Star tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear wearing a top hat and riding a unicycle, with stars, a crescent moon and branches, on the thigh.
Bear in a top hat riding a unicycle
Black script lettering tattoo reading A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, with small stars and a wand line, on the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering with stars on the ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a feathered serpent wrapping around an eight-pointed star and a round shield, on a person's upper back.
Feathered serpent and star on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a shaded grey moon, stars and a golden jackal-headed figure against a dark red and black background.
Moon and jackal-headed figure on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the inner forearm showing a red gloved hand with a yellow star above two banners reading Don't mess with my funky flow.
Gloved hand and banner on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skull above a star-marked banner with a lettered phrase ending in unafraid, on the upper arm.
Skull and banner on upper arm
Blue and black heart with a star and swirling lines beside a script quote on a forearm, in a Lettering style tattoo.
Heart and quote on a forearm
Sepia-toned drawing of an ornate compass rose with an eight-point star, a dotted mandala centre and N, E, S and W markings, shown on a parchment-style background.
Ornate compass rose design
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black compass rose tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Matching compass tattoos on two backs
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a yellow-rimmed compass with a red and black star, a red rose with green leaves below, and a serpent wrapping around the compass.
Traditional compass and rose on a forearm
Flash sheet of six black ink arrow designs with ornate filigree shafts, several topped with eight-point star motifs, drawn on pale paper.
Row of ornate arrows and star designs
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies with dark outlines along a wavy pink and yellow swirl on the top of a foot.
Pink butterflies on a foot
Black fine line flash design of a compass star with a central sun, mountains, moon, clouds and trees, shown on a white background.
Compass and landscape line design
Collage of three black fine line tattoos: a geometric star symbol on the upper chest, outlined hands holding planets and stars on the upper arm, and moon phases with symbols on the back of the neck.
Fine line tattoos: geometric, hands and moon phases
Close-up photograph of a colour American flag tattoo on the upper back, with words such as duty, country and honour in black lettering across it.
American flag with words on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal deer, a crescent moon, a dahlia at the shoulder and fine geometric lines.
Skeletal deer and dahlia on upper arm
Two fine line tattoos in a diptych: a small black twig on the upper chest near the shoulder, and a dotted star constellation across the upper back.
Twig and star constellation fine line tattoos
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a star-like centre, shown on the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of antlers, a diamond and a rose with crystals on the outer thigh, shaded in black and grey.
Antlers, diamond and rose on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing an anatomical heart above an oval window with a night bedroom scene, with a sleeping animal on the bed.
Anatomical heart with sleeping bedroom scene
Two small black fine line crescent moon tattoos with sun rays and stars, one on each ankle, shown against red wooden boards.
Matching crescent moon ankle tattoos
Geometric blue, teal and purple snowflake tattoo with black accents on the upper arm, next to a white top with red anchor print.
Blue snowflake on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a black fairy silhouette with blue wings and a purple swirling trail with stars, on the side of the ribs.
Blue-winged fairy with a purple star trail
Colourful butterfly tattoos in green, yellow and pink with black vines and small stars across the top of a foot.
Butterflies and vines across a foot
Black and white line drawing of a sun and moon face split down the middle, with the words we live by the sun and we feel by the moon around it.
Sun and moon face with quote lettering
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
Black ink line drawing of a sitting elephant spraying a cluster of butterflies from its trunk, with the word Always in script, drawn on plain paper.
Elephant spraying butterflies design
Black linework tattoo of a saguaro cactus with prickly pear pads and overlapping triangles and circles on the upper arm, in a fine line geometric style.
Cactus and geometric shapes on an upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a mermaid holding a baby on a shell, with a starry hair, pearl strands and scale detail, shown as a tattoo design.
Mermaid cradling a baby on a shell
Fine line black starburst tattoo of radiating rays with dotted tips on the upper arm, with a hand and ring resting beside it.
Starburst tattoo on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grinning, galaxy-filled Gengar Pokémon with pink and teal sparkles on the upper arm.
Galaxy Gengar on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with small star shapes running across the collarbone and shoulder, in black ink, on a light-skinned person wearing a white vest top.
Dotted line with stars on the collarbone
Black and grey tattoo of seven circular emblems in a vertical column on the inner forearm, including a hammer, a shield with a star and an eagle.
Seven superhero emblems down a forearm
Colour tattoo of a diamond with a black outline and a galaxy fill of blue, purple and pink on the upper thigh.
Galaxy diamond on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of cupped hands, an eye motif, branch shapes and moon phases on the back of a neck.
Hands and symbols on the back of the neck
Circular tattoo on a calf showing a night sky with planets, a saucer, stars and a hatched landscape in black ink with a teal tint, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Space scene in a circle on a calf
Traditional style flash design of a grey owl with orange eyes carrying an envelope, with two banners reading Don't count your owls until they have been delivered, set against blue clouds and stars.
Owl carrying an envelope with banner scrolls
Close-up of a hand with pale pink nails and small fine line black tattoos of a diamond, three stars and a bow on the fingers, beside pearl and black bead jewellery.
Fine line diamond, stars and bow on fingers
Close-up of two small fine line starburst tattoos in dark ink on the upper back, one larger and one smaller.
Two small starburst tattoos on the upper back
Back view of a woman with raised arms, showing a large colourful back tattoo of an ornate octopus-like central design and a blue and purple arm sleeve.
Ornate octopus back piece and colour sleeve
Traditional tattoo of a UFO beaming down over a house with the words I want to believe on a banner, with teal flowers, on the upper arm.
UFO and house in a banner roundel
Traditional tattoos on a forearm showing an elephant over a Truth banner, a star with a Beauty banner, a Freedom banner above a figure, and a heart with a Love banner.
Stacked traditional tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork design of a multi-pointed star with a stippled centre circle, drawn as a flash-style tattoo design.
Dotwork star with a stippled sunburst
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other with scattered star shapes between them, on the lower leg.
Two reaching hands with stars on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a ringed planet and three small stars on the inside of a wrist.
Ringed planet and three stars on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of a five-pointed looping star with curled tails, in a geometric style, on the back.
Looping star knot with curls on the back
Black and white two-panel photo of small star constellation tattoos made of dots and fine lines on a wrist, hand and forearm.
Star constellations on wrist and forearm
Black fine line snowflake tattoo with symmetrical branching arms on the upper forearm of a person wearing a rolled grey sleeve.
Snowflake tattoo on the forearm