Leg tattoo ideas

215 photos and flash · 18% Botanical, 17% Fine line · Calf most common

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Black fine line script tattoo reading pain is inevitable suffering is optional on a bare calf above black strappy heels.
Script quote on a calf above black heels
Fine line botanical tattoo of red poppies and seed heads on a lower leg, seen through bubbles in a bath.
Red poppies on a lower leg in a bath
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo covering a thigh and running down over the knee to the calf on a bare leg.
Ornamental mandala and paisley leg tattoo
Black lettering tattoo of a chain link above the words would you kindly, on a lower leg above the ankle, with a red skirt and tan leather couch behind.
Chain link and lettering on a lower leg
Black and grey photo of a small, solid palm tree tattoo on the back of a lower leg above the ankle, seen from behind with white Converse trainers.
Small palm tree tattoo on the ankle
Close view of a small fine line black script tattoo reading this too shall pass on the lower leg, with embellished heels in the background.
Fine line script quote on a lower leg
Black linework drawing of a pair of legs in high heels, covered in traditional-style tattoo flash designs such as a heart banner, anchor, spider web and skull across the calves.
Traditional flash designs on drawn legs
Traditional colour tattoo of stacked toy pirate figure parts, including a skull hat, eyepatch head and sword torso, running down a forearm.
Stacked pirate minifigure parts on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoos on a pair of lower legs, with a honeycomb hexagon pattern on the left calf and concentric arcs on the right.
Blackwork geometric bands on lower legs
Two legs covered in colourful traditional tattoos, including roses, a dagger, a heart and a bird, photographed from above in a bath.
Traditional tattoos covering both legs
Fine line rose tattoo on the back of a hand resting on the steering wheel of a vintage car, with gold rings and a bracelet visible.
Small rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Close-up of the back of a leg in pink running shoes, with black arrows and red block lettering reading PLEASE GO AROUND on the calf.
Please Go Around arrows on a calf
Small black line tattoo of an ornamented elephant with a teal clover above its back, on a person's ankle.
Ornate elephant with clover on an ankle
Two colour tattoos of cats in ornate gilt-style frames on the lower legs of a person sitting on wooden stairs, placed on the calf.
Cat portraits in ornate frames on the calves
Black scorpion tattoo with bold linework on the top of a bare foot and ankle, with legs crossed while sitting on a wooden floor.
Black scorpion tattoo on a foot and ankle
A woman's leg covered in black and grey tattoos from thigh to calf, wearing black high heels, with a person in jeans leaning against a wall beside her.
Leg tattoos with high heels on a cobbled street
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with a raised, sculpted look on the shoulder blade, curling tail above a segmented body and pincers.
Realistic scorpion on a shoulder blade
Large black tribal-style lion tattoo with crescent motifs on the back of a calf, with two blue crescents above and one black crescent below.
Tribal lion on a calf
Two lower legs with colourful neo-traditional tattoos: a rose with a figure's face on the left leg, and a rabbit in a waistcoat with a pocket watch on the right.
Rose and rabbits on two calves
Two matching fine line tattoos of wings above the knees with a dotted chain running down the shins and calves, one with a small interlocked C emblem, on bare legs.
Winged chain tattoos on both legs
Small colour tattoo of two red cherries with green stems on an ankle, with legs resting in green wedge sandals on a vintage cream car.
Cherry tattoo on an ankle in green wedge sandals
A small black outline skull tattoo on the ankle of a leg in a high heel, in a sepia-toned fine line style.
Small skull tattoo on the ankle
Black tribal pattern tattoo with bands, chevrons and curved lines covering a person's thigh and down towards the knee.
Tribal band tattoo covering a thigh and knee
Black and grey tattoo of outlined legs rising from a tree stump with leafy sprigs, on the lower leg.
Legs rising from a tree stump
Black and white photo of a fishnet-stockinged leg in a red high heel beside a chrome motorcycle engine, with a partly visible black and grey tattoo on the thigh.
Fishnet leg and red heel beside a motorcycle engine
Black and grey brushstroke flamingo tattoo on a calf, with a small coloured piece lower down the leg.
Brushstroke flamingo on a calf
Black tribal band tattoo with geometric motifs and a central eye symbol wrapping around a calf, photographed indoors on a patterned tiled floor.
Tribal bands tattoo on a lower leg
Realistic black widow spider tattoo with red hourglass markings and shaded legs, placed on a shoulder.
Black widow spider on a shoulder
Dense black ink ornamental floral tattoo covering a woman's thigh and running down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Ornamental floral tattoo on a thigh and calf
Small black and grey shaded bow tattoo with fine outlines on the lower leg, above the ankle, worn with glitter gold high heels.
Small bow tattoo on a lower leg
Black linework tattoos of stacked concentric circles run down both calves of a barefoot person standing with their back to the camera.
Concentric circle tattoos on both calves
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a large teacup balanced on a figure's head, with legs poking out of the cup, on the thigh.
Teacup balanced on a figure's head
Small colour tattoo of a green cartoon T-rex on the calf of a leg, worn with black platform boots against a pink background.
Small T-rex tattoo on a calf
Two small gold palm tree designs on the calves of bare legs, photographed from behind on a sandy beach at sunset with a pineapple beside them.
Gold palm tree tattoos on calves
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with a red rose on top, on the back of a lower leg above a glittery high-heeled shoe.
Sugar skull and rose on a calf
Two pairs of legs rest on an inflatable pool float, showing pink bow tattoos with small cartoon faces on the knees and traditional-style rose and banner tattoos on the thighs.
Pink bows and roses on bare legs
Fine line black tattoo of a flamingo on the back of a leg, with a long single line running down the calf to a small star near the ankle.
Flamingo and single line on a calf
Two tattooed legs raised against a pale wall, showing black and grey script, a lace-style floral piece and colour roses in a botanical style on the calves.
Tattooed legs with script, roses and lace
Colourful traditional-style tattoos cover a thigh and forearm as two people lie on a bed holding hands.
Two people holding hands with tattooed legs
Black and white photo of two thigh tattoos: a sketchy pocket watch with a banner on the left thigh and a shaded skull on the right thigh.
Skull and pocket watch tattoos on thighs
Realism style tattoo of two pink roses over black lace patterns running from the calf down to the ankle.
Pink roses and black lace down a leg
A realistic black widow spider tattoo with red markings on the top of a person's shoulder, with a black strap visible at the top of the frame.
Black widow spider on a shoulder
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with chevrons and geometric bands covering a lower leg, shown against a black background.
Polynesian-style bold blackwork calf sleeve
Close photo of a small black script tattoo reading Exhale, on the back of a wrist, with a hand resting on a thigh beside white platform trainers.
Exhale script tattoo on the hand
Solid black palm tree silhouette tattoo on the back of a calf, photographed on a sandy beach with the sea behind.
Palm tree tattoo on a calf
Black tribal tattoo of spirals and chevron bands running from the thigh down the calf of a person's leg.
Tribal spiral tattoo down a leg
Black tribal-style scorpion design on a white background, with a curved tail and pincers, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal scorpion design
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on a thigh, with a kitten in a pale shirt sitting on the leg beside it.
Infinity symbol tattoo on a thigh