Ankle tattoo ideas

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Small black fine line tattoo of three stacked triangles with shaded hatching on the side of an ankle, shown on bare feet over a wooden floor.
Stacked triangles on the ankle
Close-up photograph of a blue outlined symbol with a filled centre tattooed on an ankle, with dark linework.
Blue outlined eye symbol on an ankle
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a dotted mandala pattern and dangling beaded chains, sitting on the ankle.
Crescent moon with mandala and beaded drops
Black lettering tattoo of Roman numerals XX·III on the ankle of a leg resting on a bed, beside a black high-heeled shoe and a silver chain anklet.
Roman numerals tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line crescent moon and star tattoo on an ankle, beside a beaded anklet, in a black and white photo.
Crescent moon and star on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the outer ankle and heel, with a thin string anklet above it.
Outline world map on ankle
Small black and grey tattoo of a horseshoe forming an infinity loop, placed on the ankle.
Horseshoe infinity symbol on an ankle
Two small black anchor tattoos, one on each ankle, in simple fine line style, with a sandal and woven bracelets nearby.
Matching anchor ankle tattoos
Fine line black script reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a small compass ornament near the ankle, shown in a black and white photo of a foot.
Quote script and compass on foot
Two matching black ink XOXO tattoos in a thin handwritten script on the ankles of bare feet resting on a grey blanket.
XOXO lettering on two ankles
Black and grey script quote running along the outer foot with a compass and gears emblem on the heel, shown beside a close view of the toes.
Quote and compass tattoo on a foot
Small fine line outline of a four-leaf clover with a stem on the inside of an ankle, in black ink.
Four-leaf clover on an ankle
Small black seahorse tattoo with a curled tail on the side of a person's ankle against a dark background.
Small seahorse tattoo on ankle
Two small black Chinese characters tattooed on the inner ankles of a pair of bare feet resting on a wooden deck, in lettering style.
Two Chinese characters, one on each ankle
Colour tattoo on an ankle showing a masked faceless spirit above a smiling orange fire sprite, with pink and red flowers and leaves.
Faceless spirit and fire sprite on an ankle
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
A small solid black paw print tattoo sits on the side of a person's ankle, near the heel.
Small paw print on an ankle
Black and grey swallow tattoos flying in a line up the outside of a foot and ankle, shown in a fine line and silhouette style.
Flock of swallows on a foot
Black fine line tattoo of a vintage bicycle with three small hearts rising above it, on an ankle.
Bicycle and three hearts on the ankle
Three tiny black swallows in flight in a diagonal line on the ankle, photographed on a pale foot over green grass.
Three small swallows on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain range on the ankle, with a jeans hem visible above it.
Small mountain range tattoo on the ankle
Fine line black ink compass-style motif with curled swirls and dots on the outer ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Ornamental compass motif on the ankle
Bare legs standing on a wooden floor, with a colour traditional-style tattoo of a dagger and flowers down the calf and ornamental pieces on both ankles.
Traditional leg and ankle tattoos on bare legs
Black fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the outer side of a bare foot on wet sand.
Quote and birds tattoo on the side of a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sitting rabbit seen from behind and to the side, placed on the outer ankle.
Small sitting rabbit on an ankle
Small black line tattoo of a stylised wing on the side of an ankle, above a black sock.
Stylised wing on an ankle
Fine line black outline of a small heart with arrow tips and dots, tattooed on the inner ankle.
Small outline heart with arrows on the ankle
Black script lettering reading Stay Strong on the top of a foot near the ankle, with a hand with rings holding the foot.
Stay Strong script tattoo on a foot
Pink shaded lotus flower tattoo above a thin black swirl line on an ankle, in a botanical colour style.
Pink lotus with black swirl on ankle
Two photos of small black butterfly tattoos on an ankle, the left one beside an orange sandal strap and the right one above a leather chair.
Small butterfly tattoos on ankles
Black and grey photograph of a rose and leaf tattoo with dotted line trailing down to small droplet dots on the ankle.
Rose and dotted line tattoo on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a small bird with a red heart above its head, placed on the ankle of a light-skinned person.
Small bird and red heart on an ankle
Small black and grey giraffe tattoo in fine outline with dot-filled spots on the outer ankle, photographed in black and white against a dark background.
Small giraffe on an ankle
Fine line brown outline of a butterfly on the top of a foot near the ankle, with dark painted nails visible at the top right.
Butterfly outline on a foot
Purple and blue dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a tattooed chain anklet on the ankle.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on an ankle
Close-up of a black fine line tattoo on an ankle, showing a world map outline beside the word Wanderlust in script.
Wanderlust script and world map on ankle
Small fine line tattoo of an elephant in black outline with a purple ribbon at the tip of its trunk, on the ankle.
Fine line elephant with ribbon on ankle
Fine line black swallow tattoo on the ankle of a woman's bare foot as she walks along a railway track.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black ink tattoo of a constellation of dots and small star shapes on the inside of an ankle, against pale skin.
Fine line constellation on an ankle
Collage of four photos showing small matching tattoos on wrists and ankles, including heart outlines, hash marks, a colour pinky-promise hands design and small lettering.
Matching small tattoos on wrists and ankles
Small black sketchy line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line, known as the Deathly Hallows symbol, on the ankle.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of three keyboard keys labelled Ctrl, Alt and G, sitting above the ankle.
Three keyboard keys on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a wave flowing into the word calm in script on the outer ankle, with a silver anklet worn above it.
Wave and calm script on ankle
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of a small leafy sprig with two leaves on the outer ankle, in a botanical style.
Small leaf sprig on an ankle
Three views of a colour biomechanical tattoo covering a lower leg and ankle, with bronze, gold, green and purple mechanical plating.
Biomechanical leg tattoo shown from three angles
Black and grey tattoo of Totoro holding an umbrella on the lower leg, with soot sprites running across the top of the foot.
Totoro and soot sprites on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a compass rose and arrows, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
World map and compass on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a curled cat with a long solid tail on the inner ankle.
Curled cat on an ankle