of a bald head above the ear, with red blood detail, and floral tattoos on the neck.
Pencil piercing the side of a head
Black linework infinity symbol formed by Mickey Mouse ears, with a red polka-dot Minnie bow, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Infinity symbol with Mickey ears and Minnie bow
Close-up of a solid black tribal tattoo behind a person's ear, running along the hairline and neck in a blackwork style.
Black tribal tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line feather tattoo on the skin behind a woman's ear.
Small feather tattoo behind the ear
Black and white photo of a fine line feather tattoo behind a woman's ear, with her hair in a ponytail.
Small feather tattoo behind the ear
Solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the back, shown seated and looking over its shoulder with a long curling tail.
Black cat silhouette on the back