Calf tattoo ideas

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Two tattoos on the lower legs, a grey and red snake on the left calf and a pink floral design on the right ankle, in a traditional and fine-line mix.
Snake and rose tattoos on lower legs
Black fine line script tattoo reading pain is inevitable suffering is optional on a bare calf above black strappy heels.
Script quote on a calf above black heels
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a mirrored gothic cathedral with spires and crescent moons across both calves.
Mirrored gothic cathedral on both calves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a faceless skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a crescent moon, placed on the calf.
Skeleton mermaid on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in profile on the lower leg, with a curled tail and simple paw details.
Dachshund outline on a lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped shield with a white star and a shaded portrait in the centre, on a calf.
Striped shield with star and portrait on calf
Colourful dreamcatcher tattoo with pink flowers on a person's calf, with a small pink flower tattoo visible on the upper arm, standing in front of a wooden fence.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a steaming teacup with a rose and leaves in a traditional style with dotwork shading, on a lower leg.
Teacup, rose and leaves on a calf
Colour tattoo of the snowman Olaf from Frozen on a lower leg, with a white body, orange nose, blue shading and black outlines.
Olaf the snowman on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon family in a gold ornate frame with a green gem and a burger, on the calf.
Cartoon family in ornate frame on a calf
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a bearded man with a white bandage across his eyes, on the calf, set against an orange glow.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on a calf
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a flowing mane and purple crystals in a watercolour style, on the calf.
Unicorn head with crystals on a leg
Traditional-style tattoo of a red and grey Chi Rho symbol within a black laurel wreath, with alpha and omega letters below, on a lower leg.
Chi Rho and laurel wreath on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small raptor style dinosaur with a curled tail, on the calf.
Dotwork raptor on a calf
Colour botanical tattoos of pink magnolia blossoms, green leaves and small teal and orange birds wrapping the ankles and lower legs of two bare feet.
Blossom branches and birds on both ankles
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos of a feather within an infinity loop, with 'big sister' and 'little sister' script, on the lower legs.
Matching feather and infinity sister tattoos
Small black elephant tattoo on the calf of a seated woman, beside a grey stone elephant statue with flowers.
Small elephant tattoo on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey ghost in a witch hat holding a glowing orange jack-o'-lantern, with small sparkles, on the calf.
Ghost in a witch hat holding a pumpkin on a calf
Fine line botanical tattoo of red poppies and seed heads on a lower leg, seen through bubbles in a bath.
Red poppies on a lower leg in a bath
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading sisters with a heart, one on a calf and one on an ankle.
Matching sisters script tattoos with heart
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos side by side on a pair of calves, one cream with blue eyes and one black with red eyes, both wearing a gold crescent moon.
Matching cartoon cat tattoos on two calves
Two black and grey heart outlines on a lower leg, each filled with shaded pine tree silhouettes.
Twin heart tattoos with pine trees
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo covering a thigh and running down over the knee to the calf on a bare leg.
Ornamental mandala and paisley leg tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with the number 100 and scrollwork on the calf, shown in two side by side photographs.
Banknote portrait with 100 on a calf
Black linework mandala with a central semicolon and dotted border, tattooed on the lower leg in a geometric style.
Mandala with semicolon on a lower leg
Small black and grey feather tattoo with fine shading on a lower leg, positioned below a silver coin placed on the skin.
Small feather tattoo on the lower leg
Traditional-style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold ear, green eyes and a coloured collar, beside Egyptian-style hieroglyphs on a calf.
Black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Colour tattoo of four cartoon turtle heads in purple, orange, blue and red masks, stacked down a lower leg above the ankle.
Four cartoon turtle heads down a lower leg
Botanical tattoo of a swirling vine with small red flowers and three silhouetted birds on a branch, running down the calf.
Vine and birds tattoo on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a red-haired cartoon pin-up woman in purple gloves, with blue flowers below, on the calf.
Cartoon pin-up with blue flowers on a calf
Colour traditional style tattoo of a smiling pink cartoon train with a speech cloud reading I choo-choo-choose you and small red hearts, on the back of a leg.
Cartoon pink train with I choo-choo-choose you
Colourful watercolour-style sun tattoo in yellow, purple and turquoise with swirling ornament on the calf.
Watercolour sun on a calf
Black lettering tattoo of a chain link above the words would you kindly, on a lower leg above the ankle, with a red skirt and tan leather couch behind.
Chain link and lettering on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a surfer riding a turquoise wave on a lower leg, with the person wearing jeans and flip-flops on a wooden floor.
Surfer riding a wave on a calf
Two side-by-side photos of traditional and neo-traditional tattoos on the calf: a grey skull with an ornate key and red accents, and a padlock heart with sugar skulls and a red rose.
Skull key and padlock heart on calves
Colour tattoo of a ram with a striped spiral horn and a galaxy-filled body on the lower leg.
Ram with spiral horn and galaxy body on a calf
Black ink tattoo of filled and outlined stars with a trail of small dots running down a person's calf.
Cascading stars and dots on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Maleficent beside a black raven inside a thorny frame, on a lower leg.
Maleficent and raven on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling red-mouthed T-rex with olive and salmon scales, wrapping around a lower leg.
Neo-trad T-rex on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon lion cub sitting on a lower leg, with a curled tail and shaded orange fur.
Cartoon lion cub on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette filled with flowers in teal, pink and purple on a lower leg, with bold black outlines.
Floral Mickey Mouse silhouette on calf
Rainbow watercolour-style tree tattoo with black bare branches and a green grass base, placed on the calf.
Rainbow watercolour tree on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Eevee-style creature with pink, yellow and grey panels cut by diagonal green bands, on a lower leg.
Eevee-style creature on a calf
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Kenny from South Park, in an orange parka and hood with a black outline, on a lower leg.
Kenny from South Park on a calf
Black ink tattoo of a front-facing elephant covered in intricate ornamental patterns, placed on the calf.
Ornate elephant tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a leaping dancer silhouette with blue and green wash shading, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Dancer silhouette in blue and green wash on a lower leg
Close view of a small fine line black script tattoo reading this too shall pass on the lower leg, with embellished heels in the background.
Fine line script quote on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender with bold black outlines and green stems, on the calf in a botanical style.
Tied lavender bundle on a calf