Star tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour style thigh tattoo of flying silhouettes passing a clock tower below a moon with a ship, set on a splash of pink, blue and teal.
Peter Pan silhouettes and clock tower on thigh
Colourful neo-traditional bee tattoo with stippled glitter wings, shown in two photos on skin, one on the chest and one on the upper arm.
Glitter bee tattoo with sparkles and dotted trail
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bat with moon phases and small star dots across its wings, placed on a forearm.
Bat with moon phases on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a castle inside a snow globe with a pink anemone-style flower on the forearm.
Castle in a snow globe with pink flower
Black dotwork mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Mandala and compass star on a forearm
Close-up of a colour compass rose tattoo with yellow and orange star points, a white flower centre and a small fleur-de-lis hanging from a curved line.
Compass rose tattoo close-up
Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork mandala star with a compass-like point, joined by a vertical dotted line to a small diamond motif, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Mandala star with dotted vertical line
Small black line tattoo of a cartoon owl with swirled eyes and three star shapes to its upper right, on orange-toned skin.
Cartoon owl with stars
Black silhouette tattoo design of Peter Pan characters flying through a trail of stars beside the script words never grow up.
Never grow up with Peter Pan silhouettes
Green and black drawn tattoo design of a heart frame with wings, a dark star, a bell shape and sparkles, shown without any skin.
Winged heart with star and bell design
Black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a tractor beam, two small sparkles and the words GET IN, LOSER, on the side of the ribs.
UFO with tractor beam and quote on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a wristwatch with red, blue and pink splashes and drips, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm.
Watercolour watch tattoo on a wrist
Colourful cartoon-style tattoo of a fluffy Pomeranian wearing a teal bow, surrounded by ice creams, stars and a paw print, on a forearm.
Pomeranian with bow and ice creams on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a sleepy owl with closed eyes, framed by pink flowers, green leaves and orange stars, on skin.
Sleepy owl with flowers and stars
Illustration of the Ursa minor star pattern on a dark blue night sky, with the words ursa minor printed and in cursive script below, shown as a design sheet.
Ursa minor constellation design with script
Owl silhouette tattoo filled with stars, a soft pink nebula and a full moon, on the forearm in dark blue ink.
Owl silhouette filled with night sky
Flash sheet of metallic gold and black temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, arrows, a hamsa hand, chevrons and lettering, with no placement on a body shown.
Temporary tattoo flash sheet with arrows and feathers
Small black geometric snowflake tattoo on a person's ankle, shown against a dark background.
Small snowflake tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey anchor with chain and a compass rose with a red star centre, tattooed on a limb in a traditional style.
Anchor and compass rose on a leg
Fine line dotted tattoo of a small star and a curving trail of dots on the side ribs, with a hand lifting a pale blue sweatshirt.
Dotted star trail on the ribs
Black and grey circular tattoo of mountains under a night sky with a moon, pine trees and a winding path, on the inner forearm.
Mountain night scene in a circle on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a lightbulb reading Look on the bright side, surrounded by clouds, raindrops, a lightning bolt and a crescent moon, on the calf.
Look on the bright side lightbulb on a calf
Traditional style flash design of Captain America holding a star shield, with an eagle, a rose, lightning bolts and banners reading Death Before Dishonor.
Captain America flash with eagle and banners
Colour tattoo of the Ohio state outline filled with the state flag, with the script words Home is Where the Heart is below, on the upper leg.
Ohio flag state outline on thigh
Small outlined triangle tattoo filled with blue, purple and pink galaxy shading, on the inner forearm of a person against a wooden background.
Galaxy triangle on a forearm
Infinity symbol tattoo made of outlined stars and a crescent moon, with soft blue shading, on bare skin.
Infinity symbol with stars and a crescent moon
Black solid tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with spiky sun rays, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pentagram and sun tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink compass rose design drawn on paper beside a pen, with an ornamental patterned star and fine radiating lines, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass rose tattoo design sketch
Colourful compass rose tattoo with black dotted linework and a lettered ring, with watercolour-style splashes, across the upper back.
Compass rose with lettering on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red heart pierced by an arrow, a banner reading MY AIM IS TRUE, and two swallows with stars.
Swallows and heart banner on a forearm
Sheet of metallic gold, copper and blue temporary tattoo designs showing a longhorn skull, revolvers, horseshoes, stars, arrows and patterned bands on a white background.
Metallic Western temporary tattoo sheet
Close photo of a fine-line black script tattoo reading keep me where the light is, with a small star, on the forearm of a person lying on a bed.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cat outline filled with a pink and blue night sky, a yellow moon and a black cat silhouette in bare branches, on the outer thigh.
Cat silhouette with moon on thigh
Red anchor drawing with a ring at the top, five small stars above and the word HOPE in sage green letters below, on a pale background.
Anchor with stars and HOPE
Close photo of three small black star tattoos on the inner wrist of a hand holding an open book, in a fine line style.
Three small stars on the wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo covering a stomach, with a panther head, roses, a skull, a spider web and a pin-up head.
Traditional stomach piece with panther, roses and skull
Colour tattoo of a red and white Marlboro cigarette pack with its top open and cigarettes showing, beneath outlined stars on skin.
Marlboro cigarette pack with outlined stars
Black and purple vine tattoo with leaves and two star motifs running across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine and star tattoo on a foot
Three-panel photo of a black and purple feather tattoo with birds on the top of a foot, with a faded star and heart design shown in the first panel.
Feather and birds on a foot
Black and grey dotwork heart tattoo on the upper arm, filled with a cratered planet, a ringed Saturn, a crescent moon and four-pointed stars.
Heart with planets and stars on upper arm
Traditional style flash of a jumping sailor pin-up in red shorts and red heels, with blue tattoo designs on her upper arm, thigh and calf.
Sailor pin-up with tattooed arm and legs
Colourful skull tattoo on an upper arm with a purple, pink and blue nebula and small white stars filling its cranium and the space above it.
Galaxy skull on upper arm
Black and white skull design with purple and green accents, crown, spade and star motifs, and red teeth outlines, drawn on a black background.
Joker skull with playing card motifs
Black and grey flash drawing of a mermaid sitting on rocks beneath a full moon, with a sailing ship, stars and roses, designed as a traditional style tattoo.
Mermaid on rocks with moon and ship
Black and white line drawing of a compass rose with two scroll banners reading a quote, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Compass star with quote banners
Black dotwork and geometric tattoo of a wolf's head with amber eyes, framed by a triangular pattern and a night-sky panel with trees and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading hope with a small outlined star on the inner wrist, partly surrounded by stacked black and silver bangles.
Hope script with a star on the wrist