Leg tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style colour tattoo of a brown coffin with fishnet-clad legs and gold sparkles, framed by red flowers, on the forearm.
Coffin with fishnet legs and red flowers
Seated person on grass with botanical tattoos on the legs, including a swallow on the knee, a pink rose on the shin and a lily with leaves on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and lily tattoos on legs
Fine line black script tattoo running vertically down a bare calf, with a hand resting on the knee and a thin line tattoo around the wrist.
Fine line script on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a leafy tree whose trunk forms two legs and feet, on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Tree with legs on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red creature wearing a gold crown, with an open toothed mouth, on a lower leg.
Red creature with crown on lower leg
Two side-by-side photos of a blackwork tattoo of three solid black bands encircling a lower leg just below the knee.
Three solid black bands on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of spirals and organic tribal-like shapes wrapping around a lower leg.
Swirling black and grey leg tattoo
Two side-by-side views of a leg with blue snowflake tattoos cascading from the calf down towards the ankle.
Blue snowflakes running down a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock feather with a detailed eye, running down the outer lower leg of a person seated on a teal carpet.
Peacock feather tattoo on a lower leg
Fine line black tattoo on the ankle, above pink glitter platform heels on a white bed.
Thin black ankle tattoo above glitter heels
Small dark blue-black script tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing taupe lace-up block heel sandals, shown in a lettering style.
Small script tattoo on an ankle
Close photograph of a small red bow tattoo with white polka dots on the upper thigh, worn with a black polka dot skirt and red heels.
Red polka dot bow on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a calf of a pair of legs in fishnet stockings and red heels, with banners reading Don't dream it, be it.
Fishnet legs and banners on a calf
Colour botanical tattoo on an ankle with a pink hibiscus, a lavender rose and black lace linework with a small feather above.
Lace and flowers on an ankle
A bare leg with a large colour traditional tattoo of pink peonies and roses across the thigh and calf, with dark foliage, on a yellow floral bedspread.
Pink peony and rose leg tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spider with a human-style skull for its body, shaded in grey on the upper arm.
Skull-bodied spider on an upper arm
Small black palm tree tattoo on the ankle of a person standing on a skateboard in white platform shoes.
Palm tree tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a LEGO minifigure's separated parts, from helmet to legs, running down the forearm.
LEGO minifigure parts on a forearm
Small black script tattoo on the back of a leg just above the ankle, with taupe wedge sandals on a wooden floor.
Small script tattoo near ankle with taupe wedges
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small turquoise gems on the outer thigh of a person lying on a blue bed.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Black and white photo of script lettering reading Try walking in my shoes on the back of a calf, with the wearer in black high heels.
Try walking in my shoes script on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and hatched forearm tattoo of a rose above a face, on a person holding a cigarette with their legs crossed.
Rose and face forearm tattoo
Pink flamingo tattoo in a fine line style on the lower leg above the ankle, with purple patent heels on grass beside it.
Pink flamingo tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bow with trailing ribbons on the calf, with a ribbon band wrapped around the ankle.
Bow and ribbon tattoo on a calf
Black geometric line tattoo of chevrons and parallel bands running down a leg from thigh to ankle, in a sepia photo.
Geometric line bands on a leg
Black and white photo of a bare foot balancing on a rail, with a fine line swallow tattoo on the ankle.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Black feather and small star tattoo on a lower leg, shown beneath a panel of a healed scar on a leg.
Black feather and stars on a leg
Black fine line tattoo of the word always in flowing script above an ornate Deathly Hallows symbol, shown as a close-up on skin and on a woman's thigh.
Always script and Deathly Hallows symbol on a thigh
Grey and pink tattoo of an outlined winged shape with a pink ribbon-like form and small stars, on the lower leg.
Winged shape with pink ribbon on a calf
Full leg tattoos in Japanese style with colourful chrysanthemums and waves on black shading, on the thighs and calves of a person seen from behind.
Japanese chrysanthemum leg tattoos
Lower legs of a person in grey shorts and white trainers, with a black diamond argyle pattern tattooed on both calves in a geometric style.
Black argyle pattern on both calves
Black and grey photo of two small solid black butterfly tattoos, one on each ankle, worn with lace-up heeled shoes.
Matching butterfly ankle tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mechanical walking castle with domed turrets, gears and stilt-like legs, shown on a calf beside its printed reference drawing.
Mechanical walking castle on a calf
Black and grey anatomical tattoo of thigh muscles with labels such as rectus femoris and patella, shown on an upper leg in a Realism style.
Anatomical muscle study on a thigh
Close-up of a small black star tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing metallic platform heels on a red carpet.
Small star tattoo on an ankle
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
Two legs in denim shorts and black sneakers covered in colour neo-traditional tattoos, including an owl, a raven with roses, a fox and a rabbit.
Full leg sleeve of colourful neo-traditional tattoos
Two lowered-view legs in satin pointe shoes show black and grey tattoos on the calves, including a raven, a lightbulb and a cluster of roses in traditional and dotwork style.
Raven, roses and lightbulb on legs in pointe shoes
Black and grey swallow tattoo on the top of a bare foot on a carpet, with a smaller swallow tattoo on a second pair of feet further back.
Swallow tattoos on two feet
Black ink blackwork tattoo of wavy lines and a honeycomb of hexagons running down a person's thigh and calf, seated on a pale table edge.
Blackwork honeycomb tattoo on a leg
Black geometric tattoos of a spherical triangular lattice and straight lines on the backs of both calves, shown from behind.
Geometric sphere tattoos on both calves
Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs
Black and white photo of a fish skeleton tattoo on one calf and a stippled trout with lettering above it on the other, both worn with black leather shoes.
Fish skeleton and trout on calves
Pastel pink, purple, blue and green scale and fin tattoo covering both legs from the ankles up the calves, with the legs raised against a pale fabric backdrop.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo on both legs
Black and grey fine line ornamental lace tattoo with paisley and floral motifs covering a woman's thigh and running down past the knee.
Ornamental lace leg tattoo on thigh and knee
Black and grey blackwork tribal swirl tattoo running up a lower leg, with a bare foot visible at the bottom right.
Swirling tribal pattern on a lower leg
Fine line black and grey palm tree tattoos on the upper thigh of each leg, with the trees placed side by side above the knees.
Matching palm trees on two thighs
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog