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Tiny Heart Tattoos You Won't Regret

Emoji-sized ink doesn't have to be basic.

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Tiny tattoos are the gateway drug of the inked world. You think to yourself, 'this isn't a big deal, it's just a small symbol.' Then one day you wake up and realize you've acquired 72 mini tattoos in the past year. So here are eight harmless, emoji-sized, heart gateway tattoos to start your collection off right.

On Your Sleeve

<p>For beginners,&nbsp;try&nbsp;a&nbsp;minimal wrist tattoo.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Design by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BM5IMTSjcLT/" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">@jonboytattoo</em></a></p>

For beginners, try a minimal wrist tattoo. 

Design by @jonboytattoo

Wild at Heart

<p>Consider&nbsp;this&nbsp;design from leading stick and&nbsp;poke artist (who's&nbsp;aces at capturing that L.A. Lynchian vibe)&nbsp;Sean from Texas.&nbsp;</p><p>Design by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBOvfA9qrLQ/" target="_blank">@seanfromtexas</a></p>

Consider this design from leading stick and poke artist (who's aces at capturing that L.A. Lynchian vibe) Sean from Texas. 

Design by @seanfromtexas

His and Hers

<p>Matching&nbsp;heart-shaped Death Stars will be something to love no matter your relationship status. &nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Design by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BMcErRpg9pO/" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">@mr.k_tattoos</em></a></p>

Matching heart-shaped Death Stars will be something to love no matter your relationship status.  

Design by @mr.k_tattoos

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On the Ear

<p>"If music be the food of love, get a heart tattoo on your ear" - Shakespeare, maybe&nbsp;</p><p>Design by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLWavAVj-NJ/" target="_blank">@adwoaaboah</a></p>

"If music be the food of love, get a heart tattoo on your ear" - Shakespeare, maybe 

Design by @adwoaaboah

Freehand

<p>If a perfectly shaped heart&nbsp;isn't for you, opt for a sketched version instead.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Design by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPmAgntAHL-/" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">@kaketattoos</em></a></p>

If a perfectly shaped heart isn't for you, opt for a sketched version instead. 

Design by @kaketattoos

L is For

<p>Add your initial (or a loved one's) to make things personal.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Design by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BOv5WUSF5PP/" target="_blank">@fine.line.tattoos</a></em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p>

Add your initial (or a loved one's) to make things personal. 

Design by @fine.line.tattoos

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Love Letter

<p>Try a playful incorporation of a pink heart with a feminine envelope.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Design by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BH_8zrvjS0u/" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">@laurenwinzer</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BH_8zrvjS0u/" target="_blank"></a></p>

Try a playful incorporation of a pink heart with a feminine envelope. 

Design by @laurenwinzer

Heartbeat

<p>Chart your heart rate symbolically with a design from&nbsp;another Bang Bang pro, Kevin King.</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Design by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNQM8Atj3x4/" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">@kevinking.nyc</em></a></p>

Chart your heart rate symbolically with a design from another Bang Bang pro, Kevin King.

Design by @kevinking.nyc

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