Foot Tattoos Gallery

Foot Tattoo

Foot tattoos can look very striking _ for one thing, the foot provides a nice flat place for the tattoo to lie, and for another thing, foot tattoos are rather rare and therefore sort of exotic. There’s no question that a foot tattoo peaking out of a sexy shoe can be very attractive.

Cross Foot tattoos

Cross Foot tattoos

Bird Foot tattoo
Bird Foot tattoo

Butterfly  Foot tattoo

Butterfly on Foot tattoo


The most popular foot tattoo designs are flower tattoos, letter tattoos and the star foot tattoo.

Butterfly  Foot tattoo

Butterfly Foot tattoo

Fish on Foot Tattoos
Fish on Foot Tattoos
Tribal Foot Tattoo
Tribal Foot Tattoo
Tribal Foot Tattoo
Tribal Foot Tattoo
Tribal Foot Tattoo
Tribal Foot Tattoo

Foot tattoos



Foot tattoos

There are some good reasons why foot tattoos are rarer than other tattoos, though. In fact, there are some tattoo artists who won’t even undertake them . For a start, tattoos on the foot and hand tend to be more painful than other tattoos.

The general rule is this: if a tattoo is right over bone, it will hurt more. If it’s on a fleshy part of your body, it’ll hurt a lot less. That’s why a shoulder or upper arm might be a better place for a first tattoo – if you’re a little worried about the pain and not sure what to expect.

For another thing, though there are many tattoo designs that look great on a foot, there is also a greater incidence of ink migration with foot tattoos. This means, simply, that the ink is likely to spread over time, blurring your tattoo design. This is possible with any tattoo, on any part of the body – but it’s more common with foot tattoos.

If you get a foot tattoo, be prepared to go back and have it re-inked if need be. The top of your foot is the best place with the least blurring, avoid other places like the sides or the toes.

Then there’s the little issue of healing. In general, a new tattoo should not be allowed to rub against clothing while it heals, which usually takes two to three weeks. For most tattoos, this is a pretty simple matter, but not for foot tattoos! Basically, depending on the placement of your tattoo designs, this may mean that you can’t wear shoes or socks for the whole time your tattoo is healing.