Ankle tattoo ideas

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Black geometric tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand and wrist, with crescent, ankh and arrow symbols on the fingers and a small sun motif on an ankle.
Black mandala and symbol designs on hand and foot
Small black fine line shamrock outline tattoo with a stem on the inner ankle, shown on pale skin.
Small shamrock outline on an ankle
Two photographs of black lettering tattoos: "I'm fine" on the outer thigh above the knee, and "save me" on the ankle of a raised foot, both in a plain black script.
"I'm fine" and "save me" lettering on legs
Two black ink dotwork tattoos on ankles, a mandala-patterned crescent moon on the left and a mandala-style sun on the right.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos on ankles
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo wrapping from the ankle onto the top of the foot, in solid black blackwork ink.
Black tribal dragon tattoo on ankle and foot
Small black geometric snowflake tattoo on a person's ankle, shown against a dark background.
Small snowflake tattoo on an ankle
Small black and grey tattoo of a moose silhouette on the outer side of an ankle.
Moose silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a small black Leo zodiac symbol tattoo on the outer lower leg near the ankle, with a bare foot visible at the bottom right.
Leo zodiac symbol on the lower leg
Small colour tattoo of a four-leaf clover with teal shaded leaves and a fine black stem curling down, on the ankle.
Four-leaf clover on an ankle
Fine line black script lettering runs from the ankle down the side of a bare foot, with a second foot beside it.
Script quotation running along the foot
Pastel pink, purple, blue and green scale and fin tattoo covering both legs from the ankles up the calves, with the legs raised against a pale fabric backdrop.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo on both legs
Realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat wearing a top hat with a percentage tag, with the words We're all Mad here in script below, on the inner ankle.
Cheshire Cat in a top hat with lettering
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts with black swirling linework on an ankle, with a few small black dots scattered through the design.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Close-up of a small black fine line flower tattoo with a long thin stem on the outer ankle and lower leg, with white sneakers visible.
Fine line flower with long stem on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line on the ankle of a bare foot resting on grass.
Triangle and circle symbol on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote tattooed along the side of an ankle and foot, reading What you think, you become.
Script quote along an ankle
Black linework volleyball tattoo on the outer ankle, with a beaded anklet and sand in the background.
Volleyball tattoo on the ankle
Small grey feather tattoo on the inner ankle of a foot wearing a purple strappy high-heeled sandal with gold tassels.
Small feather tattoo on an ankle with a purple heel
Black and grey photo of the phrase 'this too shall pass' in fine line script tattooed on an ankle.
Script quote 'this too shall pass' on an ankle
Small dark grey serif lettering reading Run on the outer side of an ankle, in black and grey ink.
Small word lettering on an ankle
Small black anchor with a pink bow tied around its shank, tattooed on the inner ankle of a light-skinned person wearing a striped sandal.
Anchor and pink bow on an ankle
Dark ink floral design with swirling scrolls and round blossoms wrapping around the ankle, in a Botanical style.
Floral swirl design on an ankle
Close-up of a fine black handwritten script tattoo reading twenty six two, running up the side of an ankle.
Twenty six two script on an ankle
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading until the very end with small asterisks, on the inside of an ankle above a black boot.
Until the very end lettering on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo on an ankle and foot, showing a sweeping wavy line rising up the leg and a small outlined animal figure near the ankle bone.
Black line wave and small cat on an ankle
Two matching black fine line tattoos of interlocking hearts with script quotes about sisters, one on the forearm near the wrist and one on an ankle.
Matching sister quote and heart tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of an interlocked heart and infinity knot above an anchor, placed on the ankle.
Heart infinity knot and anchor on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a heart joined to the word sisters on a calf, with a matching tattoo on an ankle.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on calf and ankle
Small fine line black tattoo of a cat face with whiskers on the side of a person's ankle, photographed on a dark carpet.
Cat face tattoo on the ankle
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of a cat's head tattooed on the ankle of a foot resting on a floral duvet.
Small cat outline on an ankle
Solid black guitar silhouette tattoo with small lettering along the neck, placed on the inside of a person's ankle.
Black guitar silhouette on an ankle
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading carpe diem on the inner ankle, with a woman wearing gold and tan strappy sandals.
Carpe diem script on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of two red spider lilies on a stem, with a few faint dashes above, on the outer ankle.
Red spider lily tattoo on ankle
Small brown owl with large round eyes perched on a leafy branch, tattooed on the outside of an ankle.
Owl on a branch on an ankle
Fine black script tattoo reading "i live to let you shine" across the top of a foot near the ankle, in a warm sepia photo.
Script quote on the top of a foot
Black and grey photo of two ankles in canvas trainers, one with a solid black city skyline tattoo and the other with a shaded owl tattoo.
City skyline and owl on ankles
Small black fine line lettering reading ©Disney on the side of an ankle, photographed in warm indoor light.
Small Disney copyright text on ankle
Two-panel photo of a fine black line tattoo of three stick figures and hearts on an ankle and calf, with a close-up on the right of the same design filled in with blue, pink and purple.
Three stick figures and hearts on an ankle
Small grey fine line bow tattoo on the lower leg just above the ankle, with sparkly silver ankle boots on a concrete floor.
Small bow tattoo above the ankle
Small black line tattoo of an origami crane on the ankle, drawn in a fine line geometric style.
Origami crane on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a feather in black ink on the outer ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Fine line feather on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping fox with closed eyes and pointed ears on the ankle.
Curled sleeping fox on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of a steer in side profile on the inside of an ankle, with plain linework and no shading.
Steer outline tattoo on an ankle
Collage of twelve close-up tattoos inspired by Harry Potter, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, a broom, a wand, Platform 9 3/4 and the word Always, on forearms, neck, back, chest and ankle.
Harry Potter themed tattoos in a twelve-photo collage
Black fine line tattoo of mountain peaks and a flock of birds on the side of an ankle, shown with a suede clog.
Mountain peaks and birds on ankle
Black script lettering reading Remember the Magic with a small Mickey ears icon, tattooed on an ankle above a patterned flat shoe.
Remember the Magic script on an ankle
Three matching black line tattoos of faceted origami-style shapes, one near an ankle, one on the back of a hand and one on a wrist beside a thin bracelet.
Three matching origami-style tattoos
Black and grey fine line butterflies tattooed on a woman's ankle and the top of her foot, with her lying on white bedding.
Three butterflies on an ankle