Among the celebrities with tiny finger tattoos are Jeon Jungkook of BTS, who has a smiley emoji on his finger among several other tattoos, and Cara Delevingne, who has the outline of a red heart on the pinky finger of her left hand.

3. Nautical Finger Tattoos

If you’ve ever wondered why nautical imagery like anchors, ships, and nautical stars are so prominent, wonder no longer. There was a period in history when that adorable finger tattoo was strictly reserved for circus performers, criminals, and sailors, who got their body art from the tattooist in the back room of a bar somewhere.

Today’s widespread acceptance of tattooing was born out of those early days of niche tattooing and, thanks to sailors requesting images that were important to them. Nautical themes are still a big part of tattoo design today, especially in the old school American Traditional style. Nautical finger tattoos featuring ropes, anchors, and even ships fit easily onto fingers, as do wedding ring tattoos designed to mark eternal love featuring ropes, chains, twined hooks, and the like.

4. Simple Finger Tattoos

Choosing the right type of finger tattoo can be difficult given the limited space you have to deal with. There’s no need to overcomplicate things if you don’t want to and simple finger tattoo designs are often the best choice.

Bold, solid black ink lines are the best body art for this style, either fine or even thicker if the design merits it. The key is a clean design without a lot of extraneous detail, so the tattoo is easy to read and punched in with clarity to the inner finger or knuckle.

Among the celebrities with simple finger tattoos are Kendall Jenner, who has a tiny white dot on the middle finger of her right hand.

5. Lettered Finger Tattoo Ideas

Lettering across the fingers is one of the most classic finger tattoo designs in the world. Most of us have seen the words “LOVE” and “HATE” emblazoned on some knuckles as knuckle tattoos in the past but you need not limit yourself to that simple a design.