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The best celebrity little tattoos for a dose of dainty ink inspo

These minimalist tattoo designs are super cute...

Orin Carlin
Content Writer
Updated: February 15, 2024
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It goes without saying that tattoos are a huge commitment. A moment of ink should really require a lifetime of thought, right? No pressure or anything, but it's going to be on your body forever.

If you're understandably a little cautious, on the hunt for tasteful subtlety, a dainty design is the way to go. 

Stuck for inspiration? We've rounded up some of our all-time celebrity favourites, from Bella Hadid's delicate rosebud to Kendall Jenner's secret feline-themed inner lip tat...

Hello! Fashion shares the best celebrity little tattoos to inspire your next ink:

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus wearing a gold mesh dress at teh Grammys displaying her tattoos © Getty

Flowers singer Miley Cyrus is one star who is constantly adding to her ink collection. On her left arm she has the letters "WA" tattooed inside a heart and well as the word "Moo" on her forearm and on her right fingers she has an eye, a watermelon slice, a heart, an alien and the word "BAD".

Contemporary It-girl Sofia Richie has the word "CLARITY" tattooed on the left side of her neck, just below her ear.

Sofia Richie

Sofia Richie's "CLARITY" tattoo on her neck © @jonboytattoo

Emily Ratajkowski

Three tattoos reading "Sly" © Instagram / @emrata

Supermodel Emily Ratajkowski has a sweet tribute on her inner arm, the word "Sly", in reference to her son Sylvester Apollo Bear's nickname.

The Batman star Zoë Kravitz has a flock of flying birds tattooed on her right shoulder.

Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz wearing a one-shoulder lace gown with her flock of birds tattoo visible © Getty

Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid's rose tattoo on her upper arm © Instagram / @jonboytattoo

Supermodel Bella Hadid has an etching of a rosebud placed just above her left elbow.

Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber has an intricate anatomical heart tattooed in red ink on her right forearm.

Kaia Gerber

Kaia Gerber's heart tattoo on this inside of her arm © Instagram / @jonboytattoo

Hailey Bieber

Hailey Bieber's 'J' tattoo on her finger © Instagram / @mr.k_tattoo

Rhode founder Hailey Bieber has a cursive letter "J" on her ring finger referring to the first name of her husband, Justin Bieber, and a small celestial motif.

Only Murders in the Building star Selena Gomez has the name of one of her albums, "Rare" tattooed just below her right earlobe. The ink also nods to the name of her makeup line, Rare Beauty.

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez side profile with "Rare" tattoo under hear ear © Instagram / @selenagomez

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller's shoulder featuring three star tattoos© Getty

Actress and noughties fashion icon Sienna Miller has a cluster of three five-point stars on her right shoulder.

Vanessa Hudgens has a coloured sunflower tattoo located on her ribcage.

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens showing off her sunflower tattoo on her ribcage © Instagram / @bangbangnyc

Kendall Jenner

Kendall Jenner showing off her tattoo on the inside of her lip © Instagram / @jonboytattoo

Supermodel and 818 Tequila founder Kendall Jenner has the word "Meow" tattooed on the inside of her bottom lip. The model got the tattoo after a night of drinking with her friends. Purr-fection.

International hitmaker Rihanna has the words "Never a failure, always a lesson" tattooed backwards on her collarbone so that she can read the mantra as she looks in the mirror.

Rihanna

Rihanna wearing a red dress with her collarbone tattoo visible © Getty

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's star ankle tattoo© Getty

Supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has a minimalist five-point star tattooed on the outside of her right ankle.

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