Star tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful nebula tattoo with stars across the inner forearm, shaded in soft watercolour-like blends of orange, pink, green and deep blue.
Nebula and starfield tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a firefighter Maltese cross badge with an axe and ladder over a shaded American flag with stars and stripes on an upper arm.
Firefighter badge and flag on upper arm
Close-up of black script lettering reading Someday came suddenly on the upper chest near the collarbone, with tiny star marks above the words.
Script quote reading Someday came suddenly
Black and grey tattoo of an American flag with barbed wire wrapped across the stripes and a torn, distressed edge, on the upper arm.
Barbed wire and flag on an upper arm
Small black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes and a central star, sitting on the inner forearm of a person resting a hand on the arm.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Forearm tattoo of a red, white and blue shield with a star, with the words SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT HEROES EXIST. in red capitals beneath it.
Shield and quote on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm reproducing Van Gogh's Starry Night, with a blue police box floating in the swirling sky above a village.
Starry Night sleeve with a blue police box
Black outline tattoo of a cat face with a red bow, surrounded by outline stars, across a person's upper back.
Cat face with red bow and outline stars on upper back
Colour forearm tattoo of a geometric star over a galaxy sky, with green aurora light and black pine trees at the wrist.
Geometric star and pine forest on a forearm
Four black line drawing designs of the Deathly Hallows triangle, circle and line symbol paired with the word Always in script lettering, with one version adding small stars.
Deathly Hallows symbol with Always lettering designs
Colourful galaxy tattoo on the inner forearm, with magenta and purple nebula clouds, blue wash and small white stars.
Magenta and blue galaxy on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of three butterflies, stars and swirling lines across an ankle and the top of a foot.
Butterflies and stars on an ankle and foot
Four black line drawings of stylised beetles stacked vertically on a cream background, in a fine line and geometric flash style with dot and star accents.
Four stylised beetles in black line
Healed colour tattoo of three red lilies with black swirling vine and outline stars, running across the top of a bare foot towards the ankle.
Red lilies and stars across a foot
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at the top, sitting centrally on the upper back of a person wearing a patterned top.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with star and mandala patterns.
Geometric dotwork full sleeve on an arm
Back tattoo of two figures in fedoras with a script name between them, in black and grey with some red and colour detail, placed across the middle of the back.
Script name and two fedora figures on a back
Traditional colour tattoo of a bottle with orange smoke rising from it and a black banner reading FELIX, on a limb of the body.
Felix banner and bottle tattoo
Two traditional-style snow globe tattoos on upper arms, one showing a desert with a cactus and moon, the other a palm tree, sea and flowers.
Snow globe tattoos on upper arms
Black dotwork tattoo of pyramids and a flying saucer inside a diamond frame on the inner forearm.
Pyramids and UFO in a diamond on a forearm
Back view of a large green and orange realistic butterfly tattoo spanning the back, with a star on the upper back and a sleeve on the raised arm.
Butterfly with wings across a back
Pencil sketch on paper of a tattoo design showing a circle set inside an upright triangle, with a vertical rod above, feather-like wisps and small stars, shown with no body placement.
Pencil sketch of a triangle and circle design
Black and grey flash sheet with a pair of feathers above the script words expecto patronum, the Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork, and an hourglass within rings decorated with stars.
Three Harry Potter themed flash designs
Colour tattoo of a woman in a flower crown and a blue star-patterned dress beside a crescent moon, in blue and teal tones, on the upper arm.
Woman with crescent moon on upper arm
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Believe with a small outlined star above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Believe script tattoo with a star
Abstract elephant head tattoo with red and teal splashes and black linework on the inner forearm, with a small pink star near the wrist.
Elephant head with splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a swirling purple, orange and teal galaxy with star highlights covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Galaxy nebula sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a blue centre and script compass letters, sitting on the upper back of a person wearing a grey top.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with an arrow, feather and ribbon tattooed on the inner forearm.
Compass, arrow and feather on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of shaded stars of varying sizes, with small sparkle marks, rising in a trail up the middle of a bare back.
Star trail running down the spine
Line drawing of a rayed sun with a dark centre above a crescent moon, joined by dotted lines and small star motifs, on a black background.
Sun and crescent moon with stars design
Collage of small fine line tattoos in black ink, including stars on the forearms and fingers, a dotted arrow on the upper arm and dotwork circles on the hands.
Small dotwork stars, arrows and circles
Pencil drawing of a vertical floral scroll tattoo design with roses, acanthus-style swirls and small sparkle motifs, suited to a long placement such as the arm or back.
Vertical floral scroll tattoo design
A grid of twenty-one white line drawings of geometric designs on a black background, including hexagons, triangles, circles and overlapping arcs, in a fine line style.
Grid of geometric sacred geometry line designs
Colour tattoo of superhero emblems, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, shown torn through skin from thigh to ankle in a neo-traditional style.
Torn skin superhero emblems down a leg
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a dagger with a white cat head at the hilt, a beaded heart guard, crescent moons and stars in pastel rainbow colours.
Pastel cat dagger with heart guard on forearm
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Five black outline stars in a fine line style run across the side of a woman's torso, just below the ribs and beside the navel, in a photo of a woman wearing a red bikini.
Five outline stars along the side
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing two swallows, red roses, leaves and a heart with a banner reading ARNE.
Swallows, roses and heart on a forearm
Close-up of a small black outlined star tattoo on the inner ear, placed among stud and hoop piercings, in fine line style.
Outlined star inside the ear
Black and white photo of a solid black Chicago skyline above four stars and a bar on an upper arm, with the wearer's face not shown.
Chicago skyline and flag stars on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric tiger tattoo wrapping around an upper arm and shoulder, with outlined stripes and small star marks.
Geometric tiger on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an armoured robot with galaxy and autumn leaves on the upper arm and shoulder.
Armoured robot and galaxy on upper arm
Black tribal-style dragon design with swirling wings and a spiral tail wrapped around a pentagram inside a circle, drawn on white.
Tribal dragon with pentagram circle
Hand-drawn tattoo design sketch in black ink reading I love you to the moon and back, with a moon, clouds and stars, lettering style, shown on paper with no body placement.
I love you to the moon and back design
Fine line tattoo of the London skyline, with the London Eye and blue and pink fireworks, on a forearm, glowing under UV light.
London skyline and fireworks on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with the words Not all those who wander are lost curved around it on bare skin.
Compass rose with a curved quote
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark hat, white star-sparkled trousers and black boots against a blue smoky background.
Hat, sparkled trousers and boots on upper arm