Ankle tattoo ideas

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Side view of a leg in a strappy heeled sandal, with a black and grey ornamental tattoo running from the calf down to the ankle.
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on a calf and ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat reaching a paw towards two small blue butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Cat reaching for butterflies on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of a pink and purple lilac sprig with green leaves on the outer ankle, in a fine line botanical style.
Lilac sprig on an ankle
Black cursive script lettering tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle, with waves breaking on sand behind it.
Cursive script tattoo on a foot at the beach
Four-panel collage of small tattoos on wrists and ankles, including black fine line hearts, a black hash symbol pair, and a colour design of two hands in front of an orange sun on a forearm.
Small wrist and ankle tattoos in a collage
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small crescent moon with a simple face on the inner ankle of a leg in soft sunlight.
Small crescent moon on an ankle
Black line tattoo of a chemical structure formula running across the top of a foot and onto the ankle.
Chemical structure formula across a foot
Black ink scrollwork and floral vine tattoo wrapping from the ankle across the top and side of a foot, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Black scrollwork tattoo on a foot and ankle
Small red balloon tattoo with a black outline and trailing string on the outer ankle, shown on a leg in dark leggings and denim.
Red balloon tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making the ILY sign, placed on the ankle of a bare foot.
Sign language hand on an ankle
Close view from behind of a small black fine line arrow tattoo pointing downwards on an ankle, above white trainers and rolled blue jeans.
Small arrow tattoo on the ankle
Small black winged triangle emblem tattoo on the outer ankle, shown against a wooden floor.
Winged triangle emblem on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric dog head with two small hearts above it, on the inside of an ankle.
Geometric dog and hearts on an ankle
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
Small black outline lotus tattoo in a fine line botanical style on the side of an ankle.
Outline lotus on the ankle
Black and grey floral leg sleeve with roses, foliage and script running from ankle to thigh, with the leg raised against a wooden jetty.
Floral leg sleeve with script
Black and grey tattoos of chain anklets with shaded heart pendants on both ankles, shown against a beige carpet.
Heart pendant anklet tattoos on both ankles
Bold black tattoo of a letter A intertwined with a flowing heart and sweeping strokes, placed on the ankle.
Heart and letter A on an ankle
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat with its tail curling down, tattooed on the back of a lower leg near the ankle.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Wanderlust on a bare foot near the ankle, with a beaded anklet, resting on tangled tree roots.
Wanderlust script tattoo on ankle
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain with two diamond charms wrapped around the ankle.
Dotted chain anklet with diamond charms
Small fine line black tattoo of a treble clef combined with an anchor on the ankle.
Treble clef and anchor on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a stylised squirrel with a curling tail on the outside of an ankle, shown against a light teal surface.
Squirrel with swirling tail on an ankle
Fine line black tattoos of a small sun on one ankle and a crescent moon on the other, shown on two bare feet resting on dark leather.
Sun and crescent moon tattoos on ankles
Small fine line daisy tattoo with a yellow centre and green stem and bud, placed on the side of an ankle.
Daisy with bud on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a melting clock draped over a crescent moon, placed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Melting clock on a crescent moon at the ankle
Two people stand side by side showing small GRL PWR lettering tattoos in dark blue-black ink on the lower leg above the ankle, in a fine line style.
GRL PWR lettering on two ankles
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a stretched white cat with black skulls and red eyes over teal waves on the top of a foot, with a red crab on the ankle.
Stretching cat with skulls on a foot
Two matching black infinity heart tattoos with the word sisters in script, one on each ankle, shown in a black and grey lettering style.
Matching infinity heart sisters tattoos on ankles
Black and grey photograph of a fine line lotus flower tattoo on an ankle, with the foot pointed down.
Lotus tattoo on an ankle
Fine black line tattoo of a paper airplane on the inner side of an ankle, with a black leggings hem above and white sheeting below.
Paper airplane tattoo on the ankle
Small black outline tattoo of four interlocking rings on the ankle of a person wearing beige peep-toe stiletto heels.
Four interlocking rings on an ankle
Close photograph of a small fine line outline tattoo of an animal figure on the ankle of a bare foot resting on grass.
Small outline animal on the side of a foot
Black ink compass rose tattoo with ornate N, E, S and W letters on the ankle, above a cream slip-on shoe.
Compass rose on the ankle
Two matching black and grey anchor tattoos with bows on a pair of ankles, shaded in a traditional style.
Matching anchor and bow ankle tattoos
Two bare feet with red toenails on a rock: one has black script reading Illuminate across the top, and the other has a colour peacock feather tattoo near the ankle.
Illuminate script and peacock feather on feet
Black line-art cat tattoo with whiskers and a small green eye, shown in a close-up photo on the ankle.
Line-art cat on the ankle
Fine line black cross tattoo on the ankle of a person wearing pink canvas shoes, shown in a three-panel collage.
Small cross tattoo on ankle
Bare foot with a fine black linework tattoo on the ankle, standing on a railway rail with the track receding behind.
Black linework tattoo on an ankle on railway track
Black and white photo of a bare foot on a rail, with a fine line swallow tattoo on the ankle and top of the foot.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading Love always, mom across the top of a person's ankle and foot.
Script words across an ankle
Two small black fine line doodle creatures, one horned and one round with a single eye, tattooed on the ankles of two people's feet.
Doodle creatures on two ankles
Pink cherry blossom tattoo with grey-brown branches running down a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom leg tattoo from thigh to ankle
Three bare feet on a red brick path, each with small fine line black star tattoos, one on the ankle and others on the top of the foot near the toes.
Small star tattoos on three pairs of feet
Fine line Gemini constellation tattoo in violet ink on the ankle and foot, shown beside a labelled star chart of the same constellation.
Gemini constellation tattoo on an ankle
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a green and blue bird with outstretched wings and a long swirling tail on the ankle and lower leg.
Green and blue bird with swirling tail on ankle
Black outlined swirl tattoo with pale green shading on the ankle, shown on light skin against a patterned towel.
Green and black swirl motif on ankle
Close photograph of a fine line cursive script word tattoo in black ink on the top of a foot near the ankle, resting on a purple patterned blanket.
Cursive word tattoo on the foot