5 Tattoo Trends You’ll Start To See Everywhere in 2025

At the beginning of a new year, many of us zoom out and think about what we want to do with this fresh start. Do you want to take more spontaneous trips in 2025? Lean into a creative pursuit like photography or pottery? Maybe, this is the year you finally get that tattoo you've been thinking about.

If anyone can inspire you to leap and try some new ink, it's fine-line tattoo artist Syd Smith. Smith's intricate designs — often on the hands and fingers — frequently spark viral trends, like the micro hearts that took off last year. Here, she walks us through some of her favorite tattoo trends for 2025, which are almost guaranteed to become popular. On this list, you'll find everything from hyper-realistic designs to out-of-the-box placement ideas like finger tattoos and inner-ear tattoos. Whether you're still mulling over placement or your exact design, these creative tattoo ideas might help push you closer to your New Year ink.

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Syd Smith is a tattoo artist specializing in fine-line styles and the owner of Syzygy Precision Tattooing.