Leg tattoo ideas

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

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Side view of a leg in a strappy heeled sandal, with a black and grey ornamental tattoo running from the calf down to the ankle.
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on a calf and ankle
Full leg tattoo of a red, gold and black Japanese-style dragon running from the thigh down to the ankle.
Red and gold dragon tattoo down a leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Totoro-style creature with red cherry blossoms and petals on the outer thigh of a bare leg.
Totoro character and red blossoms on a thigh
Two solid black bow tattoos with long ribbon tails sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a pale pleated skirt.
Black bow tattoos on thighs
Black ink flash drawing of a skull with two stiletto heels and bare legs, drawn in bold outline with solid black fills.
Skull with stiletto heels
Small black fine line tattoo of thin marks on the calf of a cyclist in yellow cycling shoes, riding a bicycle.
Small fine line marks on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a figure with a television for a head and a braided plait, on the thigh and leg, shown in two photographs.
Figure with a television head on a leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of triangles, zigzags, dots and solid bands covering a lower leg from below the knee to the ankle.
Blackwork geometric leg tattoo from knee to ankle
Two legs resting in a bath showing black and grey rose and compass tattoos on one thigh and a long block of script down the other thigh.
Rose and script leg tattoos in a bath
Black and grey tattoo of thigh and calf muscle anatomy in fine hatched linework, running down the outside of a woman's leg.
Muscle anatomy tattoo down a thigh and leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a Medusa head with snakes, wings and wheat ears within a triskelion, on the upper back.
Medusa and triskelion on the upper back
Small black fine line bow tattoo on the ankle of a leg wearing black platform heels with a leopard print strap.
Bow tattoo on ankle beside leopard print heels
Black fine-line tattoo of a figure with a large flower head and dotted skirt on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Flower-headed figure on upper arm
Black and white photograph of a lower leg, foot and hands covered in dark geometric tattoos, with the body resting on grass.
Geometric tattoos on a lower leg and hands
Black linework tattoo of two stiletto heels and a pair of legs inside a square frame on the upper arm.
Stiletto heels and legs in a square frame
Black and white photo of a person's legs with black silhouette pine trees tattooed from the thigh down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouettes on both legs
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the calves, each with a moth above a geometric crystal shape inside dotted diamond outlines, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Matching moth and geometric calf tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of three origami cranes and a shaded flying bird running down a woman's lower leg, shown against a white background.
Origami cranes and a flying bird on a leg
Small black script lettering tattoo on an ankle, beside brown lace-up heeled sandals on a grey floor.
Small script tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of a bare lower leg and foot with a solid black fern tattoo wrapping from the calf down towards the ankle, in a botanical style.
Fern tattoo wrapping a lower leg
Black and grey engraved illustration of a bee with stippled shading and veined wings on a cream background, in the style of a tattoo flash design.
Engraved bee illustration on cream
Black and white photo of a black script quote tattoo on a lower leg, with a Lord of the Rings paperback held above it.
Quote lettering on a calf
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a lamp with a fringed yellow shade and a fishnet-stockinged leg in a high heel, beside a red armchair.
Fishnet leg lamp and red sofa on a thigh
Black and grey ornamental pattern tattoo on a forearm, partly cropped at the left edge, with a hand holding a cup of tea on a grey bed.
Ornamental forearm tattoo beside tea on a bed
Sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs including yin yang, hamsa hand, enso circle, lotus, om symbol and the words YOGA, BREATHE and relax, with a photo of a gold hamsa tattoo on an ankle.
Gold yoga temporary tattoo designs sheet
Top-down view of a colourful tattoo covering one calf and smaller black tattoos on the other shin, both legs in green canvas trainers.
Colourful leg tattoos above green trainers
Dark blue geometric mandala tattoo with pink accents on the upper thigh of a person lying on a patchwork quilt.
Blue mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of two fluffy round creatures with big eyes and thin legs on the inside of a wrist and forearm.
Two fluffy black creatures on a wrist
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a bare tree with spreading roots running down the calf towards the ankle.
Bare tree with roots on a calf
Small black script lettering on the inner ankle of a leg, with a plum high-heeled shoe on the foot.
Small script word on an ankle
Collage of black line-art elephant designs, including mandala and origami styles, with a photo of similar elephant tattoos on a lower leg above navy suede loafers.
Elephant tattoo flash collage
Black and grey blackwork tattoos covering both legs from thigh to calf, showing mountains, clouds, towers and a bridge in a geometric landscape.
Mountain and bridge landscape leg tattoos
Reddish-brown paisley and lotus design running from the thigh down the calf to the ankle, in a henna-style pattern rather than black tattoo ink.
Paisley and lotus henna-style design on a leg
Black and grey tattoos of script lettering and a botanical motif on a thigh and calf, with a hairless sphynx cat resting on the leg.
Script and botanical tattoos on legs with a sphynx cat
Black dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small turquoise beads on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of a bare leg.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Legs covered in colour traditional tattoos including a tiger head and a rose on the thigh and calf, shown in denim shorts outdoors.
Traditional tattoos covering legs
Close view of a black and grey botanical floral tattoo with large flowers and leaves running down the outer calf of a woman wearing brown heels.
Floral design down a calf
Photograph of a red and grey corset lacing tattoo with bows wrapping the thighs of a person lying on a white bed, with black sheer lingerie visible at the hip.
Corset lacing and bow tattoo on thighs
Black fine line circle tattoo with a simple inner mark on the outer ankle of a leg wearing black platform sandals.
Small circle tattoo on the ankle
Black lettering tattoo reading part of a Latin phrase ending in audere semper, in a plain lettering style on the outer thigh of a leg.
Latin lettering along the thigh
Small black line anchor tattoo on a lower leg, photographed from above with boat shoes and a warm vintage tone.
Small anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Black outline tattoo of an open book with small legs on the upper arm, shown against a brick wall with a hand holding the arm.
Open book with legs on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange and black tarantula on the upper arm, with a cartoon-style tattoo partly visible below.
Realistic tarantula on an upper arm
Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red clouds and black scales wrapping down a leg from the thigh to the calf.
Japanese dragon leg tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoos of a snake, a gorilla head and a heart on both lower legs, with black canvas shoes below.
Traditional tattoos covering both lower legs
Black and grey lily flowers and swirling vines wrap down a leg, running from the thigh past the knee and onto the calf.
Lily and vine leg tattoo
Colourful watercolour splash tattoo on a calf, with a small tree branch motif, on a leg standing in shallow water on a sunny beach.
Watercolour splash tattoos on calves
Studio photo of a bare leg and foot with gold metallic ornamental designs, including scrollwork, a crown motif and a snake, on the calf, ankle and hand.
Gold metallic temporary designs on a leg