Leg tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey photograph of a person's legs with tall pine tree silhouette tattoos running from thigh to ankle, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouettes down both legs
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a thigh and knee, with bold swirls, chevrons and a solid band below the knee.
Polynesian tribal leg tattoo
Grey shaded dreamcatcher and feather tattoo with small turquoise accents on the thigh of a person lying on blue bedding.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Black and grey realism roses with swirling black vines tattooed along a bare thigh and down towards the calf.
Black and grey roses and vines on a leg
Black linework leg sleeve covering both legs from thigh to ankle, with a peony at the knee, hands in a mudra pose and ornamental patterns, on a grey bed.
Full leg sleeve with peony and hands
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with flowing swirls running from the hip down the outer thigh and calf.
Swirling scrollwork down a leg
Grey and pink cherry blossom branch tattoo running down the outer thigh and leg of a person lying on a black tattoo bed.
Cherry blossom branch down a thigh
Two photographs of black hand-lettered script tattoos, one on the back of a thigh above the knee and one on a lower leg near the ankle, both shown upside down to the viewer.
Black script lettering on two legs
Two bent legs lying on a bed showing an intricate ornamental filigree pattern running from the thigh down the calf, in a dark ink.
Ornamental filigree pattern across thigh and calf
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses and a woman's portrait on a thigh, with a bird on the upper arm, in a greyscale photo.
Roses and portrait on a thigh and arm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo wrapping a person's calf and shin, with further tribal patterns on the ankle and upper thigh, seated on concrete steps.
Polynesian-style tribal leg tattoo
Colour tattoo of a stylised songbird with an orange breast and dotwork shading on the side of a thigh.
Stylised songbird on the side of a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo with scrolls and clouds running down a woman's leg from thigh to calf, photographed from behind.
Japanese style phoenix leg sleeve
Upper thigh with a shaded pink and grey rose tattoo, shown in two panels, one bare and one with a white fishnet stocking, against a dark lip-print background.
Rose tattoo on upper thigh
Traditional style tattoos covering both legs, including a skull and rose on the knee, a snake and a panther on the thigh and calf, and a small piece on the ankle.
Traditional leg tattoos with skull and snake
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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
Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red clouds and black scales wrapping down a leg from the thigh to the calf.
Japanese dragon leg tattoo
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
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
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
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