Top hat tattoo ideas

180 photos and flash · 27% Traditional, 26% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a London street scene with a clock tower, gothic buildings, a gas lamp and a figure in a top hat.
London clock tower and figure in a top hat
Two black dotwork tattoos on a lower leg: a fox in a top hat within a triangle on the left, and a rabbit beside a church spire on the right.
Fox and rabbit calf tattoos in dotwork
Colour tattoo of a cartoon shark wearing a top hat and monocle, with blue waves, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cartoon shark in top hat and monocle on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon Mad Hatter in a green top hat and bow tie, holding a teapot, on the side of a thigh.
Mad Hatter cartoon character on the thigh
Neo-trad style tattoo design of a teal owl wearing a top hat and goggles, with a shaded pink and purple rose beneath it, on a textured teal background.
Owl in a top hat above a rose
Black silhouette design of a bird wearing a top hat and filled with cog wheels, drawn as a stencil-style flash on a white background.
Steampunk bird in a top hat
Realistic colour tattoo of a grinning grey cat with blue eyes, wearing a green top hat with a pink band and a peacock feather, on a calf.
Cheshire Cat in a top hat on a calf
Black and grey engraved flash of two skulls, one in a top hat and tailcoat and one in a feathered bonnet, drawn in fine hatched linework on a white background.
Two Victorian skulls in top hat and feathered bonnet
Black and grey sugar skull portrait in an ornate frame, with a red rose on a top hat and red accents, shown as a tattoo on skin.
Sugar skull portrait in ornate frame
Black line flash sheet of traditional-style designs with banners, including a microphone, teapot, coffin, bear with dagger, and a rabbit in a top hat.
Traditional flash sheet with banner designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat, monocle and waistcoat inside a beaded oval frame with a bow, on an upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle in a beaded oval frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a grey cat wearing a top hat and sitting in a teacup beside a red flower.
Grey cat in a teacup on an upper arm
Chest tattoo of two shaded pink roses, a white rabbit and a top-hatted figure around an ornate cameo portrait, in neo-traditional style with dotted linework.
Wonderland roses and cameo across chest
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in top hat on upper arm
Small black tattoo of a penguin in a top hat and cane, blowing a bubble, on the inner forearm.
Penguin in a top hat on a forearm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, showing a storybook scene with a rabbit-like figure and a top-hatted character among other engraved details.
Storybook sleeve with rabbit and top-hatted figure
Traditional colour tattoo of a grinning shark in a top hat and tuxedo, inside a rope-edged circle on a red background, shown on skin.
Shark in top hat and tuxedo
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pug wearing a top hat, monocle and feather, framed by an ornate gold scroll border on a calf.
Pug in top hat and monocle on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon strawberry in a top hat and monocle, beside a sparkler, on a limb.
Cartoon strawberry in top hat and monocle
Colour tattoo of a steampunk woman in a top hat, goggles and cape holding a cane, on the outer thigh of a woman wearing a heeled shoe.
Steampunk woman with cane on a thigh
Colour tattoo of two cartoon mice and green thread spools on the outer forearm, drawn with bold outlines and flat colour.
Cartoon mice and thread spools on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Jiminy Cricket in a blue top hat holding a red umbrella, drawn in a bold cartoon style with dark outlines on skin.
Jiminy Cricket cartoon tattoo
Black and grey manatee tattoo with red accents, wearing a top hat, monocle and red bow tie and holding a cane, on a limb.
Dapper manatee in top hat
Black and grey stipple flash drawing of a cat in a feathered top hat, smoking a pipe and wearing a bow tie and lace collar.
Cat in feathered top hat with pipe
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a Game Boy wearing a top hat, with a laurel wreath and joystick, on the calf.
Game Boy with top hat on a calf
Black ink drawing of an octopus wearing a top hat and monocle, holding a teacup, with stippled and hatched shading on its tentacles.
Octopus in top hat with monocle and teacup
Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in a top hat and bow tie, with a SHOW GIRL banner, on the upper arm.
Show girl with top hat on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cat wearing a top hat, monocle and bow tie inside an oval frame above a red rose, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle with rose on upper arm
Two traditional style robot tattoos on a pair of calves, one pink with a heart above its head and one grey wearing a top hat with a heart on its chest.
Matching robot tattoos on calves
Realism tattoo of a grinning clown in a red, white and blue striped top hat and red bow tie, sitting on a calf.
Clown portrait with top hat on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and monocle, smoking a cigar and holding a cane with a bird-head handle, on a lower leg.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and lace-trimmed coat, with scrollwork, on a forearm.
Anthropomorphic cat in a top hat on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on two feet, a pig in a top hat with a banner reading Friends and a rooster with a banner reading Not Food.
Pig and rooster with Friends and Not Food banners
Traditional style tattoo of a bulldog wearing a red top hat, with a banner reading Bitches above and Be Crazy below, on a limb.
Bulldog in top hat with banner
Red and cream woodcut-style drawing of a top hat with the words WE ARE ALL MAD HERE lettered across its crown, with radiating lines either side.
We are all mad here top hat
Black line drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a top hat, pocket watch, Drink me bottle, mushroom, rose and checkerboard floor, with purple outlined clouds.
Wonderland flash with top hat and pocket watch
Black and grey realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a top-hatted man in a tailcoat balancing on a tightrope between a heart and a brain.
Tightrope walker with heart and brain on a back
Colour traditional tattoo of the cartoon robot Bender wearing a top hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame on the upper arm.
Bender in an ornate gold frame on upper arm
Two greyscale skull tattoos on the inner wrists, one wearing a top hat and bow tie with blue splashes, the other with a red polka dot bow and purple splashes.
Two skull wrist tattoos with watercolour splashes
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a steampunk owl in a top hat, with a clock face and gears, on the outer thigh.
Steampunk owl with clock and gears on thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman in a star and stripe outfit holding a top hat, with a banner reading Kiss My American Ass, on a forearm.
Pin-up in stars and stripes with banner
Black and brown cartoon tattoo of a top-hatted, moustached man in striped trousers carrying a dollar money bag and flying notes, on the lower abdomen.
Monopoly-style money man on abdomen
Traditional style flash drawing of a shark wearing a top hat, monocle and tailcoat inside a rope border, with no body placement shown.
Shark in top hat and tailcoat in a rope frame
Two close-up photos of a traditional style shark tattoo with open jaws and a skull wearing a top hat, on a leg.
Shark and top hat skull tattoo
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a grinning clown with a striped top hat and red bow tie on the upper arm.
Clown portrait with top hat on upper arm
Four small cartoon duck head tattoos in colour, one per finger on a hand, the first wearing a top hat and the others wearing coloured caps.
Cartoon duck heads across four fingers
Painted drawing of a Cheshire cat in a teacup with a rose, playing card, key, cupcake and Drink Me bottle, in a neo-traditional style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Cheshire cat and teacup design
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a steampunk woman in a feathered top hat and brass goggles, placed on the side of the ribs.
Steampunk woman portrait on ribs