Tattoo shops in Charlotte
Thinking about ink in Charlotte, NC? Start with the studios: 20 are mapped here. All 20 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. A consultation costs nothing and tells you everything about how a shop runs.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Charlotte (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Anything's Possible Tattoo And Body Piercing and Tattoo Bill's, plus Absolute Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Charlotte's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Charlotte tattoo lineup
20 mapped within about 40 km:
Anything's Possible Tattoo And Body Piercing
Tattoo studio
Anything's Possible Tattoo And Body Piercing is Tattoo studio on 159 North Main Street, Mooresville.
159 North Main Street, Mooresville, 28115
Tattoo Bill's
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Bill's — Tattoo studio, found on 10823 John Price Road in Charlotte. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Bill's: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
10823 John Price Road, Charlotte, 28273
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1-704-583-0909
Absolute Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Absolute Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 9510 University City Boulevard, Charlotte. Absolute Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9510 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, 28213
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00
Phone: +1-704-595-1988
In the Skin
Tattoo studio
In the Skin — Tattoo studio, found on 5710 Concord Parkway South in Concord. Also worth knowing about In the Skin: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
5710 Concord Parkway South, Concord, 28027
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +1-704-455-8111
Tattoo Bill's
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Bill's — Tattoo studio.
Cosmic Tattoos
Tattoo studioRun by Cosmic Tattoos
Cosmic Tattoos is Tattoo studio run by Cosmic Tattoos on 3927 Monroe Road, Charlotte. Cosmic Tattoos also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
3927 Monroe Road, Charlotte, 28211
Tattoo Me
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Me is Tattoo studio on 1440 South Tryon Street, Charlotte. Tattoo Me also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1440 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, 28203
Phone: +17047746629
Revenant Tattoo Gallery
Tattoo studio
Revenant Tattoo Gallery is Tattoo studio.
Immortal Images Custom Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studioRun by Immortal Images, Inc
Immortal Images Custom Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio run by Immortal Images, Inc on 3750 Monroe Road, Charlotte. Immortal Images Custom Tattoo Studio also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
3750 Monroe Road, Charlotte, 28205
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-704-347-2521
Green Light Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Green Light Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Black Cloud
Tattoo studio
Black Cloud — Tattoo studio.
Solid Tear Ink
Tattoo studio
Solid Tear Ink — Tattoo studio.
Ruslan Millinhton at Ghost Tattoo Studios
Tattoo studio
Ruslan Millinhton at Ghost Tattoo Studios is Tattoo studio on 3216 South Boulevard, Charlotte. Ruslan Millinhton at Ghost Tattoo Studios also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3216 South Boulevard, Charlotte, 28209
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1-704-347-9286
Black Cloud Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Black Cloud Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 2814 The Plaza in Charlotte.
2814 The Plaza, Charlotte, 28205
Seventh Sin Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Seventh Sin Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Canvas Tattoo & Art Gallery
Tattoo studio
Canvas Tattoo & Art Gallery is Tattoo studio on 3012 North Davidson Street, Charlotte.
3012 North Davidson Street, Charlotte, 28205
BST Tattoo
Tattoo studio
BST Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 3811 Monroe Road in Charlotte. Also worth knowing about BST Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
3811 Monroe Road, Charlotte, 28205
Krazy Kat's Studio
Tattoo studio
Krazy Kat's Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 5014 Monroe Road in Charlotte. Also worth knowing about Krazy Kat's Studio: it has a website with more detail.
5014 Monroe Road, Charlotte, 28205
Sadu Piercing
Tattoo studio
Sadu Piercing — Tattoo studio, found on 1515 Central Avenue in Charlotte. Also worth knowing about Sadu Piercing: it has a website with more detail.
1515 Central Avenue, Charlotte, 28205
Charlotte Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio
Charlotte Tattoo Co. — Tattoo studio, found on 1514 Central Avenue in Charlotte.
1514 Central Avenue, Charlotte, 28205
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Charlotte
5 of the 20 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
7 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Charlotte tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Anything's Possible Tattoo And Body Piercing on 159 North Main Street, Tattoo Bill's on 10823 John Price Road, Absolute Tattoo on 9510 University City Boulevard, In the Skin on 5710 Concord Parkway South, Tattoo Bill's, Cosmic Tattoos on 3927 Monroe Road, Tattoo Me on 1440 South Tryon Street, and Revenant Tattoo Gallery. That's 20 stops on the Charlotte tattoo shop tour. 12 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Charlotte
Picking a studio in Charlotte? A little homework pays off:
- Book a consultation first at Anything's Possible Tattoo And Body Piercing. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
- Browse portfolios before anything else at Tattoo Bill's. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Wear the right clothes. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.
- Moisturise, don't drown it. Thin layers of the recommended ointment. Too much suffocates the skin and slows healing.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Charlotte — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Charlotte can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 20 that's closed, or a great tattoo shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 20 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Charlotte: 20 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.