Star tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of three shaded stars linked by a swirling vine across the top of a foot.
Three stars and a vine on the top of a foot
Black ink triple moon with a pentagram and swirling ornamental filler on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Triple moon and pentagram on the upper chest
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the upper back near the shoulder, seen from behind a person with loose hair tied up.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate oval frame showing a night sky with stars, clouds, a sunset and mountains, with an orange flower below, on the leg.
Ornate oval frame with sunset landscape
White line Celtic knot designs on a black background, including square, circular, cross and triquetra shapes, shown as a flash sheet for tattoo reference.
Celtic knot flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, lighthouse and waves across a person's upper chest.
Sailing ship and lighthouse on the chest
Colour tattoo of two black Mickey and Minnie silhouettes, with a pink bow on Minnie, arranged in a heart of purple and teal stars and the word Believe in lettering, on a lower leg.
Mickey and Minnie heart with stars on a calf
Colour tattoo of a road with white edge lines and a yellow centre line running towards purple mountains, a turquoise sky with white clouds and a starry night patch, and a red angular star burst, on a
Road through mountains and night sky on a forearm
Dotwork tattoo of a gothic castle with tall spires on an upper arm, with a small blue crescent moon above it.
Gothic castle on an upper arm
Black serif lettering reading 'but without the dark, we'd never see the stars' across the upper thigh, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a leaping wolf silhouette filled with pine trees and a pink, orange and green night sky with stars, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Wolf silhouette with forest and night sky on the chest
Traditional-style flash design of a hot air balloon with red roses, a swallow and the words TIME FOR AN ADVENTURE, printed on a black shower curtain.
Hot air balloon flash on a shower curtain
Colour tattoo of a cartoon kitty wearing a pink bow on a teal yarn ball with knitting needles and pink stars, placed on a person's stomach.
Kitty on a yarn ball with knitting needles
Fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of nested triangles forming a star on the inner wrist, shown in black and grey.
Nested triangle star on a wrist
Black solid stars and fine swirling vines tattooed on the side of a torso, with small gem-like studs set into some of the larger stars.
Black stars and swirls on a side torso
Realistic colour half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a swirling nebula and starry sky above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure.
Galaxy and tree half sleeve on upper arm
Small black dots arranged like a star constellation in fine dotwork on the inside of a forearm, with two thin bracelets worn below it.
Dot constellation on a forearm
Black and white flash design of an ornate planchette with a central eye, sun, moon and stars, lettered OUIJA and AS ABOVE SO BELOW.
Ouija planchette with eye and celestial motifs
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a tattooed mermaid holding an artist's palette, with a squirrel playing a guitar and a banner reading she's a rose, she's a pearl, set against stars
Mermaid with palette, squirrel and banner
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circular emblem with a stylised bird and wing shapes and a small star burst, shown on plain skin.
Circular bird emblem tattoo in solid black
Black and grey tattoo of a trail of outlined and filled stars with soft shaded halos, running from the neck down across the upper back.
Trail of stars across upper back
Black outline tattoo of a compass rose with a flower at its centre and an S marking at the base, on an arm in a traditional style.
Compass rose on an arm
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a skull and crossbones inside a heart-shaped panel with red wash, framed by grey scrollwork and playing card spades.
Skull and crossbones in an ornate spade frame on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an alien head with a UFO and small planet inside a diamond outline on a pastel galaxy background, shown in two close-up views on skin.
Pastel alien head in a diamond frame
Black line drawing of a bird skull with roses, leaves and crystals, a neo-traditional tattoo design shown without a body placement.
Bird skull with roses and crystals
Small colour tattoo of a yellow star with a purple centre, a black hairbrush and a yellow hairbrush on the upper arm.
Star and two hairbrushes on an arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red rose with an orange four-star ball and brown leaves on the chest, shown in a close-up with a side-by-side repeat.
Red rose with four-star orange ball
Black and grey shaded back tattoo with a lotus, crescent moon, star and swirling clouds, photographed from behind with a small lotus tattoo on the wrist.
Lotus and crescent moon back tattoo
Colour tattoo of a tree with green and yellow watercolour washes and dark splashes, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour tree on a thigh
Black fine line snowflake tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a dark sleeve and plaid fabric in the background.
Snowflake tattoo on an inner forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bear silhouette with white constellation lines and star dots, on the outer ankle.
Bear silhouette with constellation on ankle
Black and grey mandala-style forearm tattoo with sunflowers, a six-pointed star and lace-like dotwork, running from the forearm down to the wrist.
Mandala sunflower forearm tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of an eye with radiating rays and star motifs arranged in arcs across the palm of a hand.
Eye and stars tattoo on the palm
White line drawing of planets, a ringed Saturn, a sun with rays, stars and dotted clusters on a black background, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Celestial space motifs flash sheet
Drawn tattoo design of a pocket watch and chain on a blue and purple galaxy background with stars, with handwritten script, shown on paper.
Pocket watch on a galaxy design
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the side of a torso showing a pastel pony in a dessert bowl, surrounded by a cupcake, balloons and a star.
Pastel pony, cupcakes and balloons on the ribs
Realistic coloured galaxy and nebula tattoo with an orange and red glowing core and scattered stars on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Galaxy and nebula on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a flower of life in black linework over blue, purple and teal watercolour splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Flower of life with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo of cartoon characters on a pink and blue cloud background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Cartoon characters full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star under peeling skin, filled with words such as friendship, freedom and love, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn skin star with virtue words on upper arm
Traditional style black and grey tattoo flash of a crying crescent moon face, a woman in profile with a rose and swallow in her hair, and the words I HOPE YOU'RE MISERABLE.
Crescent moon, woman and rose design
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon with lace-like detail, beaded strands, a star and a pentagram charm, set over a purple and blue watercolour wash.
Crescent moon with pentagram charm
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Stars can't shine without the darkness, with blue and pink watercolour-style wash behind it, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote with blue and pink wash on chest
Colour realism tattoo of green and purple northern lights and stars above black pine trees and snow-capped mountains, shown on a forearm in a three-panel photo.
Northern lights over pine forest on a forearm
Dotwork moon phase tattoos in black and grey across three fingers of a hand, with black nail polish.
Moon phases on three 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
Black and grey fine line lettering reading love, with the letter o replaced by a small square containing a star, on the forearm near the wrist.
Love script with star tattoo on wrist
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a musical staff ribbon forming a heart, with a treble clef, notes, stars and the words Music is Life.
Music staff heart with treble clef and script