Printable Temporary Tattoo Designs

Everything happens in your browser, and the sheet goes straight to your printer – there’s no file to download first.

Home tattoo paper usually comes as two sheets: a printable decal sheet and a clear adhesive sheet. You print onto the decal sheet, let the ink dry, press the adhesive sheet on top, then cut out each design. To apply one, peel off the clear film, press it face-down on clean, dry skin, hold a damp cloth over it for as long as your paper’s instructions say, then slide the backing away.

Because it goes on face-down, the print has to be mirrored, or text reads backward on your skin. This sheet mirrors every design automatically, so don’t turn on mirroring in your printer settings as well. The layout is meant for inkjet tattoo paper; laser versions exist too, so match the paper to your printer.

Use paper sold for skin use from a reputable brand, test a small piece on your skin first and avoid broken or irritated skin. Expect a print to last a few days, less on areas that rub, like hands and ankles. Baby oil or an oil-based makeup remover lifts it off gently.

A sheet of temporary tattoos is useful for more than parties. A few ways to use it:

Flat, smooth, low-friction skin gives the cleanest transfer and the longest wear: the inner forearm, the outer upper arm, the shoulder blade, the calf and the outside of the ankle. Skin with lots of hair, creases or constant movement – fingers, palms, the inside of the elbow – breaks the print up quickly.

If you’re using it to test a placement, put the temporary one exactly where you plan the real tattoo, at the size you have in mind. Check it in the mirror, in photos and with different clothes. If you still like it after a few days, you have your answer. For a quick look without printing anything, the try-on tool shows the design on a photo of your skin.