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=text.
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: text · label: Text & Script
  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 Text & Script
Without Forearm
Without Cape Town
Add a style
  1. Lettering — tattoos: 7
  2. Fine Line — tattoos: 5
  3. New School — tattoos: 2
  4. Watercolor — tattoos: 2
  5. Realism — tattoos: 1
  6. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 7
  2. Black & Grey — tattoos: 7
Add a size
  1. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 7
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 6
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Text & Script is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

14

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Quiet Lettering Forearm — Lettering · Quote · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering single word tattoo on the forearm by Harry at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Single word 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Harry at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  2. Vertical Script Forearm — Fine Line · Lettering · Text & Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line non-latin script tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,500; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  3. Script Text Forearm — Lettering · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering non-latin script tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,800–R3,500; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  4. Script Lettering Forearm — Lettering · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering non-latin script tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,800–R3,500; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  5. Watercolor Name Script Forearm — Watercolor · Text & Script · Forearm · Color · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Watercolor name or date tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,500; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Name or Date 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  6. Cartoon Character and Text Forearm — Lettering · New School · Film & TV · Quote · Forearm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color New School finn and jake tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R1,050–R1,450; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    depicts: Finn the Human (Adventure Time) 70%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Finn and Jake 70% · Quote text 30%
    defined by color 35 · subject 30 · text 20 · style 15
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  7. Cartoon Lamb and Quote New School Forearm — Lettering · New School · Quote · Forearm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color New School cartoon lamb with a pink bow tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R1,050–R1,450; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Cartoon lamb with a pink bow 55% · Quote text 30% · Blue swirl background 15%
    defined by subject 30 · color 30 · style 20 · text 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  8. Script and Flower Forearm — Lettering · Flower · Quote · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Lettering flower tattoo on the forearm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Quote 40%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. 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; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈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
  10. Pink Rose with Script Forearm — Fine Line · Rose · Text & Script · Forearm · Color · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Fine Line rose tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,500; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 100%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  11. Rose and Script Forearm — Fine Line · Rose · Text & Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line rose tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R3,000; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 100%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  12. Sunflower with Name Forearm — Fine Line · Flower · Sunflower · Text & Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line sunflower tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,500; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Sunflower 60% · Flower 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  13. Pink Flower with Script Forearm — Fine Line · Watercolor · Flower · Text & Script · Forearm · Color · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color Fine Line flower tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,500; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Flower 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  14. Woman Portrait with Apple and Name Forearm — Neo-Traditional · Female Figure · Portrait · Text & Script · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Neo-Traditional female figure tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R3,000; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Fruit & Berries 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: 2026-10-09T20:41:23+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

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