Ankle tattoo ideas

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Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with dots running up the ankle and onto the top of the foot.
Black swirling ornamental ankle tattoo
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a trail of paw prints on a woman's ankle, with soft grey shading beneath them.
Trail of small paw prints on an ankle
Watercolour-style tattoo of black outlined and solid stars with pink and blue washes and ink splatter on the ankle.
Watercolour stars on an ankle
Colour tattoo of blue hydrangea flowers and green leaves wrapping around an ankle, in a botanical style.
Blue hydrangea ankle tattoo
Two matching black and grey ornate giraffe head tattoos with floral and dotwork detailing on a pair of ankles.
Matching ornate giraffe tattoos on two ankles
Black ink lettering reading STRONG on one ankle beside a small row of three black dots on another ankle, both in a black and grey style.
Word STRONG and three dots on ankles
Fine line arrow tattoo with a purple, blue and green feather on the ankle and top of a foot.
Arrow and feather on a foot
Black lettering tattoo reading TRAVEL with small vine flourishes across the top of a bare foot, near the ankle.
Travel lettering on a foot
Top-down view of a colourful tattoo covering one calf and smaller black tattoos on the other shin, both legs in green canvas trainers.
Colourful leg tattoos above green trainers
Traditional style black and grey leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, with a sugar skull, a moth, a kite, stars and a script line.
Leg sleeve with sugar skull and stars
Fine line tattoo of two upright symbols, one red and one black, each with a round head and horizontal bars, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Two red and black line symbols on an ankle
Two people's feet side by side showing matching black outline puzzle piece tattoos with a small heart, one on an ankle and one on a lower leg.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on two ankles
Traditional style anchor tattoo with a teal bow across its shaft, placed on the ankle and shown in teal and black ink.
Anchor and teal bow on an ankle
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a palm tree and birds on an ankle, above a blue lace-up shoe.
Palm tree tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo from behind of two ankles, each with a small handwritten script word in black ink, reading keep on the left and running on the right, in a lettering style on the ankles.
Keep and running script on both ankles
Black and grey shaded pineapple tattoo on the ankle, with soft realistic shading across the fruit and its spiky leafy crown.
Shaded pineapple on an ankle
Three views of a leg tattoo on the calf and ankle showing a wolf head with blue eyes, honeycomb hexagons, pink cherry blossoms and a geometric line design in neo-traditional style.
Wolf, honeycomb and blossom leg tattoo
Black and white photo of two ankles in rolled jeans and sneakers, with the words Stay and Gold in script lettering tattooed on them.
Stay and Gold script tattoos on ankles
Black and grey tattoo on an ankle showing a script monogram, swirling figure-eight lines, shaded flowers and small stars.
Script monogram with flowers and stars on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a state outline with a cursive word running down its right edge, on the side of an ankle.
State outline with script on ankle
Bare feet on a beach with silver anklets and gold and silver geometric triangle designs on the ankle and top of the foot, in a metallic Geometric style.
Metallic triangle designs on an ankle
Black ink fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds and a ladybird on the stem, placed on the ankle.
Dandelion and ladybird on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated fox in outline on the inner ankle of a bare foot, shown on a wooden floor.
Fox outline on an ankle
Black and grey realism rose with vine and leaves tattooed on the top of a foot.
Rose and vine on the top of a foot
Black fine line outline tattoo of an apple with a leaf and stem on the ankle, with a single curling line inside the lower right of the apple.
Outline apple with leaf and stem
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley, heart and leaf motifs running down a leg from the calf to the ankle and top of the foot.
Ornate mandala leg tattoo from calf to ankle
Four black paw prints with thin red heart and swirl linework on the outside of an ankle, with a patterned sock at the lower edge of the frame.
Paw prints with red heart swirls on ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a curling wave flowing into the words into the sea in script, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Wave and script reading into the sea on ankle
Traditional-style tattoo of a green and blue owl with pink feathers, with a banner reading NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Owl with banner on lower leg
Black fine line anklet tattoo of a chain with small dangling charms on a woman's ankle, shown with black heeled sandals.
Fine line chain anklet tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a compass rose combined with a dreamcatcher and an arrow pointing north, with teal accents, on the ankle.
Compass and dreamcatcher on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a heart intertwined with an infinity symbol on the ankle of a bare foot standing on a wooden floor.
Infinity heart on an ankle
Black and grey swallow tattoo on a man's ankle, with a dark forearm tattoo partly visible above a wristwatch.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Thin black fine line lettering reading DAY DREAM in capitals on the inner ankle of a leg, with a black and white low-top sneaker beside it.
Day Dream lettering on ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a winged key with small stars and the script words It's real for us, on the ankle above a sandal strap.
Winged key and script on an ankle
Black script lettering reading He walks with me on the top of a foot near the ankle, in a fine lettering style.
Script quote on the ankle
Colour tattoo of three four-pointed diamond shapes in yellow, red and blue, with black and grey swirls, on the outer ankle.
Three coloured diamonds on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading Believe in yourself on the ankle, with a beige suede ballet flat with a bow beside it.
Believe in yourself script on an ankle
Two small black fine line tattoos of a curled stroke symbol on the ankles of two people, shown close up.
Small matching ankle tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of two feathers, a dreamcatcher and a flock of birds, with the word dream in script, on the ankle.
Feathers and dreamcatcher with birds on an ankle
Three small fine line black arrow tattoos on the ankles and feet of three bare feet resting on a striped rug.
Three small arrow tattoos on feet
Small fine line tattoo of a simple cartoon dog with a pink and blue watercolour wash, on the ankle.
Small watercolour dog on ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a conch shell with light hatching on the side of an ankle.
Small conch shell on an ankle
Two black fine line tattoos on the backs of a person's legs, an ornate crescent moon on the left calf and a sun mandala on the right calf, with a small elephant outline on the right ankle.
Crescent moon and sun mandala on calves
Close photograph of a small black abstract symbol tattoo on the outer ankle and heel of a bare foot, resting on a light blue patterned sheet.
Small black abstract symbol on the ankle
Small black lettering tattoo of a single capitalised word on an ankle, above a striped sock and white trainer.
Small word tattoo on the ankle
Faded black fine line dandelion with drifting seeds tattooed on the outer ankle of a bare foot standing on grass.
Dandelion tattoo on a bare foot
Two colourful watercolour-style world map tattoos, one on each ankle, shown against a blue plastic sheet.
Watercolour world maps on both ankles