Tattoos are permanent marks made on the skin with ink or some other pigments. Tattoo designs highlight a variety of spiritual, magical, and religious beliefs. Tattoo designs range from simple designs to complicated and bold statements. Compared with custom art designs, tattoo designs are very simple and easy. Some tattoo designs are commonly worn by men and women.

Tattoo design professionals are in great demand all over the world. Tattoo designs are created by a needle attached to a hand-held tool or electric tattooing machine. Popular tattoo design themes are tribal tattoos, Celtic tattoos, fairy tattoos, cross tattoos, dragon tattoos, butterfly tattoos, and zodiac tattoos. Tribal tattoos draw inspiration from tribal art and include Maori designs, Aztec sun clocks, and Eskimo totems. Celtic tattoos offer a wide range of designs which are originated from the manuscripts and art forms of Ireland, England, and Scotland. Fairy tattoo designs combine fairy figures, hearts, flowers, glitter, crosses, stars, moons, suns, and other fantasy themes in different colors. Cross tattoos stand for spiritual rather than physical attributes. They represent love, compassion, and peace. Dragon tattoos are of two types: western and eastern dragon. Western dragon is associated with greed for wealth, a wicked character, and destruction. Eastern dragon is considered as benevolent, compassionate, the harbinger of fertility, and a signal of good fortune. Butterfly tattoo designs are available in varied color schemes and sizes. Zodiac tattoo design includes hearts, skulls, flowers, fairies, sun, moon, and stars.

There are different types of tattoo designs: abstractions, naturalistic tattoos, pledge or dedication deigns, simplifications or stylized designs, and complex structures or combinations. Temporary tattoo designs are also available, which last only a few days. Tattoo studios and tattoo artists offer excellent services in tattoo designs. These are also obtained from tattoo sites and tattoo art galleries.