40 Teacher Tattoos For Everyday Heroes

This traditional style teacher tattoo features an apple, a pencil, flowers, and a popular Dr. Seuss quote. The bold colors and clean design make this a really great piece.

This teacher tattoo has a really cool light bulb design with a heart inside. It also has books, pencils, and an apple that look super cute together.

This sweet and simple tattoo was done for a special education teacher. It can mean so much to a teacher to see their students improving, even in the smallest of ways.

This more minimalist tattoo is perfect for a teacher. It simply says "inspire" next to an illustration of an apple.

This teacher tattoo was paired with the caption: "Books give soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." Such a wonderful sentiment.

A small and simple teacher tattoo idea is a single pencil. This person wrote: "Looking at this tattoo every day reminds me of the hard work I have put in to become a teacher. How there is no other profession I could see myself doing. How this is the most rewarding job on the planet."

This apple design has some unusual details in it, especially in the leaves. It's always cool when something seemingly simple is given a more artistic look.

This schoolhouse half-sleeve has so much gorgeous detail. The roses, apple, and sun all pull together so nicely and the schoolhouse itself is a really great idea for a teacher.

These teacher besties got small apples on the sides of their wrists. It's minimalist, easy to hide, and really adorable!

This tattoo features a monogram of the alphabet with apples and apple blossoms! Such a creative idea and it turned out so lovely.

This teacher tattoo of a teacup full of school supplies had the cutest details. The colors and the flowers give this a really happy, positive vibe.

There are ways to add some quirkiness and personality to a teacher tattoo that features an apple as well — for example, this person's illustration has a big bite taken out of the apple and it's sitting on a couple of colorful books.

This teacher's take on a skull and crossbones is amazing! The apple resembles the one from the classic Disney film Snow White, while the fake crossbones are made out of school supplies.

This teacher tattoo was done for a multilingual teacher and worldwide traveler. "Good times getting to tattoo people who are doing things to contribute and make a difference," the tattoo artist wrote. This design is beautiful and really incorporates the person's traveling lifestyle.

This neo traditional tattoo design of a globe uses a really pretty combination of colors. The small flower details really add a nice touch as well.

This heart teacher tattoo is really cute and creative because it has the details of an apple, without being quite so literal. The leaf and stem being added to the heart was really clever.

This illustration includes a stack of books and an apple hanging from a tree. The details of the tree and butterfly give it a cheerful, outdoorsy look.

This cute, big-eyed owl is another cool idea for a teacher tattoo. And he's standing on a book, which really drives home the teacher theme.

This watercolor teacher tattoo is stunning! The swirls of colors mixed together create a very artsy aesthetic and it coordinates well with the tumbleweed tattoo above it.

This apple design is more basic, but still cute! A simple line drawing can be good for people who want a simple black ink piece of work.

This trophy tattoo was done for a physical education teacher. The tattoo artist shared that it's a trophy because it is the maximum prize an athlete craves and because all teachers deserve one. It's also sweet that the trophy says inspire on it, which teachers do every day.

This teacher chose to get a bunny rabbit as part of their tattoo. The bunny is sitting on a stack of books with an apple and a pencil, looking ready to learn — so cute!

This pink rose is gorgeous! Although it would look great on its own, it was made even better with the little book, butterfly, and inspirational words.

This tattoo says: "This master educates the (heart)." The quote is so sweet and the teacher illustration is completely adorable.

This beachy apple tattoo is a combination of things, but it still really works. The beautiful purple sunset scene inside the apple gives it some interest and personality.

This is the symbol for the mathematical constant pi. Definitely a clever minimalist tattoo idea for a math teacher.

This "Live Fearless" teacher tattoo not only has a powerful message, but it also has a really pretty design and color scheme. The font, apple, and flower details all go together really well.

This teacher tattoo combines a lot of traditional teaching elements: books, a pencil, and a chalkboard. The collage of items comes together perfectly and it makes a great arm piece.

This swirly lined apple design is simple, yet stylized in a really cute way. Although this teacher calls her tattoo "cliché," it still has some personality in it and it looks really great.

This kindergarten teacher shared on Instagram: "A student of mine drew these candy corn for me… I told him one day I’d have them tattooed." Too cute!

This teacher tattoo is cool because at the base it's just a sketched line drawing of a book and an apple, but it really comes to life with the "coloring outside of the lines" approach. The style and colors are so fun and lighthearted.

This ruler tattoo is a good shape for an arm or leg. It has a classic wooden look, but a nice pop of color was added with the flowers.

This wrist tattoo was done for an English teacher. The sketched classroom scene is cute and it's pretty cool how it was done on such a small scale.

This apple tattoo stands out because of the words above it. In a cute, curly font it says "Survive and Thrive." Although it's only two words, they have a lot of meaning.

This librarian's tattoo is perfect because it features a girl reading a book under a beautiful fall tree. It also says "dear old world," which is a quote from Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.

This cute ankle tattoo is inspired by Dr. Suess. The teacher wrote on Instagram: 

"'Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.' — Dr. Seuss. 

This is a message that I bring into my classroom everyday!"

This teacher tattoo features a woman with a "head full of books." It's a great idea for an English teacher, a librarian, or pretty much any teacher who loves literature.

This teacher tattoo features a fox with glasses sitting on a stack of books. Adding one's favorite animal is always a cute way to add individuality to a tattoo.

This teacher got three small symbols that represent "peace, love, teach." Sweet, simple, and perfect for a teacher.

This tattoo for a teacher and coach says: "I teach, what's your superpower?" It is accompanied by an apple with the Superman logo inside and a gym whistle. All of the different elements are well thought out and it looks amazing.