Mug tattoo ideas

51 photos and flash · 39% Fine line, 25% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Fine line black tattoo of a hand holding a steaming mug, sitting on the outer side of a thigh.
Steaming mug line drawing on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a coffee cup with curling steam on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Coffee cup tattoo near the collarbone
Small black fine line symbol tattoo on an ankle, with a bare foot resting on white bedding beside a teal mug of coffee.
Small black symbol tattoo on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat peeking out of a teal mug with a red heart, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Cat peeking from a teal mug with a heart
Black script lettering in two lines runs across the outer thigh of a seated person in a grey hoodie holding a mug, with the tattoo partly cropped.
Two-line script quote on an outer thigh
Close-up of a hand with the word grace in black script lettering on the back of the hand, beside a coffee mug and an open book.
Grace script lettering on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with an ornate crown on the upper forearm of a woman in a grey bikini, holding a mug.
Skull with crown tattoo on a forearm
Purple and green lavender sprigs tattooed on a forearm in a botanical style, with a hand holding a white mug beside a potted plant.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink coffee mug with teal leaves and the words death before decaf in teal script on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Death before decaf mug on a forearm
Fine line black coffee cup tattoo with rising steam on the inner wrist, next to a white mug of coffee on rumpled blue bedsheets.
Small coffee cup tattoo on a wrist
Black fine line wishbone tattoo with two lines of coordinate text on the inner forearm of a person in a grey knit jumper holding a mug.
Wishbone and coordinates on the inner forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo on an upper arm and a small script tattoo on the forearm, shown in a kitchen with a blue mug.
Rose tattoo on upper arm and small script on forearm
Two matching fine line black outline tattoos of a cat sitting in a teacup, one on a rib side and one on a thigh, with the wearers' faces not shown.
Matching cat in teacup tattoos on two people
Traditional-style flash design of a banner reading BREAKFAST ALWAYS, surrounded by a coffee mug, coffee pot, waffle, fried eggs, bacon and orange slices.
Breakfast always banner with eggs and bacon
Small fine line tattoo of a coffee mug with steam rising, in black ink on the side of a finger.
Tiny coffee mug on a finger
Two traditional-style tattoos on a calf: a mug with a heart and the word MOM beside a pink flower, and an envelope with a heart and the word DAD beside a pink flower.
Mug and envelope tattoos on a calf
Fine line black ink drawing of a steaming coffee mug with the word Mornin' beneath it, drawn on a pale grey background.
Coffee mug with Mornin' lettering
Three black ink line drawings of cups with swirling steam, a tattoo flash style design with no body placement shown.
Three ink sketches of steaming cups
Small black fine line tattoo of an outlined mug with a filled coffee surface and a mountain peak inside, on a forearm.
Mug with mountain design on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with short rays on the side of a finger, held beside a black mug printed with Black Coffee, Black Booties, Black Lipstick and Black Magic.
Crescent moon tattoo on a finger
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a black mug with a heart-shaped wisp of steam, a red rose and dark leaves on the forearm.
Mug with heart steam and red rose on a forearm
Ceramic travel mug printed with traditional-style flash designs of a green-tailed mermaid with a crown and red roses, with a black lid.
Traditional flash designs on a travel mug
Black outline tattoo of a coffee cup with a black coffee surface and a red lipstick kiss mark on the forearm.
Coffee cup with lipstick kiss on forearm
Black line drawing flash design of a coffee mug with a Death banner above and a Before Decaf banner below, unshaded apart from a dark coffee surface.
Coffee mug with Death before Decaf banners
Black and grey script tattoo on a forearm, beside a tabby cat and a white mug reading Proceed as if success is inevitable.
Script tattoo on forearm with cat and mug
A bearded man pours coffee into a white mug in a kitchen, showing a colour traditional-style sleeve tattoo on his forearm and upper arm.
Colour sleeve tattoo while pouring coffee
Cream ceramic travel mug printed with traditional tattoo flash designs, including a lifebuoy with a banner, an anchor, a spyglass, a red rose and a pin-up figure.
Traditional flash designs on a ceramic travel mug
Black and grey dotwork flash drawing of a skeleton resting its head on one hand while holding a steaming mug in the other.
Skeleton resting head on hand with steaming mug
Black fine line feather tattoo with small script on the side of the ribs, with a woman in a white sports bra holding a black mug of tea.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black outline tattoo of an octopus with dotted suckers and a mug-shaped vessel on the upper arm, shown against a dark top.
Octopus and mug on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a light blue mug reading WORLDS BEST BOSS with curling steam and a red rose with green leaves on the skin.
Worlds best boss mug with red rose
Black fine line cursive script lettering runs diagonally up the inner forearm, with a hand, a handwritten page and a mug of tea beside it.
Fine line script lettering on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a steaming mug with a sprig wreath of leaves and berries on the inner forearm.
Steaming mug with leafy wreath on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornamental shapes on the back of a hand, which is holding a black ceramic skull mug.
Skull tattoo on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bear holding a mug beside a donut and strawberry, set in a pink heart with a yellow and teal scalloped border, on the thigh.
Cartoon bear with donut in a heart frame on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading be still on the inner forearm, with a hand holding a white mug of coffee.
Fine line script reading be still on the wrist
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading silver lining on the upper chest, with a person in a grey V-neck top holding a black mug.
Silver lining script on the upper chest
Hands holding a white mug, with a red and black traditional ship's wheel tattoo on the back of one hand and small anchor, arrow and Roman numeral tattoos on the fingers.
Ship's wheel and small symbols on hands
Black and grey tattoos on a bare thigh and a hand holding a coffee mug, with two dogs asleep on white bedding beside them.
Black and grey skull tattoo on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of angular chevron-like marks on the inner wrist of a hand resting beside a mug with a painted woodland scene.
Thin angular symbol on an inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a coffee cup with steam rising, on the wrist of a hand holding a white mug on crumpled sheets.
Tiny coffee cup tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey rose tattoos on a woman's upper and lower thigh, with her face hidden behind a white Totoro mug.
Two rose tattoos on a woman's thigh
Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion character in goggles and overalls, holding a frothy beer, on the calf.
Cartoon Minion holding a beer on a calf
Small fine line tattoo of a coffee cup with wisps of steam on the outer ankle, in dark ink.
Small coffee cup on an ankle
Traditional-style flash design of a blue banner reading BREAKFAST ALWAYS, surrounded by fried eggs, bacon, a waffle, sausages, orange slices, a coffee pot and a mug marked #1.
Breakfast banner with eggs, bacon and waffles
Torso and arm of a woman holding a blue mug, with a dark black and grey tattoo on the upper arm and a small tattoo near the wrist.
Dark ink upper arm tattoo, kitchen mug
Black line tattoos of two matching stick figure girls holding mugs, one on the top of each foot.
Matching stick figure girls on both feet
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo on a woman's upper arm and a shaded rose on her forearm, with a white mug held in her hand.
Rose tattoos on upper arm and forearm