Ankle tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds on a band around the ankle, with a maroon canvas trainer on the foot.
Dandelion seeds ankle band tattoo
Pastel purple and green butterfly tattoo on an ankle, surrounded by coloured stars, black swirls and dotted trails.
Butterfly and stars on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of an oil lamp with a curved spout and handle on the inside of an ankle, with light grey shading at the base.
Small oil lamp on an ankle
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a Darth Vader helmet above a teal flower and green leaves, placed on the ankle.
Darth Vader helmet and flower on an ankle
Black ink tattoo of stars of varying sizes running up the outer ankle, with a larger outlined star at the centre.
Cascading stars on an ankle
A woman in an inverted yoga pose on a purple mat shows colourful traditional-style tattoos of roses and fruit on her thigh and calves, with leaf designs on her upper arm.
Inverted woman with rose and fruit leg tattoos
Black ornamental tattoo running from the ankle over the top of a bare foot and between the toes, shown on a yellow wooden floor.
Black ornamental design across a foot
Realistic blue and green rosary anklet tattoo with a medal and hanging cross, shown on the ankle and foot.
Rosary anklet tattoo with cross
Watercolour style botanical tattoo of cherry blossom and lavender wrapping both lower legs down to the ankles.
Cherry blossom and lavender watercolour leg tattoo
Black solid tattoo of a guitar headstock inside an outlined guitar pick, placed on the back of an ankle.
Guitar headstock in a pick on ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate padlock with a keyhole, a pink rose and a pink key with a ribbon, on the ankle.
Ornate padlock and rose on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird perched on a leafy branch on the outer ankle of a bare foot resting on white bedding.
Small bird on a branch on an ankle
Four-panel photo of a colour tattoo of orange gerbera daisies with green leaves and fine vine tendrils wrapping the ankle and top of the foot.
Orange gerbera daisies on an ankle
Two photos of black ink lettering tattoos: one on the back of a lower leg, one on an ankle, with the words shown upside down in the frame.
Upside-down words on leg and ankle
Realistic rosary tattoo with red beads, a shaded grey cross and a medallion wrapping around a person's ankle and foot.
Rosary tattoo around an ankle
Three pairs of ankles show matching black fine line infinity symbol tattoos, each with small birds and a script word on the loop, placed on the ankle.
Matching infinity ankle tattoos with birds
Black script reading 'She believed she could... so she did' runs along the side of a foot above a pink running shoe and the figures 26.2 near the heel.
Quote and pink running shoe on a foot
Colour tattoo of three pink lilies on black swirling vines running down a calf towards the ankle.
Lily and vine tattoo down a calf
Black and grey photograph of a small solid black anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped ring on the outer ankle, resting on a patterned bedsheet.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading Sisters inside an outlined heart, on the ankle of a person's lower leg.
Sisters script in a heart on an ankle
Cartoon grey cat in a teal striped top, outlined in black, tattooed on an ankle above a red patent shoe strap.
Cartoon cat in striped top on ankle
Black and grey butterfly, lily and swirling vine tattoo across the top of a foot, shaded in a realistic style.
Butterfly and lily on the top of a foot
Two photos of matching black script tattoos with a quote and interlocking outline hearts, one on the forearm near the wrist and one on the ankle.
Matching sister quote and interlocking hearts
Fine line black tattoo of a looping swirl symbol with a small numeral beside it, on the inner ankle above a pink sock.
Swirl symbol with small numeral on ankle
Small black anchor tattoo on the ankle, with a rolled denim cuff and a leopard print fabric behind the leg.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a paper airplane trailing a dotted line, placed on the ankle and outer foot.
Paper airplane with dotted trail on ankle
Black script reading Galatians 2:20 beside a small black cross tattoo on the inside of an ankle.
Cross and Galatians 2:20 script on an ankle
Colourful candy-land tattoo covering the calf and ankle, with a sweet castle, gumdrops, lollipops, a blue bird and two cartoon dolls on the foot.
Candy castle landscape on a lower leg
Fine line black script tattoo on an ankle, shown with light blue skinny jeans and grey and white striped flats.
Small script tattoo on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a butterfly wing in black hatching beside a purple semicolon, placed on the ankle.
Butterfly wing and semicolon on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of three butterflies, stars and swirling lines across an ankle and the top of a foot.
Butterflies and stars on an ankle and foot
Realistic pink rose and black lace tattoo wrapping from the foot up the lower leg, in a botanical realism style.
Pink roses and lace tattoo on a leg
A grid of photographs of small script tattoos on wrists, forearms, shoulders, neck and ankle, reading words such as imagine, joy, hope and good bye, mostly in black lettering.
Grid of script word and quote tattoos
Small colour fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with purple flower spikes and green stems on an ankle.
Lavender sprig on an ankle
Two matching black script tattoos inside heart outlines with swirling flourishes, one reading Daughter on a calf and one reading Mother on an ankle.
Matching Mother and Daughter script tattoos
Fine line black tattoo on an ankle showing a curved line, a dotted arc and a small outlined diamond below, with jeans rolled above.
Fine line dotted arc and diamond on an ankle
Geometric tattoo of a red rectangle, a teal rectangle and a black circle on the outer ankle, with a small line sketch of the design in the top left corner.
Red, teal and black geometric shapes on an ankle
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Two photographs of legs with black handwritten lettering tattooed on the calf and ankle, reading I'm fine and save me.
Handwritten words on calf and ankle
Black botanical tattoo of a tall pine tree on the calf, with its roots spreading down over the ankle.
Pine tree with roots on a lower leg
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with dangling drops across the ankle and top of the foot.
Lace-style ornament tattoo on ankle
Black lettering reading Sisters, looped inside a heart outline and set on the ankle, with a small dot above the i.
Sisters script within a heart on an ankle
Black-grey vine swirls with a pink flower and small dots running from the ankle across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine swirls and pink flower on ankle and foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather hanging from a beaded cord around the ankle, with a flock of small birds flying across the top of the foot.
Black feather on a cord anklet with birds
Black script tattoo reading Wanderlust on one foot beside a black compass rose tattoo on the other foot, both in a fine line style.
Wanderlust script and compass on feet
Black and white photo of a fine line arrow tattoo with a looped tail on the ankle, with a small semicolon-like mark on a hand nearby.
Fine line arrow tattoo on ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small lion cub beside the script words Remember who you are, placed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Lion cub and script quote on foot
Colour tattoo of superhero emblems, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, shown torn through skin from thigh to ankle in a neo-traditional style.
Torn skin superhero emblems down a leg