Smiley face tattoo ideas

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Black and white photograph of two fingers on a hand, each with a simple black smiley face drawn on the skin.
Smiley faces on two fingers
Black outline smiley face, alien head and crescent moon fine line tattoos on the fingers of a hand making a peace sign.
Smiley, alien and moon finger tattoos
Traditional style tattoo on the thigh of Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, with a red smiley face and the words We Can Live Like Jack & Sally.
Jack and Sally with a red smiley face
Two small black fine line smiley faces with arms linking them, tattooed on the side of two adjacent fingers on a hand.
Two smiley faces hugging on fingers
Black line drawing of a frowning face made from two dots, a curved mouth line and two dots, with the words 'you decide.' beneath it, on a white background.
Frowning smiley face with 'you decide' text
Black smiley face with X eyes and dark star shapes on a shoulder, set against teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Smiley face shoulder tattoo with watercolour splashes
Black smiley face with crossed-out eyes tattooed on the ankle of a bare foot in a white flip-flop, with light blue jeans rolled at the leg.
Smiley face tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a cartoon girl with pink pigtails and bows beside a fuzzy pink creature, with stars and ice cream, on the calf.
Pink pigtailed cartoon girl and fuzzy friend on a calf
Colour neo-traditional portrait tattoo on the outer thigh showing a man in a cap and smiley-face sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth.
Portrait of a man in smiley sunglasses on a thigh
Two ankles each show a cartoon slice of toast with a smiling face, one with pink jam and one with brown spread, in bold black outline on the ankle.
Matching toast and jam ankle tattoos
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a smiley face centre on the stomach, framed by two hands forming a heart, with small peace and heart tattoos on the hands.
Sunflower tattoo on the stomach
Two calves with fine line doodle tattoos: a scribbled loop, scissors, a worm and a red fish on the left leg, and a smiling stick figure with a red music note on the right.
Doodle tattoos on two calves
Small black lettering on the top of a finger reads Sm:)e, with the colon and bracket forming a smiley in place of the i.
Smile lettering with smiley on finger
Two black line smiley faces with linked arms tattooed on adjacent fingers, one hand wearing a thin silver ring.
Smiley faces on two fingers
Black outline smiley face with X eyes, arrows and the words Be Strong When Things Fall Apart, with yellow, teal and red paint splatters, on an upper arm.
Smiley with X eyes and splatter on upper arm
Red tattoo of a jagged grinning face with X-shaped eyes on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up.
Red X-eyed grin on the back of the neck
Blackwork armband tattoo on the forearm with white negative-space daisy and leafy flowers set in a solid black band.
Daisy and flowers in a blackwork armband
Close-up photograph of a simple black tattoo of a curved line with four dots, like a minimal face, on the inside of a wrist.
Minimal face with four dots on wrist
Black and grey cartoon tattoos of a smiley face and a balaclava-style masked face on two fingers of a hand, held up in front of an orange wall.
Smiley and masked face tattoos on fingers
Colour tattoo of a smiling pea pod and a smiling carrot holding hands with a small red heart above them, on the upper arm.
Pea pod and carrot holding hands
Colour tattoo of a smiling teal handheld game console inside a pink and purple galaxy heart with small sparkles, on the lower leg.
Handheld console in a galaxy heart on a calf
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading smile with a small smiley face on a finger, held near a Nikon camera.
Smile script and smiley on a finger
Colourful flash design of an owl in a top hat surrounded by roses, speakers and a trumpet, with the words Make Some Noise across the top, drawn in bold black outlines.
Owl in a top hat with roses and speakers
Small black outline smiley face tattoo on the top of a toe, with a textured white fabric in the background.
Smiley face tattoo on a toe
Two small black line smiley faces tattooed on adjacent fingers, joined by thin stick arms, shown on the hands.
Smiley face tattoos on two fingers
Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Jigglypuff holding a microphone beside a rainbow swirl with hearts, music notes and smiley faces, on a forearm.
Jigglypuff and rainbow on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink smiling yarn ball with a green bow and a blue yarn ball with knitting needles on the inner wrist, in a cartoon style.
Smiling yarn balls and knitting needles on a wrist
Black outlined smiley face with X eyes, a trail of black arrowheads and ink splatter, over teal and pink wash on a limb.
Smiley face with X eyes and arrow tail
Tiny black fine line smiley face tattoo on the side of a finger on a hand resting on a dark surface.
Small smiley face on a finger
Two small cartoon jars with smiling faces tattooed on the tops of two bare feet, one red and one tan, with sandals on.
Matching jam and peanut butter cartoons on feet
Fine line black ink smiley face on the index finger and a small cross on the middle finger of a hand held in a peace sign.
Small smiley and cross on fingers
Two matching fine line black tattoos of cartoon characters resembling Little Miss and Mr Men figures, one on each ankle.
Matching cartoon character ankle tattoos
Black and white photo of a hand covered in small fine line doodle tattoos, including a diamond, a daisy, a pizza slice and words such as HOMEWRECKER, with a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small doodle tattoos across the back of a hand
Pink illustrated flash-style design of a blink-182 CD case with a crossed-out smiley face, set inside a scalloped heart with the words Blink-182 and And Chill.
Blink-182 CD in a scalloped heart
Close view of a tiny black fine line smiley face tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a graphic band T-shirt.
Small smiley face on forearm
Two matching cartoon toast tattoos with smiling faces and small red hearts, one with peanut butter on the forearm and one with jam on the ankle.
Matching peanut butter and jam toast tattoos
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a blonde cartoon woman in a mask and red and blue corset holding a smiley bomb, placed on the calf.
Cartoon woman with smiley bomb on calf
Forearm tattoo of a black smiley face with X eyes inside a ring, with black spikes and splatter dots, over a pink and teal watercolour wash.
Smiley face with X eyes on forearm
Two wrists with small fine line black tattoos, a smiley stick figure on the left wrist and a robot on the right, with small heart tattoos on the fingers.
Stick figure and robot wrist tattoos
Promotional graphic showing free temporary tattoo designs on cards, including a heart with closed eyes, a pennant, a popsicle, a cactus and a smiley face, in pink, blue, yellow and mint.
Summer temporary tattoo freebie designs
Black ink tattoo of a smiling stick figure running, with the word 'RUNNING' above and 'SUCKS' below, on a area of skin.
Stick figure runner with 'Running sucks' text
Black outlined smiley face with X eyes and lettering above and beside it, with blue and red watercolour-style splashes, on a forearm.
Smiley face with lettering on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a smiley face with X-shaped eyes and a tongue poking out, on the inside of a forearm.
Smiley face with X eyes on a forearm
Two matching cartoon tattoos with smiling faces and small red hearts on a forearm, one brown and one pink, in a simple doodle style.
Matching cartoon character tattoos with hearts
Black fine line lettering spelling LOVE on a forearm, with the O replaced by a smiley face with X eyes and a small star cluster beside it.
LOVE lettering with a smiley face as the O
Black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn like a handwritten note with a smiley face, the words Get tattoo with the second word struck through, and ruled lines beneath.
Handwritten note tattoo on forearm
Three photos in one collage showing a small fine line smiley face on the inner wrist, two tiny black triangles on forearms, and a world map outline on a person's upper back.
Small tattoos on wrist, forearm and upper back
Realistic tattoo on the upper arm of a stitched, bleeding doll-like figure in a striped top, with a smiley face and a graveyard behind it, in black, grey and red.
Stitched doll with graveyard on upper arm