These astoundingly bold and badass tattoos save on space, but sacrifice no quality in being a lesser size.

You’ll want to immediately head over to the nearest tattoo shop after being mesmerized by these small badass tattoos.

Small tattoos are trending because they not only possess the incredible ability to convey unbelievable symbolic meanings, but are also simple and clean designs.

The bold but precise lines perfectly compliment a man’s confidence and style. These smaller minimalistic tattoos are wonderful additions alongside previous works or as subtle, standalone pieces of body art.

Check out this gallery of badass small tattoos, you’ll be unable to control your desire for a trip to your nearest top quality tattoo shop.

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1. Color Small Tattoo Ideas

These two separate small arm tattoos represent how a great geometric design creates fantastic work. While very different to look at, they both apply new wave color with the techniques of geometric patterns to pull of two lovely tattoos.

It would be interesting to know if this Cubs tattoo was done before, or after, their World Series curse was lifted, although it really doesn’t matter. The baseball is fantastically realized, looking battered and bruised from getting bounced through the infield. The logo too is well done and a quality reflection of the real one.

This piece is bad ass, like an old French master dropped in to inhabit a tattooist’s body for two or three hours. I like the use of the circle to create a fundamental border for the fully realized image within. It’s great work.

Wow. This small Warhol inspired new wave tattoo is unbelievable. It would have taken more time to do than a piece ten times the size. There is such a flawless amount of technique in the dot work – from the complementary colors through to the grayscale shading – and being so small there was so little margin for error. You would be hard pressed to ever find a more intricate, or brilliant, piece of tattooing anywhere.