Star tattoo ideas

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Black line compass rose tattoo with arrow points on the outer thigh of a woman in denim shorts, against blue mosaic tiles.
Compass rose on the outer thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a red book covered in eyes and stars, with a leafy border, on the forearm.
Eyed book on the forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading I move the stars for no one, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a sailing ship under stars, with waves, clouds and the date 1872 beneath, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and 1872 on upper arm
A small unicorn tattoo filled with pink and purple galaxy patterns and white stars, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Galaxy unicorn on a forearm
Two inner wrist tattoos in black ink: on the left a row of planets with a ringed Saturn, on the right a scatter of dots like a constellation.
Planets and constellation dots on wrists
Traditional style tattoo of an owl with spread wings, stars, an eye in a box, flowers and a crescent moon on an upper arm.
Owl with crescent moon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box over a pink and purple galaxy on the inner forearm, shown from two angles in a bathroom.
TARDIS and galaxy on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the word Bewitched in script with a small witch holding a wand and sparkles, on the upper arm.
Bewitched script with a witch and stars
Colour and grey tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy-filled visor and shards, on the lower leg.
Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy visor on a calf
Black tribal-style eight-pointed star with a spiral centre, drawn as a solid design on a white background.
Black tribal star design with spiral centre
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain range under a starry night sky, framed in a rectangle on the upper arm.
Mountain night sky in a framed box on the upper arm
Black ink pen drawing of a feathered arrow crossing a circular compass motif, with flowing feather-like swirls, a small star and ornamental flourishes, drawn on lined paper.
Arrow, compass and feather design drawing
Colour tattoo in a circular frame re-creating Van Gogh's Starry Night, with swirling blue sky, a crescent moon and a village with a church spire, on skin.
Starry Night swirl sky in a circle
Colour tattoo of a blue police box surrounded by a starry purple and pink galaxy on the upper arm.
Blue police box with galaxy background
Neo-traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, pink roses and small stars on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon sugar skull with roses on upper back
Back view of a person's legs with matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing pink bows above the knees, with a vertical chain of coloured stars, hearts, gems and bows running down each calf.
Cartoon cat with bows and jewel chain on both legs
Four pastel nautical designs on a flash sheet: an anchor with a dolphin, a seahorse with a telescope, a compass rose with a clock face, and a ship's wheel with a lantern.
Vintage nautical flash sheet
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a bald eagle over a red, white and blue flag, with a snake and grey skulls below, on a man photographed from behind.
Eagle, flag and skulls across a back
Colour traditional chest tattoo of a snarling blue wolf beside a yellow crescent moon and grey clouds, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Snarling wolf and crescent moon on chest
Flash sheet of black crescent moon designs in filigree, star, sparkle and striped patterns, with the script words Blue Moon beside a larger moon.
Crescent moon designs flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a cluster of cats inside, above pine trees, a crescent moon and stars.
Anatomical heart with cats and night sky
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with swirling wisps around its central star, drawn as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement shown.
Compass rose with swirling wisps
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a teepee under a crescent moon with stars, cacti and a bull skull on the inner forearm, framed by fine geometric circles.
Teepee and desert scene on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a hamsa hand with an eye, flowers and dotted detail, on the side of a person's ribs, with partial Latin script below.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Realistic purple and peach lily tattoo with grey shading, black swirls and stars across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf head inside overlapping geometric star lines, on the inside of a forearm.
Howling wolf in a geometric frame on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the shoulder blade showing a Dalek, a red rose with a blue crystal, and a banner reading BADWOLF.
Dalek, rose and BADWOLF banner on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a cartoon girl with pink pigtails and bows beside a fuzzy pink creature, with stars and ice cream, on the calf.
Pink pigtailed cartoon girl and fuzzy friend on a calf
Matching geometric sigil tattoo with tiny lettering on both forearms, shown with the arms pressed together.
Geometric sigil tattoo on both forearms
Black Gemini zodiac symbol tattoo with a yellow halo, an outlined star and a red arrow, shown on a forearm.
Gemini zodiac symbol with star and arrow
Black ink drawing of the Starfleet insignia filled with zentangle-style doodles, flowers and a white star, with the words To Boldly Go across the lower part.
Starfleet insignia with doodle fill
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional flash drawing of a rainbow, lollipop, hearts, stars and flowers with the words Sugar, spice and everything nice, held up by a hand with glittery nail polish.
Sugar, spice and everything nice flash design
Black and grey floral swirl tattoo with script lettering on a person's hip and side ribs, with a star on the upper thigh.
Floral swirls and script on hip and ribs
Close-up of a tiny solid black star tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey top off the shoulder and loose hair above.
Small star tattoo on upper back
Black and grey comic panel tattoo on an upper arm, with a speech bubble of lettering above two cartoon figures under a starry night sky.
Comic panel quote tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a crowned heart, a winged Triforce and a four-star Dragon Ball framed by yellow scrollwork.
Crowned heart, Triforce and Dragon Ball on a forearm
Full sleeve realism tattoo of outer space with a colourful nebula, cratered moons, a glowing comet and a blue planet across the upper arm and forearm.
Space sleeve with nebula and planets
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo with a solid triangle on the inner forearm, shown with the hand open and palm up.
Mandala and triangle forearm tattoo
Close-up of a galaxy-filled triangle above a curved arc tattooed on a pale forearm, with a striped sleeve visible on the left.
Galaxy triangle and arc on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a flower with dragonfly-like teal wings, a black swirling stem, pink and teal stars and a red ladybird.
Dragonfly flower and ladybird on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black witch hat with an orange buckle band and a yellow broomstick, surrounded by teal sparkles, on a lower leg.
Witch hat and broomstick on a leg
Forearm tattoo of a black cat silhouetted on a bare branch beneath a glowing moon and starry sky, in soft teal, green and orange washes.
Cat on a branch under a moon
Traditional-style flash design of a heart with a rose, two swallows, a banner reading All of Time and Space and Allonsy, and a pocket watch, on a tan background.
Traditional heart, swallows and banner design
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised towards the shoulder.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of nested, interlocking triangles forming a star shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Nested triangle star on a wrist
Black linework tattoo of a treehouse in a bare tree with a crescent moon and small stars, on the side of a torso.
Treehouse in a bare tree on the side ribs