Ankle tattoo ideas

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Collage of four small black ink tattoos: a sun and crescent moon on an ankle, a lotus on a toe, a rose behind an ear, and a panda on a wrist.
Four small black tattoos: sun, lotus, rose and panda
Black ink tattoo of the word lumos in script lettering with five small stars around it, on an ankle.
Lumos lettering with stars on ankle
Two small solid dark grey heart tattoos, one on each ankle, photographed from behind with the wearer in slip-on shoes.
Twin heart tattoos on both ankles
Fine line tattoo of two red spider lily flowers on the ankle, joined by a thin black stem with small curved wisps above.
Red spider lilies on the ankle
Black script lettering reading "I can go the distance" runs across the top of a foot and ankle.
Script quote "I can go the distance" on ankle
Fine line black script reading let it be, set within a wave line on the outer ankle and foot, with a thin ankle chain and wooden decking behind.
Let it be script with wave on ankle
Black crescent-shaped symbol tattoo with a horizontal bar and a central point, sitting on the inner ankle.
Solid crescent symbol on an ankle
Traditional-style anchor tattoo with pink, purple and blue roses and a rope on the lower leg above the ankle.
Anchor and roses on an ankle
Small black Hebrew lettering tattoo on the ankle, seen beside white block-heel shoes and dark frayed jeans.
Small Hebrew script tattoo on ankle
Pink starfish tattoo with a black outline on the side of an ankle, shaded to give it some depth.
Pink starfish tattoo on ankle
Small black fine-line tattoo of an outlined heart with a semicolon beside it, placed on the ankle.
Heart and semicolon on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a paper boat on the outer ankle of a bare foot resting on white bedding.
Small paper boat on an ankle
Three small solid black paw print tattoos on an ankle, shown beside a black high-heeled shoe and rolled light blue jeans.
Three small paw prints on an ankle
Black fine line outline of a stretching cat with splashes of blue, pink and green ink, running from the calf down across the ankle and foot.
Stretching cat outline on an ankle
Black fine-line script tattoo reading walk by faith, with the reference 2Cor.5:7 beneath it, on the side of an ankle and heel.
Walk by faith script on the ankle
Colour floral tattoo on an ankle with a red tulip-style flower, blue forget-me-nots, orange berries and green leaves, in a folk-art style.
Folk floral tattoo on ankle
Black fine line mountain range tattoo on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, with a string anklet and a forested valley behind.
Mountain range tattoo on a foot
Black ink feather tattoo with dotwork shading on the ankle, above a navy canvas shoe.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a ballerina with arms raised on the outer ankle, beside a silver anklet with a peace sign charm.
Ballerina silhouette on an ankle
Small black semicolon tattoo on the outer ankle, shown in a close-up photo of a bare foot.
Semicolon tattoo on the ankle
Realistic black cat tattoo with blue eyes, stretching with its tail raised, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Stretching black cat on a foot
Fine line peony tattoo in pink and green with a thin script word running down the stem, on the outside of a person's ankle above a white sneaker.
Pink peony with script stem on ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a pink bow with black scrollwork on the ankle of a bare foot, with toes visible above.
Small pink bow and scroll tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey tree of life tattoo on an ankle, with a small star outline on the top of the other foot, both shown in flip-flops.
Tree of life tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching on a person's ankle, with a light-coloured bracelet visible at the top right.
Small arrow tattoo on an ankle
Geometric outline tattoo of a large and a small elephant with blue, pink and yellow watercolour washes, on the side of an ankle.
Geometric elephant pair on an ankle
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot near the ankle, showing a pink five-petal flower with a yellow centre, black swirling linework and small yellow stars.
Pink flower and swirls on a foot
Two solid black treble clef tattoos, one on each foot near the ankle, shown in bold linework on skin.
Treble clef tattoos on two feet
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo of a small perched bird with a long tail, placed on the lower leg above a black sock.
Small bird on the lower leg
Two matching black line tattoos of a stag head with antlers and leaves, one on each ankle.
Matching stag tattoos on ankles
Small colour fine line tattoo of a cartoon house held aloft by a bunch of balloons, on the outer ankle.
Small house lifted by balloons on an ankle
Close-up of a small black fine line palm tree and birds tattoo on a person's ankle, with a grey suede knotted shoe beside it.
Fine line palm tree on an ankle
Botanical tattoo of a lilac flower cluster and shaded leaf on the lower leg above the ankle, with the flowers fading from grey to warm brown.
Lilac sprig and leaf on the lower leg
Two matching ankle tattoos of latitude and longitude coordinates set in blue lettering, one on each of two people's ankles.
Matching coordinate tattoos on ankles
Fine line tattoo of a world map outline in dark ink on the ankle and heel, with a woven string anklet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Two bare feet on grass, each with a small black outlined avocado tattoo on the ankle in a simple fine line style.
Matching avocado ankle tattoos
Four side-on views of a full leg sleeve tattoo in a colour biomechanical style, covering the thigh down to the ankle.
Biomechanical leg sleeve in red, orange and green
Colour tattoo of a prism splitting light into a rainbow, set in a cracked brick wall on the ankle.
Prism and rainbow through a brick wall on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a carousel with horses and a striped canopy, placed on the ankle.
Carousel tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small botanical tree on the ankle, beside a braided bracelet.
Small tree tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of pizza slices forming a peace symbol with the words Give Pizza Chance around the edge, in a neo-trad style on an ankle.
Pizza slices and Give Pizza Chance
Fine line black script word inside an outlined heart with an arrow, tattooed on an ankle, with a matching tattoo on a second ankle beside it.
Matching heart and arrow script ankle tattoos
Two bare feet on a sheepskin rug, with a colour traditional-style face and flower tattoo on one ankle and a red and grey rooster tattoo on the other.
Rooster and face tattoos on bare ankles
Small black fine line tattoo of a Totoro-style creature face on the ankle, with beaded bracelets on the wrist above.
Totoro-style face on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a pink and purple butterfly, purple lotus flowers and vines running from the ankle down the top of the foot, in a botanical style.
Butterfly and lotus flowers on an ankle and foot
Fine line tattoo of a heart formed by a fish hook in dark ink on the outer ankle, with grass and sand behind.
Heart and fish hook on ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mason jar holding a flower and stem, placed on an ankle.
Mason jar with flower on ankle
Detailed black and grey realism style owl with amber eyes on the calf, with a branch tattoo running down to the ankle.
Owl and branch on a lower leg