Earring tattoo ideas

104 photos and flash · 32% Neo-trad, 29% Traditional · Thigh most common

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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
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
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with a sculpted updo and wing detail, on the outer thigh.
Profile of a woman with a wing on the thigh
Traditional-style flash design of a woman's profile in a winged helmet, with oak leaves, acorns and a shield, drawn in brown ink on aged paper.
Winged helmet profile with oak leaves
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
Two black and grey traditional roses with leaves, one on each upper chest near the shoulders, on a person wearing a black off-shoulder top.
Twin black and grey roses on the collarbones
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with braided hair, flowers, feathers and a geometric headband on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers on a thigh
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
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
Small red fleur-de-lis tattoo with dark shading on the back of a person's neck, with a hand holding up their hair.
Red fleur-de-lis on the back of the neck
Bold traditional flash drawing of a woman with a cross, FAITH and HOPE lettering, a spider web and an anchor on her face and neck, shown as a painted wooden cutout.
Traditional pin-up flash with face and neck tattoos
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a 1920s flapper in profile wearing a jewelled headband and feather, with geometric beaded necklace, on a forearm.
Art deco flapper profile on a forearm
Black linework drawing of a woman with long wavy hair, wearing a lion head headdress, earrings and beaded necklaces, as a fine line tattoo design.
Woman with lion headdress line drawing
Pencil line drawing of a woman's face and shoulders with flowers in her hair and leaves along her neck, shown as a flash design sketch with no visible body placement.
Pencil sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled blonde hair, dark lips and drop earrings, placed on the shoulder.
Realistic portrait of a woman with curled hair
Blue ink drawing of a pin-up woman in a feathered headdress with peacock feathers, a fringed bodice and a fishnet glove, in a neo-traditional style.
Pin-up woman with peacock feathers
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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman holding a crystal ball, with roses and a jewelled butterfly headpiece, on an upper arm.
Crystal ball woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line cat silhouette tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, next to a flower stud earring.
Fine line cat behind the ear
Bold traditional-style flash drawing of a woman in profile facing right, with red roses in her hair and on her shoulder, a green headwrap and pearl-like hair ornaments.
Profile portrait with red roses and green headwrap
Neo-traditional style illustration of a dark-haired pin-up woman with a red rose in her hair, with blue line roses shown across her shoulder as a tattoo design.
Pin-up portrait with rose and shoulder roses
Small black Om symbol tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, photographed from behind in warm sunlight.
Om symbol tattoo on the nape
Close-up of a small black-outlined flower tattoo with pale pink petals on the inside of an ear, with a clear gem stud earring at its centre.
Small flower tattoo on the ear
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with peacock feathers and a rose in her hair, wearing beaded necklaces, on the lower leg.
Traditional woman with peacock feathers on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with red lips and cheek, framed by roses and a crescent moon, on the outer thigh.
Traditional woman portrait and roses on thigh
Close-up of a small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the side of a neck, just behind the ear, with a dangling earring visible.
Small crescent moon tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork portrait tattoo of a woman with a flower crown, drop earrings, suit jacket and tie, on the outer thigh.
Portrait of a woman in a flower crown on thigh
Painted traditional-style flash of a pin-up woman with red roses, a polka dot headscarf and a heart banner, shown on paper.
Pin-up woman with roses flash
Neo-traditional tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a woman with dark wavy hair, a small otter and autumn oak, maple and ivy leaves in red, orange and olive.
Woman with otter and autumn leaves on ribs
Fine line portrait of a woman with a floral headband and red earring on a thigh, with blue raindrops, leaves and a geometric umbrella.
Woman portrait with raindrops on a thigh
Black line drawing of a woman with long wavy hair, closed eyes and crossed arms, wearing a necklace, bracelets and a bra top, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Line drawing of a woman with crossed arms
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a peony in her hair and a moth below, in black, grey and mauve on the outer thigh.
Neo-trad woman and peony on a thigh
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Blessed across the inner ear, with a stud earring below.
Blessed script tattoo on the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman wearing a crown of roses and a draped scarf, with a braided updo and realistic shading.
Dotwork portrait of a woman with a rose crown
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox headpiece and flowers, above a teal rose, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Woman profile with fox and teal rose on upper arm
Traditional-style flash design of a skull with a red rose crown, orange earrings and a FRIDA banner over red roses.
Skull with flower crown and FRIDA banner
Two matching foot tattoos in neo-traditional style, a llama with beads and a cow in a scarf, with the words FRIENDS and NOT FOOD on banners.
Llama and cow tattoos on a pair of feet
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a smiling woman in a backwards cap with a long braid and a yellow rose below her, on a limb.
Smiling woman in a cap with a yellow rose
Black ink flash drawing of a woman's portrait with a flower crown, braided hair, crescent moon earring and geometric collar, in a neo-traditional style.
Female portrait with flowers and geometric collar
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with curled light hair and dark lips, surrounded by star sparkles, on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on thigh
Small solid black cross tattoo on the neck behind an ear, photographed from behind with the hair pulled into a ponytail.
Small cross tattoo behind the ear
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with red roses and a yellow flower, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman in feathered headdress with roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man in a bowler hat and a woman with pearls and earrings, beside a red rose, on an upper arm.
Man and woman portrait with rose on upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a small solid black cross tattoo between her shoulder blades on the upper back.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with black hair, a red patterned bandana, gold chain earrings and a plaid collar, placed on the forearm.
Woman portrait with red bandana on a forearm
Pen sketch of a pirate woman in a tricorn hat with a monkey on her shoulder and an ornate cutlass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Pirate woman with monkey and cutlass sketch
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a fierce goddess with a jewelled crown and tongue out, with skulls below, on the outer thigh.
Goddess with skulls on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with flowing hair and scrolls, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with scrollwork on a thigh