TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/tattoos?city=cape-town&placement=forearm&subject=symbols.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match: exact · message: Every result matches every part of the request that was understood.

Understood

query
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facets
  1. axis: subject · value: symbols · label: Symbols & Objects
  2. axis: placement · value: forearm · label: Forearm
  3. axis: city · value: Cape Town · label: Cape Town
free words
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corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
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Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Symbols & Objects
Without Forearm
Without Cape Town
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 5
  2. Fine Line — tattoos: 5
  3. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 2
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 10
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 3
  3. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Symbols & Objects is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

13

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=symbols&tattoo_placement=forearm&tsk_city=cape-town

Tattoos

  1. Spiderweb Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Spider Web · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Traditional (Old School) spiderweb tattoo on the forearm by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R550–R1,000; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Spiderweb 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  2. Triceratops Skull Forearm — Fine Line · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Fine Line skull tattoo on the forearm by Sean at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Sean at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  3. Ornamental Deity Mask Forearm — Realism · Mask · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Realism mask tattoo on the forearm by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 100%
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  4. Fingerprint Heart Forearm — Fine Line · Heart · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Fine Line heart tattoo on the forearm by Harry at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Heart 100%
    by Harry at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  5. Skull Forearm — Realism · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism skull tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  6. Winged Pumpkin Fairy Forearm — Fine Line · Wings · Forearm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Fine Line wings tattoo on the forearm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Wings 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  7. Infinity Knot Forearm — Fine Line · Infinity · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line infinity tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R700–R1,250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Infinity 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  8. Plague Doctor Coffin Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Mask · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) coffin tattoo on the forearm by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,050–R8,250; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Coffin 50% · Plague doctor bird mask 30% · Skull 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. Skull and Insect Realism Forearm — Realism · Insect · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism skull tattoo on the forearm by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town; ≈R6,050–R8,250; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Insect 40%
    by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-29 · image
  10. Compass and Lighthouse Forearm — Realism · Compass · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Realism compass tattoo on the forearm by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,550–R3,400; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Compass 60% · Lighthouse 40%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  11. Death’s Head Moth Forearm — Insect · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Blackwork skull tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,550–R3,400; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Insect 40%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  12. Compass and Map Realism Forearm — Realism · Compass · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism compass tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Compass 30% · World map 30% · Date text 20% · Other details 20%
    defined by subject 45 · style 35 · text 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  13. Infinity Symbol with Birds and Florals — Fine Line · Bird · Flower · Infinity · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Fine Line infinity tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R1,500–R2,750; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Infinity 45% · Bird 30% · Flower 25%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T09:48:57+00:00 · how search works: https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search · docs: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api · citation: Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from.

Example requests

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.