Star tattoo ideas

3,037 photos and flash · 21% Fine line, 18% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Traditional style colour tattoo of a red rose and a dreamcatcher with feathers and hearts on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and rose on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo in a circle on the side of the ribs, showing a sun over mountains, a ringed planet and a spiral galaxy.
Dotwork sun, mountains and galaxy in a circle
Black line tattoo of a heart formed from a treble clef and bass clef with three outlined stars, on the inner wrist.
Music heart and stars on a wrist
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night covering the outer upper arm near the elbow, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress-like shape.
Starry Night painting tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small sprig with a star-tipped stem on the upper chest below the collarbone, with a small key tattoo on a finger.
Small sprig tattoo near the collarbone
Black line drawing of a geometric mandala with a script title reading Transformation and a paragraph of text beside it, shown as a flash design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Transformation mandala design
Two small matching tattoos on the inner wrists, a grey broom with a green wash on the left and a wand with sparkles and bubbles on the right, in a fine line style.
Broom and wand tattoos on two wrists
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing a swirling galaxy, grey spaceships, a planet and a cartoon astronaut across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from four angles.
Full space sleeve with galaxy and spaceships
Neo-trad style tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse with a script quote above them, placed on the lower back.
Mickey and Minnie with script quote on lower back
Papercut traditional-style flash design of a compass, roses, dice, a butterfly and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost, shown as white cut paper on grey card.
Compass, roses and dice flash design
Brown line drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north and the letters N, E, S and W, on a beige background.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis
Colour tattoo sleeve on a limb showing a blonde cartoon girl with a ponytail in a rainbow outfit on a cloud, with a strawberry-hatted cartoon girl below against a blue sky.
Cartoon girls and clouds on a full limb sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a fairy silhouette with a wand, sparkling stars and the quote All the world is made of faith, and pixie dust.
Fairy silhouette and quote on upper back
Shaded purple lily tattoo with black stars, swirls and script letters on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a black banner reading KEDZIE above two teal bars with four red stars, which together form the Chicago flag.
Chicago flag and banner on a thigh
Traditional flash design of two swallows, five-point stars, red roses and a cream flower on a scroll banner reading LIVE LOVE SOCIAL WORK, with no body placement shown.
Swallows, roses and a banner reading Live Love Social Work
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon, stars, mountains and pine trees inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Moon, mountains and pines in a circle on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red striped planet with a blue ring, set inside a black outlined cloud with a small star, on the leg.
Red planet with blue ring in a cloud
Black and grey line drawing of a floating astronaut with a starry visor and small planets around it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Floating astronaut with planets
Black ink line drawing of a lion head with a flowing mane, set in a crescent moon and beside a rosary and cross, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Lion head with crescent moon and rosary
Black and grey tattoo of lily-style flowers, stars and swirls covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Flowers and stars on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal animal, a crescent moon, a large flower and dotted geometric lines.
Skeletal animal, moon and flower on upper arm
Colour Neo-trad style heart tattoo on a forearm, filled with green patterned background and dark fuzzy sprites with white eyes, edged in pink scallops.
Heart with soot sprites on a forearm
Three small solid black stars tattooed on the top of a bare foot, with pink painted toenails, against a white wall and pale wooden floor.
Three stars on the top of a foot
Traditional style tattoo of a pale blue-grey ghost with two dot eyes and bold black outlines, on the forearm, with a blue crystal design partly visible at the lower left.
Ghost tattoo on the forearm
A colour tattoo of a skull formed from a striped flag with stars, blue eyes and a blood-spatter edge, on the inside of a forearm.
Flag skull tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional style portrait tattoo of a woman with a braided updo and flowers, with a green-edged oval frame and a peach rose below, on an upper thigh.
Woman portrait with braid and rose on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a thigh showing pine trees and a full moon inside an ornate frame, with a moth below.
Moon, pine forest and moth in an ornate frame on thigh
Small solid black four-pointed star tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, above a white vest top, with pale blossom in the background.
Small four-pointed star on the back of the neck
Black ink compass rose with an arrow, eye-like motif and hanging feather tattooed on the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised.
Compass and arrow on an upper arm
Open book tattoo with black linework, dotwork shading and pink, blue and orange watercolour splashes on the upper back.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Black ink compass rose tattoo with ornate N, E, S and W letters on the ankle, above a cream slip-on shoe.
Compass rose on the ankle
Black and grey tattoo of the sun and a row of planets, including Saturn with its rings, with scattered stars running along a forearm.
Solar system tattoo on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a diamond-shaped geometric lattice of eight-pointed stars on the forearm, shown in a close photo of the arm.
Geometric star lattice on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light over clouds, with stars and a comet, set in a circle on the calf.
Flying saucer and comet on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone surrounded by music notes, a treble clef and outline stars on a calf.
Microphone and music notes on a calf
Fine line black outline tattoo of two four-pointed stars on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a photo of a night sky.
Two small outlined stars on a wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers and a blue panel with white stars, on the side of the torso.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and star panel
Black and pink nautical stars and outline stars scattered across a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a traditional style.
Nautical and outline stars on upper arm
Black line drawing of five treble clefs radiating from a central swirl in a star-like pattern, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Five treble clefs arranged in a star
Bold black double-outline star tattoo on a forearm, with the unshaded skin inside the star looking reddened and slightly raised.
Double-outlined star on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo on a forearm, reading I love you to the moon and back within an infinity symbol of stars, with a crescent moon.
Infinity symbol with moon and script
Solid black stencil-style design of two figures in silhouette, filled with an American flag pattern of stripes and stars, with no body placement shown.
Stars and stripes figures silhouette
Blue and silver ornamental temporary tattoos on a forearm and both hands, photographed on a beach with rocks behind.
Blue and silver temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Black tribal-style tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realistic panel of stars and a figure on the upper arm and a geometric band on the forearm.
Tribal chest, shoulder and arm sleeve
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo on the upper arm of a kneeling figure with a sword through its head, beside a crescent moon and small stars.
Kneeling figure with sword and crescent moon
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the word NAVY, stars, a warship and a torn flag with the number 43.
Navy warship and torn flag on upper arm