Ankle tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a small fine line vine tattoo on an ankle, worn with striped flats and cropped blue jeans.
Fine line vine tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two faceted diamonds on a woman's ankle, above a black open-toe heeled shoe.
Two diamonds on an ankle
Black script lettering runs down the outer back of a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, shown from behind in denim shorts.
Script quotation down the back of a leg
Matching fine line fish outlines with the word faith and Heb 11:1 on the feet, near the ankles, in black ink.
Matching faith fish tattoos on feet
Two small black clef tattoos, a treble clef on one ankle and a bass clef on the other, shown on bare feet against a dark blue blanket.
Treble and bass clef tattoos on two ankles
Black and white photo of a fine line outline kettlebell tattoo on the ankle, on a foot resting on white bed sheets.
Kettlebell outline on an ankle
Two small black turtle tattoos, one on an ankle and one on the top of a foot, in a simple bold outline style.
Matching turtle tattoos on two feet
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle above a t-like symbol on an ankle, above a white sock and a pink and blue sneaker.
Triangle and t symbol on an ankle
Small fine line black outline tattoo of a bicycle on the inside of a woman's ankle, with a navy slip-on shoe below it.
Bicycle outline on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of two cardinals perched on a black branch, one red and one orange-yellow, on the ankle in fine line style.
Two cardinals on a branch on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a small flower with a long thin stem on the inner ankle, with a white platform sneaker.
Single flower with long stem on an ankle
Small black fine line wave tattoo on an ankle, with a bare foot resting on a sandy beach beside clear turquoise water.
Small wave tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a handwritten phrase arranged in a circle on the inner ankle of a foot resting on a wooden floor.
Circular script quote on an ankle
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Small brown and grey owl perched on a leafy branch, tattooed on the ankle with soft shading and fine outlines.
Owl perched on a branch on the ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a cluster of tall pine trees on the back of a lower leg, above the ankle.
Pine trees on the lower leg
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Sitting cat outline on an ankle
Black and grey triquetra Celtic knot tattoo with shaded ribbon effect on a person's ankle.
Triquetra on an ankle
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on an ankle, partly visible above a white sock and canvas trainer.
Crescent moon tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant with ornamental swirls on the ankle, photographed against a green cloth.
Elephant with swirls on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of a puzzle piece with a red heart inside, on the back of a person's ankle, in a fine line style.
Puzzle piece with red heart on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading Remember the Magic with a small Mickey Mouse ears silhouette, on the ankle above a patterned shoe.
Remember the Magic script with Mickey ears on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate padlock with a keyhole, scrolled detailing and a key, on the ankle.
Padlock and key on an ankle
Two photos of matching black fine line script quote tattoos with crossed arrows, one on the inner upper arm and one on the ankle.
Matching arrow and quote tattoos
Fine line black ink tattoo of a poppy with a long single stem, placed on the ankle.
Fine line poppy on an ankle
Close-up of a small fine line black tattoo of a heart with a looping script letter on the inner ankle, beside a bare foot on a wooden floor.
Fine line heart and script on an ankle
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with soft swirling shadows on the lower leg above the ankle.
Key with swirls on a lower leg
Black linework tattoo of an anklet band with a dangling shield charm bearing a Superman-style logo, on the inside of an ankle.
Superman shield charm anklet
Tiny fine line tattoo of a green cactus in a black-outlined pot on an ankle, shown against a pale background.
Small cactus in a pot on an ankle
Black lettering-style tattoo forming a rabbit shape on the side of a lower leg near the ankle, with a bare foot visible at left.
Rabbit made from characters on a lower leg
Close-up of a small black semicolon tattoo in fine line style on the ankle, with a tan suede shoe below.
Small semicolon tattoo on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of a stacked sandwich with an olive on a cocktail pick, wrapped in an orange banner reading 'We finish each others sandwiches', on the ankle.
Stacked sandwich with banner on ankle
Black script lettering reading 'My story isn't over' with a large semicolon beneath the words, tattooed on an ankle.
Semicolon and script 'My story isn't over'
Small black line tattoo of a ship's wheel, an anchor and a wave on the outer ankle, shown in two photographs.
Ship's wheel, anchor and wave on ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a rabbit head with long ears on the ankle, shown with grey sneakers and rolled jeans.
Rabbit head tattoo on an ankle
Small black lettering tattoo reading God Blessed in a script style on the ankle, with a hand wearing a large ring resting on the leg above it.
God Blessed script on an ankle
Two small colour tattoos of LEGO bricks on the ankles, a blue brick on the left leg and a pink brick on the right leg, both below denim jeans.
Matching LEGO brick ankle tattoos
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
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline tattoo of two curved fish-like shapes on the outer ankle, beside a thin chain anklet.
Small outline fish tattoo on an ankle
Dark ornamental tattoo of a peacock, paisley motifs and flowers across the top of a foot and up onto the ankle, in a botanical and paisley style.
Peacock and paisley tattoo across a foot
Fine line black script quote running across the top of a foot near the ankle, with a small coloured stack of books beside the ankle bone.
Script quote and books on a foot
Black blackwork feather tattoo with dotwork shading and a fine line above it, on the ankle.
Geometric feather on an ankle
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in bright colour washes across the ankles and tops of both feet.
Watercolour world map across both feet
Close view of a bare foot balanced on a rail, with a fine line black swallow tattoo on the top of the foot near the ankle.
Swallow tattoo on the top of a foot
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 fine line lace mandala anklet tattoo wrapping around an ankle, with dotted detail and a scalloped edge.
Lace mandala anklet tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of hanging feathers tied to a beaded branch, shown on the ankle and top of the foot against white bedding.
Hanging feathers and beads on the ankle
Botanical tattoo of a black vine with pink flowers and green leaves wrapping across the top of a foot toward the ankle.
Pink flower vine tattoo on a foot