Tattoo Printer — FAQs

Three things:

• Your WonderFun tattoo printer
• WonderFun tattoo paper
• The WonderFun: Tattoo Printer app on a phone or tablet

Search for WonderFun: Tattoo Printer in the App Store or Google Play.

• iPhone and iPad with iOS 16.4 or newer
• Android phones and tablets with Android 7.0 or newer

Your device also needs Bluetooth.

No. There’s no sign-up and no password. Open the app and start creating.

No. You can draw, save, and print without internet. You only need Bluetooth turned on so the app can talk to your printer.

Yes. The app comes in English and Spanish. You pick one the first time you open the app, and you can change it any time in Info → Language.

1. Press the white button to turn on your printer.
2. Turn on Bluetooth on your phone or tablet, and tap Allow if the app asks.
3. Keep the printer close to your phone.
4. In the app, tap Connect.

After the first time, the app finds your printer by itself whenever it’s turned on and nearby.

Try these in order:

• Make sure the printer is turned on (press the white button).
• Make sure the printer is close to your phone or tablet.
• Make sure Bluetooth is on.
• Charge the printer if the battery might be empty.
• Tap Try Again.

Still stuck? Tap Contact support in the app, or ask a grown-up to send us a message.

Bluetooth is how the app sends your tattoo to the printer. Without it, the app can’t print. If you tapped “Don’t allow” by mistake, ask a grown-up to turn it on in the phone’s Settings.

On older Android phones (Android 11 and below), the phone needs location permission before it can look for Bluetooth devices. That’s an Android rule. We only use it to find your printer. We don’t track where you are.

No. Keep drawing. When the printer is back on and nearby, the app connects again. You can also tap Save for later and print another time.

Yes. You can save more than one printer in the app, but only one is connected at a time. Before printing, tap Use a different printer to switch.

Yes. Go to Info → Printers, tap your printer, and type a new name.

• Draw it: draw your own design with the pencil and add text.
• Stickers: pick ready-made art from Space, Food, Flowers, Animals, Media, and Dinosaurs.
• Camera: take a photo. You can even take a picture of a drawing you made on paper.
• Gallery: choose a photo from your phone.

You can mix them: add photos and stickers to your drawing, then move, resize, and rotate them.

The printer prints in black. Want colors? Use the markers that came in your box to color your printed tattoo before you put it on your skin.

Yes. Use the Brightness and Contrast sliders before you print.

Your tattoo prints backwards first, so it looks right when you stick it on your skin. This matters most for words. The app does it for you.

Yes. Tap Undo to go back a step, or Redo to bring it back. There’s an eraser too.

Yes. Tap Save for later and it goes to My tattoos. Open it any time to print it, edit it, or delete it.

Tattoos are saved on your phone or tablet only. If you delete the app, your saved tattoos may be deleted too. They don’t move to a new phone.

Your device is full. Ask a grown-up to free up some space, then try again.

1. Make sure the printer cover is closed.
2. Hold the paper with the shiny side down.
3. Slide it in straight.
4. Wait for the printer to pull the paper in by itself.

The app shows these steps with pictures every time you print, and in Info → How to create Tattoos.

• Take the paper out.
• Make sure the cover is closed (push it down until it clicks).
• Put the paper back in, shiny side down, and slide it in straight.
• Wait for the printer to pull it in.

The app notices by itself when the paper is in right.

The paper was probably upside down or not straight. Load a new sheet with the shiny side down, slide it in straight, and don’t move the paper while it prints.

The printer needs a short break. Let it cool down for a moment, then print again.

Make sure your printer is turned on and nearby, then try again. If it still doesn’t work, tap Still not working? to contact us.

Yes. Tap Cancel on the Printing screen.

Use WonderFun tattoo paper. It’s made for this printer. There are two kinds: Standard and Glitter.

Tap Shop in the app. You’ll see the refill packs (Standard: 20 sheets, Glitter: 5 sheets). Ask a grown-up to order them.

You need your printed tattoo, the sticky sheet (the clear sheet on blue paper), and a little water.

1. Want colors? Color your tattoo first with the markers from your box.
2. Peel the clear sheet off the blue paper.
3. Stick the clear sheet onto your printed tattoo and press hard.
4. Peel the clear sheet off again. The glue stays on your tattoo!
5. Press the tattoo onto your skin.
6. Wet the white paper and wait 30 seconds.
7. Peel off the white paper. Ta-da! 🎉

The app shows these steps after every print, and in Info → How to create Tattoos.

Things to check:

• Did you press the clear sheet onto the tattoo hard enough? The glue needs to cover the whole tattoo.
• Did you wet all of the white paper?
• Did you wait the full 30 seconds before peeling?

The app shows your printer’s battery at the top of the Home screen. It tells you when the battery is low.

Plug the printer in. You can keep printing while it charges, or save your tattoo for later.

It’s an update for the printer itself. A grown-up needs to do it:

• The app asks a quick grown-up question first.
• The printer battery must be at least 50%.
• It takes a few minutes. You can’t print during the update.
• Keep the printer on and close to your phone, and don’t close the app until it’s finished.

Ages 6 and up. Younger kids in that range may want a grown-up’s help with the first setup, loading paper, and putting tattoos on.

Yes. WonderFun tattoos are temporary, tested for safety, and made for kids ages 6 and up. A few simple rules keep it that way:

• Use them on clean, healthy skin.
• Don’t put them on cuts, scrapes, or irritated skin, or close to the eyes.
• If skin gets red or itchy, take the tattoo off and stop using it.

There’s no account, no sign-up, and no ads. Tattoos, drawings, and photos stay on your device. They only leave it when you send a tattoo to your own printer over Bluetooth.

If the app crashes, it may send a basic technical report (like the app version and device type) so we can fix the problem. It never includes names, photos, drawings, or anything typed in the app.

Read the full privacy policy

No ads, and nothing is sold inside the app. The Shop only shows our printer and paper, and opens a store page outside the app where a grown-up can order.

Only so your child can take a picture or pick one to turn into a tattoo. Photos stay on the device.

The app is made for kids to use on their own: drawing, saving, and printing. A grown-up is needed for printer updates (the app asks a grown-up question first) and for buying paper.