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=durban&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: Durban · label: Durban
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 Durban
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 4
  2. Realism — tattoos: 3
  3. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 3
  4. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
  5. Lettering — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 8
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Delicate — tattoos: 1
  2. Spiritual — tattoos: 1
  3. Dark — tattoos: 1
  4. Fierce — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 7
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
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

12

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=durban

Tattoos

  1. Gramophone Forearm — Realism · Music & Instruments · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism music & instruments tattoo on the forearm by Joseph at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Music & Instruments 100%
    by Joseph at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  2. Gladiator Skull Forearm — Neo-Traditional · Skull · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Neo-Traditional skull tattoo on the forearm by Nic at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Nic at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  3. Cross with compass and script — Traditional (Old School) · Compass · Cross · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Traditional (Old School) cross tattoo on the forearm by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Cross 60% · Compass 40%
    by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  4. Family names with crown — Lettering · Crown · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering crown tattoo on the forearm by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Crown 60% · Name or Date 40%
    by Reagan at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  5. Skull Mace Dotwork Forearm — Fine Line · Other Weapons · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line skull tattoo on the forearm by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Other Weapons 40%
    by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  6. Eel and Red Fish Skeleton Fine Line Forearm — Fine Line · Fish · Skeleton · Forearm · Black with Color Accents
    Black with color accents Fine Line spotted eel tattoo on the forearm by Nossi at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Spotted eel 50% · Red fish skeleton 50%
    defined by subject 75 · style 20 · color 5
    by Nossi at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  7. Plague Doctor Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Male Figure · Mask · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) male figure tattoo on the forearm by Ash at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Mask 40%
    by Ash at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  8. Knife, Pistol and Dice Realism Forearm — Realism · Clouds & Smoke · Dagger & Knife · Dice · Firearm · Forearm · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism knife tattoo on the forearm by Dylan de Lange at Fine Line, Durban; ≈7–11 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Ghostface (Scream)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Knife 30% · Pistol 25% · Smoke 20% · Dice 10%
    mood dark, fierce — ink black 50% · grey 50% — detail Detailed (70/100) — defined by subject 75 · style 20 · mood 5
    by Dylan de Lange at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  9. Lotus with cross — Fine Line · Cross · Flower · Lotus · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Fine Line lotus tattoo on the forearm by Nossi at Fine Line, Durban.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lotus 45% · Cross 30% · Flower 25%
    by Nossi at Fine Line, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  10. Grim Reaper Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Grim Reaper · Other Weapons · Skull · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) grim reaper tattoo on the forearm by Ash at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Grim Reaper 45% · Other Weapons 30% · Skull 25%
    by Ash at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  11. Dog Head Dotwork Forearm — Realism · Chain · Dog · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism snarling dog head tattoo on the forearm by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snarling dog head 70% · Dotted lettering 20% · Chain 10%
    defined by subject 60 · style 20 · text 20
    by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  12. Lotus and Moon Fine Line Forearm — Fine Line · Lotus · Moon · Ocean & Waves · Stars · Talisman & Amulet · Forearm · Black & Grey · Stippling · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line lotus tattoo on the forearm by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lotus 50% · Moon and Wave 25% · Sparkles 15% · Glyphs 10%
    mood spiritual, delicate — ink black 90% · grey 10% — detail Moderate (30/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 20 · mood 10
    by TMac at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T19:45:11+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.