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12 VOLT TATTOO INC

Tattoo Shop in Chico, CA

Traditional, fine line, color, or black & grey — whatever your style, we’ve got you covered. Custom tattoos, walk-ins, and damn good tattooing right here in Downtown Chico.

Whether you know exactly what you want or just have an idea you want to turn into something permanent, come talk to us. Check out our artists and their work, stop by the shop, or get in touch to set up your next tattoo.

Friendly * Sterile * Experienced!

Good tattoos ain't cheap & cheap tattoos ain't good!

Tattooing in Downtown Chico

12 Volt Tattoo is located in Downtown Chico, CA. We create custom tattoos and welcome walk-ins. From bold traditional designs and fine line tattoos to custom pieces built around your ideas, the goal is simple: make a tattoo that looks great when you leave and continues to look great years down the road.

Not sure exactly what you want? No problem. Bring us your ideas, reference images or even a rough concept and talk with one of our artists about turning it into a tattoo.

Walk-In Tattoos in Chico

Want to get tattooed without waiting weeks for an appointment?

Walk-ins are always welcome.

Stop by 12 Volt Tattoo in Downtown Chico and talk with us about what you're looking to get. Smaller tattoos and flash designs can be especially well suited for walk-ins, while larger or more involved pieces may require an appointment.

Give the shop a call if you'd like to check availability before heading over.

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Zac Acker

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Angel Black and grey angel tattoo by Zac Acker	Flowers Black and grey flow tattoo with compass by Zac Acker	Koi colorful koi fish with water by Zac Acker Chico ca
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REAPER Traditional grim reaper flash tattoo by Zac Acker at 12 Volt Tattoo	Cross Cross skull dead mans hand by Zac Acker Black and grey	Frog Colorful frog tattoo by Zac Acker
Cross Black and grey cross tattoo by Zac Acker	Kanji Kanji Tattoo with clouds by Zac Acker	Heart Black heart dagger tattoo woodcut style by Zac Acker
Bear Black and grey bear head dagger tattoo by Zac Acker	Girl Head Black and grey girl head with detailed scarf by Zac Acker Chico CA	Squid Traditional Squid tattoo colorful by Zac Acker
Skull Black and grey animal skull by Zac Acker	Wolf Black and grey wolf in sheeps clothing with a dagger by Zac Acker	Scorpion Black and grey heart scorpion by Zac Acker
Skull Traditional skeleton in Hawaiian shirt holding a coffee tattoo by Zac Acker	Bear Traditional color Smokey the bear chebacca mashup by Zac Acker	Lantern Traditional color lantern by Zac Acker
Diver Traditional color divers helmet with octopus by Zac Acker	Dragon Black and grey dragon with red eyes by Zac Acker	Sea Horse Colorful traditional seahorse tattoo by Zac Acker
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Mom Traditional Mom heart tattoo with blue flowers by Zac Acker	Flowers Black and grey floral shoulder tattoo with sunflowers and botanical details by Zac Acker I	Moth Black and grey moth tattoo by Zac Acker
Traditional Snake Large black snake tattoo wrapping down the upper arm by Zac Acker	Ship Traditional sailing ship tattoo with pirate flag and ocean waves by Zac Acker	Snakes Two intertwined snakes tattoo in black, grey and red by Zac Acker
Eyeball Flaming winged eyeball tattoo in bright traditional colors by Zac Acker Chico CA	Aztec Aztec Tattoo	Crab Colorful stylized crab tattoo by Zac Acker
Traditional crab Colorful stylized crab tattoo by Zac Acker	Traditional Finger Black skeletal hand giving the middle finger tattoo by Zac Acker	Traditional Eagle Black and grey flying eagle flash tattoo by Zac Acker
Panther Traditional black panther flash tattoo with red mouth and claws by Zac Acker	Anime Tattoo Anime Tattoo	Hourglass Tattoo Black and grey hourglass tattoo with Slow Down You'll Go Faster lettering by Zac Acker Chico CA
Black and grey Hands Black and grey praying hands tattoo by Zac Acker	Web Simple black spiderweb tattoo on the hand by Zac Acker	Rabbit Traditional lucky rabbit tattoo with Luckiest Unlucky lettering by Zac Acke
Revolver Black revolver tattoo with small star details by Zac Acker	Butterfly Traditional woman profile withwings flash tattoo by Zac Acker	Dragon Black and grey dragon tattoo beneath a crescent moon by Zac Acker
Flowers Fine line floral sprig tattoo by Zac Acker	Disney Traditional red rose under a glass dome tattoo by Zac Acker	Bomb Traditional bomb tattoo with shark-mouth artwork by Zac Acker
Reverse Mermaid Traditional Reverse Mermaid Tattoo	Plumber Sugar Skull Colorful sugar skull tattoo with flames and flowers by Zac Acker	Traditional Fish Colorful traditional fish tattoo by Zac Acker
Dagger Black and grey ornamental dagger tattoo by Zac Acker	LadyBug Pair of small red ladybug tattoos by Zac Acker	Sailor Jerry Dagger Traditional dagger and rose tattoo by Zac Acker
Black Widow Black spider and spiderweb forearm tattoo by Zac Acker	Fish	HummingBird Fine line hummingbird tattoo in black and grey by Zac Acker
ROSE Traditional orange rose on knee tattoo with green leaves by Zac Acker	Flower Flower on elbow by Zac Acker Chico CA	Rat Colorful rat with yarn and flowers tattoo by Zac Acker
Tree	Poppy California poppy landscape tattoo with mountains, lake and pine trees by Zac Acker	Skull
Bee Crowned bee with flower tattoo by Zac Acke	IMG_5314	49ers San Francisco 49ers logo tattoo with ripped-skin effect by Zac Acker
Skull Black and grey skull flash with roses inside geometric diamond tattoo by Zac Acker	Traditional Shark Traditional black shark with lightning and green flames tattoo by Zac Acker	Hoot Detailed black and grey owl tattoo by Zac Acker
Doggy Traditional black dog tattoo with colorful face details by Zac Acker	Sailor Jerry Dragon Colorful traditional dragon tattoo by Zac Acker	Frog Flash Cartoon frog holding an umbrella in the rain tattoo by Zac Acker
Custom Traditional Dagger Traditional dagger with flower tattoo by Zac Acker	Skull Snake Sleave Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with skull, roses and lettering by Zac Acker	Traditional Flower raditional pink peony flower tattoo by Zac Acker
Traditional Flower Bright blue traditional flower tattoo by Zac Acker	Devils Handshake Traditional handshake tattoo with flower detail by Zac Acker	Fineline Flowers Fine line floral tattoo on the arm by Zac Acker
Angel	Whale Colorful tropical ocean scene inside a whale-tail silhouette by Zac Acker	Moon Black and grey moon tattoo with crater detail by Zac Acker
Swallow Traditional swallow tattoo with black wings and red accents by Zac Acker	Tree Black tree over red watercolor-style background tattoo by Zac Acker	Mouth Anime Small open mouth and tongue tattoo in black and red by Zac Acker
Sailor Jerry Traditional anchor with rope and Stay Wild lettering tattoo by Zac Acker	Sailor Jerry Traditional dagger and red rose tattoo by Zac Acker	Ship Traditional sailing ship tattoo on ocean waves by Zac Acker
Sunflower Colorfulctraditional sunflower tattoo by Zac Acker	Cherry Blossoms Pink cherry blossom branch tattoo by Zac Acker	Shark Traditional shark pierced by a harpoon tattoo by Zac Acker
Rose Traditional red rose elbow tattoo by Zac Acker	Music Colorful stained-glass style treble clef tattoo by Zac Acker	Island Tropical sunset with palm tree tattoo by Zac Acker
Dragon Flash Large colorful Japanese-inspired fish and water tattoo by Zac Acker	Squid Traditional ship and giant squid tattoo framed with rope by Zac Acker	Flower Small bouquet of colorful flowers tattoo by Zac Acker
Skull Traditional skull wearing a feather headdress tattoo by Zac Acker	Koi Large red traditional koi fish tattoo by Zac Acker	Anchor Sailing ship and Family banner tattoo by Zac Acker
Leg Black high-heel shoe tattoo by Zac Acker	Peacock Colorful peacock tattoo by Zac Acker	Mandala mandala rose water color
skull skull flames water color	Eagle eagle waves cloud rop water color	Cowboy Up Swallow horshoe rope UFO flower desert water color
Mandala mandala with leafs water color	Skull skull shark ship water color	Ship UFO ship rocks waves clouds water color
Squid squid waves ropw ship water color	UFO Rope waves flower nebula lightning water color	Skate board Sacred heart
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